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In my house that would be considered a good thing. ;)

Double-checking - am I ok with a 2" san-tee for the WM drain, into a 3" bushing at the floor - or do I need to carry the 3" up? Trying to keep the washer drain as low as possible. Not sure how to read the DFU sizing - is it max 10 dfu for a 2" vertical drain (aka stack <3 stories)? Do the...

It's been quite a while since I've been on a residential jobsite - and maybe I don't know what I'm looking at - but don't all those PEX fittings look slightly non-pro? Or is that how it's done on tract housing nowadays?

Just curious - with the double fixture fitting, no problem with the washing machine siphoning the sink trap?

Look again.

Got it, thank you. :)

Hi all - for some reason every example out there has the sink "downstream" of the WM standpipe. If you would, please let me know if there's anything amiss with this schematic - using UPC: Thanks, Michael

Thanks for all the replies. The closet is on an outside wall, so I was planning to put in high/low vents through the wall - didn't think you could use the garage for a combustion air source. The previous WH closet had vents into the garage attic - now converted to living space. No flood...

Perhaps - though now if you have a "smart" meter they'll know if you've pulled it. It does differ from one POCO to another. Oncor here doesn't allow it (edit - they'll allow you to run it through the meter can, but not terminate). Can't recall PSE (Seattle) but I'm pretty sure you always took it...

No kidding. And then you arrive in a city like Austin and discover that the city has its own (different) phase color code.

Most utilities don't want any grounds entering the meter can. It creates a parallel path - if you lost the neutral the (much smaller) ground wire would take its place, and no one would be the wiser until something burned up.

Amazing how mice can find their way into a connection box, only to short themselves into mummification. Found a small lizard the other day in my outdoor load center that had done the same - just a skeleton. As mentioned - your building ground is established at the service disconnect, the...

Concur with the other guys here. Most electricians will try to avoid running travelers through multiple outlet boxes if possible, though it can save a little cable length if it's a big room. I always use 12/3 NM for 3-way switching vs. re-purposing two 12/2. No mystery/superfluous wires. Of...

Hi all, I'm moving my gas-fired WH to a new dedicated closet off the garage - can it sit directly on the garage slab or should I build a platform? The old closet had one, but that was from 1989. Does the door have to be weather sealed? It will have outside air supply ducting. Best I can tell...

Yup... we're nearly 7 years into what was going to be a "refresh"... then you live in it awhile and get ideas, plans change, etc. Now after basically gutting the place and adding 600+ sqft I'm in serious git-r-done mode so we can sell up. Maybe build a treehouse (of sorts) out in the country. :)

Are you living in it while you remodel/rebuild? Been there, doing that. Everything takes 5x as long... "would've been easier to knock it down and start over" often comes to mind. o_O

Ha... years ago my dad (licensed sparky contractor) was helping me rough-in my house, and running built-in vacuum system piping. Forgot to tell me about an "oops" through a section of 3" ABS on the ground floor. Let's just say the plumber's initial leak test wasn't successful... o_O;)

All the homes (30 years +) on our street have a gate valve right after the meter (for property owner convenience??) I had a plumber out to re-do my softener bypass and he said DON'T TOUCH IT - always use the meter valve.

There are plenty of plumbing (and electrical for that matter) installations out there that don't meet code, but "work." Until they don't.

Wondering if an exterior/weatherstripped/self-closing door would be satisfy "sealed off." No idea. But I can't imagine there's any issue with the panel room accessed through the bathroom. Unless your local code has some oddball amendment.