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  1. FLhome0wner

    Wet venting/

    I'm remodeling most of my house and want to know if I've wet vented these drains correctly. This is for Florida residential code bases in the IPC. The two Ferncos next to each other after the 45 have a combo wye on its back and 2 inch vertical pipe with a single lavatory with a 1.5 inch trap arm...
  2. FLhome0wner

    Installing quieter sanitary drainage pipes

    I already removed all my old copper drains in my house due to holes corroded in them. I'm installing my new sanitary drainage pipes on my two story house and I'm planning to install everything above the slab(passing through the kitchen and living room) with cast iron no hub for sound...
  3. FLhome0wner

    Supporting cast iron pipe above PVC

    I would like to install some hubless cast iron above some PVC coming out of my slab for noise concerns. Is it sufficient that the cast iron rest on the PVC with a fernco proflex banded coupling? Do I need a vertical support for the cast iron? The cast iron will turn horizontal about 8 feet up...
  4. FLhome0wner

    DIY Plumbing Help

    I've started a DIY project at my house and I've gotten to the drains and am in over my head. Attached are the images of what I am planning to install between my joists. I think everything in the first picture is OK... I am really unsure about all the bends in the second picture to the bath tub...
  5. FLhome0wner

    Side inlet quarter bend

    Is it allowable in the Florida building code to use a side inlet quarter bend at the top of a vertical pipe? I plan to have a bathtub drain into the side 1 1/2", venting though the wet horizontal which will be 3" and serving a WC, lav and tub.
  6. FLhome0wner

    DWV design sanitary tee

    I have a 3 inch water closet that drains about for about 3 ft to the the lower part of the stack with a vent upstream of it. I am adding a new drain that will be coming from the opposite side of the stack (180 dregees from the WC), it's vented elsewhere. I am trying to keep them both within 8...
  7. FLhome0wner

    Replace copper pipes?

    I have copper pipes throughout my house, drain and supply. They are around 60 years old. I have all the walls/floors open currently. I am moving some of the drain/vent pipes. Should I replace them all with PVC? I will be replacing small sections with PVC. I am also moving some supplys lines...
  8. FLhome0wner

    Water heater for bathtub

    I am remodeling my whole house at the moment and adding a new 95 gallon bathtub but only have a 40 gallon electric water heater. It is a 3 bathroom house with 2 showers and 2 bathtubs. I do not have gas at the house. I've never lived in the house, so I don't know if I currently have enough hot...
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