drain

Hi all, My wife and I are currently in the process of finishing our basement. Our plan is to add a bathroom downstairs. Our sewer main is located about chest high and enters the home through the foundation wall. We plan to tie in to the main using a sewage ejector pump. I have been trying to...

we're in a tiny 3rd story apartement building possibly one toilet and roof vent above us and many toilets and drains below us see crappy drawing if you want a laugh kitchen sink has drained slowly since we moved in a year ago sometimes just slowly (2 minutes) and other times, it takes over 2...

I recently bought a house built with all of the plumbing in the slab and did a whole remodel. It was a bank owned property built in the 50s, and needless to say I ran into quite a few head scratchers. As far as plumbing, I replaced all fixtures and traps. In doing so, I noticed that the only...

Hi, I am remodeling a half bathroom and I have to replace the toilet flange since the old one sits too high. The current flange is brass and is soldered on a 3 inch copper pipe. I am planning on cutting the copper a few inches above the 90 degree elbow and replacing with PVC, using a Fernco...

I have an existing basement toilet closet that I am making bigger and adding a sink and shower. I made rough drawings of the existing layout and what I want to do. Any suggestions? I well not use any elbows on the horizontal pipes.

Alright, so I'm far from a wiz with this stuff, but the shower drain had grown to a crawl I removed the plastic cover and the dirt and crud from it, as it seemed like this was blocking drainage. When that was not the case I plunged the drain and pulled out a bunch of hairballs, which I then...

Hey everybody I've got another question for the amazing people on this forum that will hopefully be easy for one of you experts to answer as it will hopefully be just an informational adventure for me. I've recently replaced the temperature pressure relief valve, expansion tank, and auto air...

First a little background - We live in a house that is approximately 130 years old. The basement contains 3 "drains" and an unused cistern that is no longer hooked up to anything. One of the drains was doing nothing when we took on a bit of water a few years ago in the one corner of our...

Hi guys, I'm trying to tie a new laundry room into an existing bathroom on a raised slab. The copper supply lines (as well as cast iron drains) are all under concrete, so I'm going to cut them off and re-route them through the walls. My concern is, is it okay to patch the washer and tray into...

Would this be acceptable with respect to IRC 2018? The furnace and humidifier already drain to the floor drain. I'm wondering if I can add a bar sink on the other side of the wall and drain it to the floor drain in a similar manner:

So I've done a ton of home remodeling over the last 20 years. I've done enough plumbing to feel at least somewhat confident to think about taking on this task but thought it best to ask a few questions first. The drain from the washing machine to the main line is constantly getting clogged...

Hopefully the picture attaches below. We’re trying to install a new water softener and the house was pre-plumbed for it. The water loop is obvious and not an issue but the drain line has me concerned. I blew into it and heard/felt it blow freely somewhere (there’s no outside drain end point...

My kitchen sink is gurgling. It started off as a slight gurgling sound but now its a longer gurgling sound. No water is coming up though. The noise happens after the following: -after running the water in the kitchen sink (heavy sounding) -the washing machine drains its water (heavy sounding)...

Hi there, I recently bought an older home, and I am planning on having the basement floor repoured. Before I do, I want to make sure the plumbing buried in the old concrete is good to go. There is a slop sink in the basement that I would like to keep there. It drains into an old cast iron...

I hired a plumber to rough in plumbing for new kitchen and bath. The new drain line that connects the new plumbing to the old is a 3" line with about 1/2" slope in 8ft (1/16" per foot). The new work has not been inspected yet by the local code official. If the code official doesn't flag this...

Hi! You are all so helpful - thanks in advance! I have a new issue: When the tub/shower/washer drains, the toilet bubbles and gurgles and the water level fluctuates. Today I also noticed that my shower was very slow to drain. We had a lot of rain last and my lawn was like a small lake in one...

Our washer has been smelly For sometime now and wondering if the builder plumbed something wrong? I have run water through the drain... which I never have had to do in our previous house... I have cleaned the washer several times... am I missing something? Could the drain perhaps not be properly...

I have a four inch metal pipe coming out of the cement in my basement. My first guess was that someone roughed in a drain for a toilet. It is a rather old house with cast iron drain system under the cement and copper above ground. Who ever owned the home previously appears to have put some...

I have a brand new porcelain covered steel tub, installed by a contractor. less than 3 months in rust started to form around the drain under the flange. I called him immediately to come look at it. He came over and removed the flange, he said he rubbed the rust off with his finger and there...