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I want to run hot and cold PEX lines down a 2x4(wood) batt insulated "outside" basement wall to where my builder has roughed in a sink drain. I know that running plumbing in exterior walls above grade is usually not allowed but does this apply to the ...
Started by n0c7 on
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by 3 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at diychatroom):
Where are yu most likly to get air leaks.
It's on the interior of the house foundation walls.
Sorry when I said outside wall I didn't actually mean outside.
Area I'd also insulate them with foam tubes.
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I was in a basement earlier this evening very similar to most of the basements I bid on. The house was built in 1986 with copper supply lines and ABS drainage.
Almost every ABS fitting appeared to have sht stains running down the sides. The copper also...
Started by kcremodeling on
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by 7 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at contractortalk):
Unless you have leaks there will not be a mineral build up on the outside of copper.
The "calcuim".
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If you have a 60 gallon water heater feeding a 40 gallon heater plumbed in series, do you effectively have 100 gallons of hot water?
Started by TLockwood on
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by 9 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at diychatroom):
If you plumb them in line like that Id use the first heater as a preheater so the cold exhaust air outside....
Thanks for all to all who answered.
The pipes must be installed in a specific pattern(manifold) for the plumbing in and out.
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So I thought plumbing my 300 gallon wouldn't be that hard... was I ever wrong.
I am reasonably proficient at designing plumbing on paper. I can figure out what fittings to use, and how to connect everything. However, when it comes to actual implementation...
Started by TJQ on
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by 13 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at reefcentral):
You do have to hold stuff....
Just to get it out of your hand without issues .
Glue to the outside of the pipe, and not apply glue to the inside of the receiving fitting? (I've l o w because going around the outside is a more clumsy procedure.
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I have read a few posts but can't seem to find the answer for my situation.
situation- new construction (no old metal pipes), well-water, plastic pipe entering basement. plumbing is-- a few feet of PEX, branching to copper (for water heater and boiler...
Started by drgkjd on
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by 8 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at diychatroom):
Thanks all for your service-side as well as inside the house ... .
Pipes do not qualify as grounding electrodes but the gas plumbing must be bonded to the grounding conductor (ground wire) will establish the bond from gas plumbing to ground.
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It's not like electricity. Electricity is more or less binary. You either wired it right and it turns on or you didn't. You can measure amps, voltage, etc.
With plumbing, you can get the seal from a threaded pipe to an unthreaded pipe PRETTY tight, and...
Started by ElGuapo on
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by 18 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at quartertothree):
If you need to remove the plumbing later on, you can cut: : So far this is my least favorite....
And yet I clicked.
From the hot tub plumbing...
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I'm looking for ideas on how I can run my twin turbo set up with intercooler/coolers. I like the symmetrical look. wonder if I could get by with something like this as far as inner coolers and plumbing to throttle body. my turbos will be mounted up front...
Started by USCG CHARGER on
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by 7 people.
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Got coil installed and had some questions on plumbing. I'm running my water out of the drain on the tank into the bottom side of the coil. I plan on raising the tank using blocks. The outlet on the tank will still be about 2" lower than the inlet on the...
Started by ceccil on
, 15 posts
by 6 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at nepacrossroads):
I might plumb them seperatly, and do it with as few elbows.
Again, no valves.
I think you may plumb the PRV's together and out.I don't think code talk about two PRVs together.
The PRV's must still work.
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Hi, Im replacing my old Triton T90SI with a T90XR. I used to be an apprentice electrician and was almost qualified except for failing 1 exam, I still spent 4 years doing domestic electrical work from 1998 to 2002 though. Ive fitted electrical showers ...
Started by J0hnick on
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by 8 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at boards):
Does anyone know the reccomended fuse that should be in the switch outside.
Minutes in the shower.
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Im fastly reaching the stage where I have to look at plumbing, inside Im merely having a small sink with freshwater tap and drainage for this, Im not fussed on hot water or a toilet, I dont have room to fit a dyke, I figure when were touring most of the...
Started by dropbear68 on
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by 6 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at busaustralia):
So....
Mans gotta have a cold beer at the end of a hard days drive .
Beer on tap is a great idea Hey dont larf Eagle I was seriously thinking about a small fridge with a small keg full of home brew with a tap on the front, Ive seen it done it works a treat .
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