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    2" PVC requires a core hole through a concrete wall

    What product should I purchase to sleeve the hole and what diameter hole should I request the core hole driller to place in the foundation wall?
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    Can I reuse a Washing Machine Standpipe in the basement?

    Thanks for the honest answer. The owner's manual specifies the option to run the drain pipe to the 39" height, add an air gap, and then drop to an existing floor drain. I am installing a 2" floor drain under the washing machine running to the septic for the home, but this is a "nice" room with a...
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    Can I reuse a Washing Machine Standpipe in the basement?

    I'm DIYing a laundry room directly above the old laundry area. The new standpipe would be against an outside wall. So, I'm asking myself, why not just run an inch-and-a-half PVC line hard attached to the washing machine drain hose, and drop it into the standpipe in the basement, just like the...
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    Run vent across ranch home to tie into existing pipe through roof or punch new hole/vent pipe?

    I live in lower, Mid-Michigan, right near I-94. Winters here are mostly mild, but occasionally we drop into the -20s. I'm adding a laundry room on the South end of my 60s/70's build Ranch. We're taking part of an exceptionally huge garage to do this, so the roof is already in place. The septic...
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