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I know that this strays a bit off of the plumbing topic, but since it is related to this repair work, I can't think of a more appropriate place for it...

The former residents of the wall cavity...

Plastic. I'd actually prefer brass, but it was special order. Go figure, eh?

I didn't miss that part. I purchased and used that direct connection, but there still wasn't quite enough room to place the dishwasher connection vertically. Between 1965 and now, the sink was...

Thanks, Terry.

I'll go source one of those Johnson tees. The backsplash above the counter is just a crumby piece of cement board screwed to the wall at the moment, so I will have no trouble...

Got ahead of myself... Would extending it upward be suitable for this setup?

Yep. So, perhaps I should extend it up higher than the counter and make use of it. It would sure clean up the cabinet under the sink. I can get behind the wall over the counter easily enough at this...

The problem deepens...

After replacing the entire mess, the best I could do was to put the dishwasher wye in horizontally. There was just no room to do it any other way. It all works now, but I...

It actually doesn't stay together. I have had to stop leaks several times with this setup, but oddly, it never seems to start leaking when any stores are open, so it just gets cleaned up and...

Excellent. I'll hit the store tomorrow morning and try to get everything I need. Thanks for the help! I'll let you all know how it goes.

I have never seen a dishwasher wye that would attach directly to the sink, but that does sound like the trick. I'll try to track one down.

The grey stuff is some kind of as seen on TV spray...

This one is ugly. How would you fix it? I can't see a way to do it without opening the wall and shifting things down, but as I don't spend all day doing this stuff, I'm betting there is an easier...

Could be helpful, eh?

Both I, and the business are in Everett, county of Snohomish, Washington.

There have been two plumbers out already, and everything is still a mess.

I think what you meant to say is, we need to get a good plumber out here. :D

I've pretty much asked myself the same question about a dozen times over the past two weeks. The owners are husband and wife, and the wife understands me completely, but the husband, well, he's a...

SewerRatz, the diagram you posted looks makes sense to my non-plumber brain. Sadly, were it permissible here, (and it may well be,) it would be prohibitively expensive to make the modifications to...

You know, the stench point is a good one, but the inspector wanted it to drain in to the floor sink for some reason. She felt the air gap needed to be after the interceptor.

Maybe I should ask...

I'm trying to correct the installation of a grease interceptor and a three compartment commercial sink, and I thought someone here might have some suggestions.

The sink and interceptor as they are...

As it turns out, I finally found my easy solution to this problem.

I finally managed to contact a plastics fabricator willing to make a one of a kind acrylic ring that will allow me to completely...

We can blame the moronic previous home owner for this bit of nastiness. The plumber wasn't even a plumber, but instead was the neighbour from three houses up the street. I believe her brother, a...

Oh, the fun and joy of owning a home. Rather, the fun and joy of finding all of the completely stupid stuff that the ridiculous pre-purchase inspection didn't reveal, but really should have.

My...

Well, I could powdercoat one too, for that matter, but as with paint, I don't know if it's allowed.

Ooh. The counterfeit breakers are news to me.

Yes, the GE panel I installed a few years ago was a 40 slot, as I recall. I also like the concept of whole-house surge protection. I'll do a little...

If I could, I'd like to solicit the opinions of the most experienced among you - You know who you are.

I think the load center in the house is hopeless do to corrosion, and since it doesn't have...

Done. That bathroom has no GFCI. The other bathroom does, but not this one. I'll take care of it.

Heh. Okay. I have a pretty good memory, but it's certainly not perfect. I don't know where I pulled that one from. :o Hey, I don't do this stuff every day. It's been three years since I've even...