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I'm extending the back of my house out 14 feet (the current room is 12x23 and has 3 registers) it's a one-story open concept house. I need to disconnect two of the original three registers and 4" pipes. Can I simply add a few extra lengths 4" pipe or do I have to use a larger diameter pipe...

Oh, ok but since I get the same reading either way I hook up the two wires coming apparently from the switch does it matter? I can't tell which is white and which is black.

I have 4 wires going into the box that had a fixture that was controlled by a three way switch. Two are clearly white and black and when I test them I get 120 volts. Two are so old that they both look black. So I took a guess and connected what I thought was the white with the definitely white...

The measurements are the length of the trap arm on each fixture. For example 38" is the distance from the shower drain to the main 3 inch drain line

Will this work for a wet drain? I plan on using an air admittance valve on the sink. All pipes will be 2" pvc and the main line will be 3" pvc, thanks.

I'm going to install low voltage under cabinet LED strip lights. I don't want to simply plug the transformer in an outlet but instead, I want to run the transformer to a switched outlet in the basement. I believe that the wire will only be carrying 12 volts dc once it leaves the transformer...

I want to replace and old ungrounded outlet with a GFI outlet. The box is metal and it also contains a switch, the box is not bonded, the cable is BX. Can I simply install the GFI or do I have to do anything else? This is going to be inspected as part of a kitchen remodel so I'm not sure if I...

Thanks, I have to meet with the town inspector in a few days so I'll ask. The way they work it here is that the first electrical inspection is done by a private inspection company certified by the state. Then the local inspector comes over and does the final inspection. I just don't want to get...

I'm redoing the kitchen and will have to rewire. As I understand I will need GFI as well as Arc fault protection on some of the circuits. Question 1 Which items need both and which just need one or the other? How about the lights? Question 2 How do you add both types of protection on things...

I'm about to embark on a bathroom remodel in a 10 x 10-foot room and will need to install a new DWV system. Currently, the only vent in the bath is a 1 1/2" that extends through the roof, I think that is the vent for the sink. The main vent is through the side of the basement wall about 25 feet...

Based on all the advice I had a new 100 amp panel installed. I would have like to gone for a 150 panel but the wire is under ground and I would have been looking at an additional $3500. The 100 amp panel turned out to be a pretty cheap update and now I have plenty of space for extra breakers and...

I would like to replace the S trap under my kitchen with a P trap but I'm afraid of opening a can of worms with the plumbing inspector and I don't want to call him to ask for advice in case that opens a can of worms. The problem is that there is only one 1 1/2" vent that goes through the roof...

I guess despite the extra work involved I really should just go with the 3/4". I don't know what the meter is rated at but It's the same meter they install in all the houses so I have to go with it. Thank you all for your expert help.

Thanks for the replies. Since everything on the 3/4 inch line is connected it would be difficult but not impossible to cut in with a union. Since I don't have a pipe threader it would mean a few trips to the hardware store 7 miles away. The tee is at the beginning of the line. I would rather...

Thanks I'll do the whole house since the siding will be off