Recent content by Zayd

Aaah -- sorry. Attached now.

I realize I haven't posted an update here for a while. I'll grab some pictures and post soon. One question for tomorrow's PVC work. I am wet venting the bathroom group through an AAV at the lavatory. In the layout below, is there any issue with the circled section turning to the side for 12"...

The other complication I forgot to mention: I am mounting a Panasonic combination heater/fan, so the heat being close to the shower area is ideal. I am still willing to abandon this fan and remotely mount a fan with shallower ducting to the shower area, as suggested here. That leaves the heater...

Great idea except that the joists run perpendicular to the two fan locations. Believe me, I've run through just about every permutation of what is possible. 9" is a lot to lose!

That would be ideal, but I have the same joist bay obstructions to deal with, so it won't save any headroom.

Hello, everyone. As I continue my basement finishing project, I am planning my bathroom fan location and am hoping to get some simple guidance on how feasible my approach is from an air movement standpoint. I originally planned to place the bathroom exhaust fan in a conventional location near...

I did not catch that distinction, John -- good point. The Nibco is indeed bronze vs. Watts brass. I wonder if that also accounts for the rougher casting.

I'm reviving this thread as I was at Menards looking to buy several 1" and 3/4" full port ball valves to redo my water setup. While the Nibco was much heavier, the Watts had a more refined casting and the ball machining was also cleaner. The Nibco had an awkward and bumpy opening inside the...

Thanks for the feedback, Cary. I'll move that ball valve downstream of the pressure switch.

Alright, based on feedback and research here, this is my plan: This would all be located in the basement. The orange ovals are full-port ball valves. Does this arrangement look good/make sense? My only open question is if I should include a drain elbow at #1 to drain what doesn't get blown...

Thank you -- this is the one I'm looking at based on 1" input size and the fact that it's USA-made: https://www.sprinklerwarehouse.com/conbraco-4a-100-dca-backflow-preventer-1-in-fpt-cdc4a-105-a2f My plan is to only run the PEX inside the basement, through the foundation wall, and to the valve...

Correct -- I have my hose bibs and future irrigation supply lines coming off the main before the filter and softener. And this is where my question was: does a double-check valve cover this requirement? I plan on tackling the actual irrigation setup later; for now, I want to get my supply...

Hello, folks. I'm coming back to the well -- pun intended -- for guidance on updating my water setup. According to the records I received during my home purchase 2.5 years ago, I have a submersible pump at 75' delivering approximately 8gpm. I'm not aware of the pump ever being replaced, so I...

Well, this is embarrassing. The mystery is solved. I purchased a thread-on pressure gauge and checked pressure at the three hose bibs. Two were at system pressure, the farthest was only 2psi under. Since those lines come off the main before the filter/softener, that pointed back to Cary's...

Good idea. I'll pick up a gauge tonight to test pressure at the hose bibs further downstream and hopefully isolate the area where the restriction lives. Ranch home, and the showers in question are fed by 3/4" copper runs until they reduce to 1/2" within a few feet of the mixing valves. I did...