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  1. Craig Cannon

    Bathroom Exhaust Fan

    I installed these same timers in my previous house and will be installing them here this weekend. I agree they are great and keep the wife from leaving the fan on all day!
  2. Craig Cannon

    Bathroom Exhaust Fan

    Thanks for the replies. The Solatube option is way more than I want to spend on this job, and the auto-adjustable Panasonic, while nice, is crazy expensive for a small exhaust fan. I'm thinking the best option is to put in a larger fan and run new 4" duct to the soffit. The 3" runs to the...
  3. Craig Cannon

    Bathroom Exhaust Fan

    Hopefully this is the correct forum. In my master bath, there is a single exhaust fan installed and I'm guessing it original (house built in 92). I don't know the CFM, but it only has a 3" vent and based on the fan size I'm guessing 50 - 70 cfm. I know the fan is woefully undersized even...
  4. Craig Cannon

    Please help me identify this pipe

    Well, I was incorrect and the black pipe apparently was the original main as suggested above. However, it's not a plastic line but actually a sleeve over a galvanized line. The plumber that did the repair guessed it was the original line that came up thru the slab into the a wall space...
  5. Craig Cannon

    Please help me identify this pipe

    House is on a slab and built in 92. Most (maybe all) houses in my neighborhood have identical setup for water main into house, so I'm sure it's the original setup. The line enters the house at the top of the pipe - level of he hose wye. The white line is pvc up to the valve and is 1". The...
  6. Craig Cannon

    Please help me identify this pipe

    I uploaded a 2nd pic to give a better idea of the loacation. No sprinkler system installed. The line is not pressurized when the water is on to the house, so if it's not a drain I'm not sure what it could be. It goes into the foundation at a steep angle (not sure if that matters) and it...
  7. Craig Cannon

    Please help me identify this pipe

    Oh, maybe I did not explain well my actual question. I'm wanting to know what the pipe's purpose is. Is it a drain line? There is a 1/2 bathroom on the other side of that wall and I know it's not a toilet drain due to the size, so it could be the sink drain I guess. Seems odd to me, but I'm...
  8. Craig Cannon

    Please help me identify this pipe

    I have a water leak underground and I started digging down where my main water line (white PVC) comes out of the ground and goes into the house. I was careless and hit the black pipe in the picture with my shovel and cracked it. What is this pipe? Looks like ABS, but I'm not certain...
  9. Craig Cannon

    Fix crack or replace toilet tank

    Here is an epoxy you can use. It's cheap (about $6 at HD) and probably readily available near you. I just used some on a cracked PVC drain and it worked great and is as extremely easy to apply. Should be good for at least a temporary fix until you can get a new tank...
  10. Craig Cannon

    Nail cracked PVC on toilet drain, can it be patched/filled?

    I decided to give the Waterweld a try and it worked as described. After reading info and reviews, I have little reason to doubt that it won't be a permanent fix, but I'll keep a check on it over time. The good news is it's in an exterior wall that's in the garage, so have a small section at...
  11. Craig Cannon

    Nail cracked PVC on toilet drain, can it be patched/filled?

    I cant get all the way around it. Rubber with hose clamps works on pipes under pressure so I know it work here, but I cant get to the back side at all. JB Weld has epoxys that work on PVC, so thinking I may give that a try. Anyone have any experience with Waterweld...
  12. Craig Cannon

    Nail cracked PVC on toilet drain, can it be patched/filled?

    Today I noticed my floor in the garage where the drain pipe goes down into the ground was wet. I started searching for the leak and long story short, I finally stuck a garden hose down the drain (with toiled removed) and started removing drywall. What I found was a piece of PVC is cracked and...
  13. Craig Cannon

    Closet Flange and Spacer for Ceramic/Porcelain Tile

    I'm no plumber, but I would think as long as it's at the proper height, what it's setting on is insignificant (as long as it supports the weight). Drilling 6 core holes with a basic power drill thru porcelain tiles would take me a while. Plus, if I screw up and break the tile or the bit...
  14. Craig Cannon

    Closet Flange and Spacer for Ceramic/Porcelain Tile

    I finally got my floor ready for tile with the new pipe stubbed up to proper height. I started thinking securing the flange down thru the tile and decided I needed to find out what drill bit I needed for this. In just a few minutes of searching I realized this was not going to be simple, and...
  15. Craig Cannon

    Found problem, only to now have more questions.

    That makes sense, but I don't have access underneath without tearing into the ceiling below. However, I guess I can lay the new sub floor down, then lay the old tile down (I was able to remove it in whole pieces with the backer board still attached), to get a better measurement at true...
  16. Craig Cannon

    Found problem, only to now have more questions.

    I have the new 3" piece stubbed up to exactly 1" below finished floor. That's should be very close to the correct height without being too high. I imagine being slightly low is better than even a 1/16 too high. I had to use the shielded coupler as the regular coupling would have been too...
  17. Craig Cannon

    Found problem, only to now have more questions.

    ]I was looking at putting the coupler on the small section of 3" pipe that is untouched and bringing new 3" pipe to the floor level. Then the flange would glue to the new pipe. Is that what you are rereferring to? If so, why do you think the shielded coupler is better?
  18. Craig Cannon

    Found problem, only to now have more questions.

    This is the flange I was going to go with because its in stock and has the SS ring. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Oatey-Fast-Set-3-x4-PVC-Hub-Toilet-Flange-with-Test-Cap-and-Stainless-Steel-Ring-435922/305248440
  19. Craig Cannon

    Found problem, only to now have more questions.

    Thanks for the help! Yeah, I'm thinking a 3" vertical pipe is what I will use. I'll cut it off and then measure exactly what I have left and decide if I can use a glue coupling or a Proflex coupling. They have them in stock at local HD, so easy to get...
  20. Craig Cannon

    Found problem, only to now have more questions.

    The issue was the toilet bolts never got very tight and I could still move it. I pulled the toilet and the flange was pulling up out of the sub floor as the wood was not holding the screws. I was able to easily poke a hole thru the 7/8" subfloor with a screwdriver, so I knew it had to be...
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