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Best Practices for Installing Metal Vent Caps on Cast Iron Vent Stacks - Preventing Galvanic Corrosion

I'm in the process of replacing vent caps on my roof's sewer cast iron vent stacks. I have a few concerns about galvanic corrosion and proper installation: Galvanic Corrosion Concerns: I'm ...
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Need to move a vent stack to enlarge a bathroom

I have a PVC vent stack that arises from the concrete floor of a one-level home, and rises straight up through the ceiling, into the attic, and out the roof. The stack is currently in a wall. I want ...
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Could I use this Sanitary tee with left and right inlet?

My toilet, sink, and tub are all tied in to a cast iron Wye, and my sink is not vented so I want to re arrange the plumbing. Would this setup be up to code using a left and right side inlets facing ...
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Where to run 4" exhaust fan duct?

I'm installing an exhaust fan in my bathroom. I plan to install it somewhere left of the octagon box that you see in the picture, However, there's a 5 3/4" joist right there. I'm not sure if I ...
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Can I reduce the size of my baseboard diffusers?

We are going through a home remodel. I want to replace our baseboard diffusers because I feel they are too big for the vent. The size of them are 25inches. The dimensions of the vent are 12 Length x 2....
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Vent cap came off, there's no fastener holding it

I did bathroom remodels recently. Then there was a strong wind a few days ago, and one of the vent caps came off of the roof. Today I went up on the roof to find out there's no hooks on vent to hold ...
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How can I reconfigure a range hood duct to be centered on the wall?

I would really like to center a new 30” rangetop on our kitchen wall. The original cooktop was off-center to the right. After removing the cabinet doors over the cooktop I discovered that the range ...
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Are gable vents necessary w/ adequate active or passive ridge ventilation?

I'm about to get my roof replaced and while that is happening I am trying to correct some very outdated attic ventilation design. For context, I am in Southern Arizona so primarily hot & dry. My ...
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Heat pump running too much

We built a house 3 years ago. It has two heat pumps and the upstairs one runs way more than it used to. The temp is set to 68 and every time we go upstairs to check it it says the temp is 68 but it’s ...
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What could be inside this conduit in my kitchen wall?

I was having electrical work done in my kitchen and they cut a drywall hole behind my oven, and uncovered this curious conduit or vent pipe or something. It's quite hard, almost cement-like, clearly ...
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How can I insulate gas range down vent to prevent cold air blowing through? [duplicate]

I have a Jennair gas cooktop in the island of my kitchen on the second floor of my house. It has two burners on either side with a downdraft vent/fan in the middle. We are in the middle of an ...
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Dryer vent duct

I bought a new dryer to replace an old one. I am using the old flex duct that was connected to the old (cleaned it first). Can I attached the flex duct right to the back of the new dryer (with clamp)? ...
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Dryer vent installations

I think I have a pretty basic question… I bought a new dryer. The old dryer used a flexible vent out to the wall but also had a rigid small 90 degree elbow connecting the flex vent to the actually ...
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How can I seal a foundation vent?

I have a foundation vent that lets water into the basement and leads to flooding when it rains. I have plenty other vents and so I would like to completely close this one. The water comes in because ...
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How can I seal my dryer vent elbows?

We have a dryer vent in our apartment that has a couple of twists and turns (due to the design of the floor plan) on its way out to the roof to vent. The twists have been done by elbow joints covered ...
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How to fix a broken section of horizontal sewer vent pipe

We moved into a house in Oregon 3 months ago and were plagued by sewer smells both inside and outside one side of the house. We found in the crawl space an approximately 12 foot horizontal section of ...
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Why is there a hole to nowhere bored in my foundation? Better to seal it or leave it be?

Continuation of Air exchanger stale exhaust too restrictive? Some other issue? where I had incorrectly identified this bizarre vent as my passive air exchanger's stale air outlet: I finally opened ...
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Better gas range venting under microwave

My microwave venting is not working Over my gas range. I have no access to vent outside. Is there any type of heavy duty filtering vent available to mount under the microwave or to the wall under the ...
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Ceiling insulation where there are no soffit or ridge vents

I want to insulate the ceiling in my garage, but it has no soffit vents or ridge vents. (Currently it is completely uninsulated and there is a vent in the attic space to the outside to maintain the ...
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Should I close crawl space foundation vents in winter with a furnace present?

I am living in a house for the first time that needs proper winterization in the winter. However, the house that I am renting was built in 1941 and is rather convoluted in a lot of ways. I was looking ...
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Register for vent with almost zero floor clearance

I bought a house built in the US in the mid 70s, and the vents for the forced air system are mostly at the baseboard level. The original vent covers were something like this, like a wall register but ...
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What is the best way to add a vent over this door?

I would like to add a vent above the door to my laundry room because it gets fairly warm in there when the door is left closed for any significant amount of time. All that's there is a single layer of ...
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Can the exhaust duct of an ERV vent *into* the garage?

I am looking to install an ERV in my house and am currently trying to determine good locations for the intake and exhaust vents. While I have identified other candidate locations for the exhaust vent, ...
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What to do about disconnected metal pipe for drain vent?

I noticed in my basement by one of my drains the pipe that goes up to vent is disconnected. It looks like the connection must have rusted and broke free at some point. I believe this means the sewer ...
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How do I vent a new above-range vent on an interior wall into the previous, existing island downdraft vent which outlets 36’ away

How can I tie in a new range hood, interior wall (with 2nd floor) to the previous down draft island vent (1986). The vent would go 13’ then into a crawl space under a sunroom and will exit at a total ...
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How to fill gap around new exterior vent?

How do I fill the gap? My hot water tank died, and I had it replaced with a tankless heater. The new vent does not fully fill the void from the previous vent, and has a 1" gap around it. ...
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Does a bedroom without ventilation violate code?

I have a bedroom that has no heat/air vent. The room is approximately 120 square feet. Is this a code violation (I live in Utah) and how necessary is it for me to have at least one vent?
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Maximum distance between sink basket and floor outlet pipe

I am installing double bowl sink on the benchtop. I am not sure what maximum length is allowed between trap below the sink and pipe outlet on the floor?
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Does this laundry plumbing vent set-up look correct?

Does this look right? Probably self explanatory but washer on right and sink on left drain into a horizontal 2” PVC drain beneath the slab that then connects into the main drain right before it exits ...
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Rerouting an external Dryer Vent

The dryer vent in our apartment unit exits on the ceiling of our balcony and leaves lint everywhere. What's the best way to attach a dryer duct to this vent so I can redirect it off the side of the ...
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Is there a code for repairing the holes left in the roof from removing static box vents?

I have a two story house and I am having the roofer put the GAF Timberline HDZ shingles on it. I am also going to go with ridge vents instead of the static box vents that are on the roof now. Does ...
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Best way to plug foundation vents?

Whats the best way to close foundation vents? Closing the backdoor and then plug or using backdoor for better fit like second photo?
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Can a cast iron sewer pipe union be above roof line?

Should this sewer pipe connection be below the roof line? Is there a code stating this should be below the roofline?
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Adding a Fresh Air Input for Furnace

We recently purchased our first home and realized this input needs to be taking in air from outside versus the basement. Is this a project we can DIY or do we need to hire an HVAC specialist? We’re ...
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What is the purpose of this indoor crawlspace grate/vent?

This crawlspace floor grate/vent is located in the furnace/water heater closet of my rambler house outside of Seattle, WA, built ~1959. The closet is covered by two bifold doors, so not airtight, ...
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Attic access, feasibility-how-to question

We are trying to build an attic access to our second story. The plan was by to support and cut the middle joist (pic), and box it out. The hole in the drywall is into a closet. We were going to remove ...
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Modified range hood vent connector to avoid stud?

My kitchen has a convertible range hood under cabinets that is currently recirculating, but I'd like to convert it to an outside venting hood. It backs against an external wall, which is great, but ...
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How would I fix this vent sides that are bending inward?

I have a vent with side walls that are bending inward, preventing the vent cover from sitting in the duct properly (it currently just sits on top of the bent portions). I can push the bent portions ...
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How to cap abandoned drain stack vent flashing

I have an abandoned drain vent with the pipe removed and am wanting to somehow cap it without removing all surrounding shingles and re-shingling. Does any product exist that is made to cap an ...
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Is it better to have more, smaller-size soffit vents or fewer, larger-size vents?

My 120-year-old house has no soffit vents and 2 passive roof vents a couple feet below the ridge line (no ridge vents). I want to add soffit vents in the wood soffits to provide more airflow because ...
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Did my hydraulic separator's valve fail due to low operating temperature?

Three years ago I purchased a Hydraulic Separator that came with a High Pressure Vent on top. The components were of a common name brand, yet in only 3 years the Vent failed in an odd way. At normal ...
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Who to call to cut an opening for bathroom vent?

We just bought a house and the upstairs bathroom fan is venting into the soffits. The inspector said we would need someone to come in, cut an opening in the soffit, pull the vent through, and install ...
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Plumbing vent odor on rooftop deck

Just bought a place that came with an accessible rooftop and there's a plumbing vent that creates a pretty noticeable odor when near it. Our inspector provided a recommendation to put the vent cap on ...
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Bathroom Fan Exhaust Vent Replacement

I am having a bit of a tough time finding an Exhaust Vent that will replace the one that we currently have which has some broken louvered pieces. The dimensions of the plate are 5.5" x 5.5". ...
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Should there be a roof vent above electric furnace/heat pump?

I have a manufactured home with a heat pump and electric furnace. Above that is a vent to the roof with an insulated duct freely hanging and unattached. Should that be there? Would it be better for ...
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Can I use this old sink vent for new basement bathroom?

I am building a 3 piece bathroom + laundry in this old basement laundry room. The cast iron sink pictured drains to the floor and that vertical 1 1/4" copper pipe is a wet vent, I believe, as it ...
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Vinyl Plank Flooring Repair

Questions Flooring was already done before. Removed a drywall in the kitchen recently and leaving the floor unfinished. Removing the whole plank and add a new one is better? Or patching is better? ...
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Drilling hole in wall near dryer vent?

I am trying to install a simple shelf on my wall near my laundry washer and dryer. I just measured the length of the shelf and I have to drill a hole and put an anchor/screw above where the dryer vent ...
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two separate bath fan on same 4" vent duct? [duplicate]

Can I install two separate 50cfm bath exhaust fans on one 4" vent duct? One is a tight half bath 7'x3' feet closed space. The other open standing shower 5' x 3'. both are in the same room 18'x14'...
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Kitchen vent accessed for use on other side of a wall?

We are thinking about buying an apartment and creating a small interior room in the living room. One of the walls in the living room shares a wall with the kitchen. This shared wall in the kitchen has ...
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