Questions tagged [install]
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why does my expansion tank shoot out water when taking off
New to plumbing here, I was trying to do a DIY and add an expansion tank to my water heater. I noticed it was dripping from the fitting, so I tried to take it off to apply more tapes and pipe dope, but when I took it off almost completely from the…
Shirley Guo
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What is the best way to tie into main sewage line when adding ADU with 19 DFUs in California?
I’m adding an ADU in California. Can I connect my sewage from the ADU 18 feet away to the existing line?
DFU calculation
current sewage from kitchen and bathroom
Benjamin Williams
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Adding Second Light Switch in Bathroom for Lights
We have in our bathroom one light switch, which controls the bathroom fan and LED lights. The bathroom fan has power and works perfectly however, we installed new wire and connected them with the LED lights (separate cable to the right in image). We…
Richard
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How flush should shower tiles be?
The large tile that has been installed do not share a common plane, so the flat faceplate hardware that spans the transition between tiles leaves a gap where water seems like it could potentially enter behind the foam "gasket" behind the faceplate…
max
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Electrician says existing switches won't work to Install Broan CST80SLW vent fan - correct or not?
I hired an electrician to install my Broan CST80SLW vent fan with light/fan/humidity detector. When he got the old unit out (fan/light wired to two separate switches) he said the new unit could not be wired to the two separate switches but that I…
Not-so-handy
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How to attach metal wind catchers to a metal pergola
I've been trying to get the welder who built us our metal pergola to weld a slightly larger tube with a bottom to serve as a holster to place my wind catchers so that they are upright and appear to be a part of the pergola itself.This tube would be…
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Electric furnace install wiring
I just purchased an MBR1200AA1 with 20kw heat strip from goodman to replace an old furnace from the 70s thats recently gone beyond simple repairs.
Want to install it but came across 2 breakers, one with red/black wires, a second with yellow/blue…
E.J.
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Workstation sink
Most of the new workstation sinks don’t have a knockout for air gap and don’t accommodate a disposal… what’s the best solution for dishwasher venting?
George
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