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Vents should be on the highest point of the stack and preferably on the wall outside and not in ducts, this due to future maintenance and ease of installation.
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Should exterior plumbing stack vents should be at least 3 feet above operable doors and windows?
3 feet
How do you find a plumbing vent?
If you are referring to your vent stack it will be on the roof, either 2" is smaller services and 4" is main line out of the house in either PVC or cast iron. If you are referring to your vent stack it will be on the roof, either 2" is smaller services and 4" is main line out of the house in either PVC or cast iron. If you are referring to your vent stack it will be on the roof, either 2" is smaller services and 4" is main line out of the house in either PVC or cast iron.
What is the purpose of a vent stack?
Without the help of plumbing vents, water and waste would not move properly through the pipes in your home. They introduce air into the plumbing system so there is no vacuum, and they carry out sewer gases which could potentially make you sick.
What are plumbing drain vents?
Plumbing drain vents equalize the pressure in drain piping in order to preserve trap seals on plumbing fixtures. Blocked or improperly sized vents can cause traps to dry allowing sewer gases to enter the building.
What does a smoke stack do on a steamship?
A smoke stack on a steamship vents exhaust from the ship's boiler to the air outside.
Should you close the vent in your house?
WHICH VENT If you're talking plumbing roof vents or soffit or ridge attic air vents; absolutely not!! I can't thing of a single vent that would be opened and closed at will.
What is local vent pipe in plumbing?
One that vents one fixture
What is plumbing top out?
Plumbing top-out is the stage of plumbing that occurs when a home is in its frame stage. There are three stages of plumbing typically in construction. Plumbing rough (prior to the foundation being poured); plumbing topout (bringing ground plumbing up through the vents); plumbing trim (installing fixtures).
What are the release dates for Ask This Old House - 2002 Concealing Retaining Walls Quieting PVC Plumbing Vents 8-12?
Ask This Old House - 2002 Concealing Retaining Walls Quieting PVC Plumbing Vents 8-12 was released on: USA: December 2009
You have vaulted ceilings and hoar frost in plumbing vents that are 3 what do you do?
Increase the vent to 4" as hoar frost will not over lap a 4"opening
Should you cover foundation vents with covers?
NO.
Should ceiling vents be directed towards the window or the room?
Thanks for answering the question Should ceiling vents be directed towards the window or the room? NOT
