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Use a banded fitting. I would not suggest gluing PVC and ABS together even with that transitional glue.

Have booties for your shoes and put them on even if you have a brand new pair of boots. Customers really appreciate it and it shows them you respect their property.

Absolutely, as long as the bathroom group is vented properly. Do you have a floor plan or rough sketch?

Studor and Oatey both make a decent AAV.

They are frowned upon because there are some badly designed AAV's out there. There also some very badly designed plumbing systems out there to using nothing but AAV's and not even having one vent through the roof. AAV's are great for preventing a trap from syphoning. They allow air to be...

We pipe to outside grills and fire pits on a regular basis here in Ohio. We deal with four or five different gas companies and not one of them has had an issue. I have never had an issue with a building department either.

What kind of water piping do you have? Copper, CPVC, PEX?

As ifixh20 stated, sump pumps do not need primed. They can, on very rare occasions, get air locked. Drilling a small hole in the discharge line just above the pump can eliminate this potential problem. Just make sure you do not drill the hole in such a manner that it directs the stream of...

I am not sure if air admittance valves are legal in your area but this is an example of how we would plumb it in this situation in most areas of ohio. While AAV's have been abused they do have their place. Just be aware that they can fail over time. In the diagram, I am using an AAV under the...

Post up a couple pictures of your bathroom including the overall layout and any existing piping if possible and then we would be able to give you more perspective on how to pipe your system properly. When wet venting you need to take everything into consideration...it may not be as simple as...

I just was curious to see if anyone in here knows. I'm talking mainly the Morgantown/Clarksburg area. We are driving 3-1/2 hours one way because one of our builders cannot find any plumbers. I actually started to check around myself and the only thing I can find are services guys. I think if...

I am a third generation plumber. Started as a helper when i was a young boy and haven't looked back since. My grandfather started our family business in 1965 and my father took it over in '80. I currently do the scheduling and day to day management of our guys as well as some quoting. I...