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... and just run the hose to day light? no other requirements?

Site is Idaho - generally follows national codes AM I required to have a drain for a water heater. If so what is required? Can I just have pan with a hose running to air (outside)? Do I need trap and vent? Water heater is over crawlspace on the first floor. Wood framing (not slab)...

you mean 1 1/2 inch stand pipe? Not 1.2? And by stand pipe do you mean the length of pipe between the sanitee on the waste and overflow and the trap? thanks

It seems like most tub shower combination units have 1 1/2 inch traps and 1 1.2 inch horizontal drain lines. Correct? Wrong? However, the codes seems to state that a 1 1/2 inch drain is only good for ONE FIXTURE UNIT and a tub shower combination is TWO units. So do I need a 2 inch drain...

Thanks Matt30, I figured they would need to give you some latitude here. I want to get my plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and insulation in before I tack the tub deck and even then I think it makes sense to get the drywall in before I tile the deck and set the tub. I guess some people set...

What does a typical plumbing inspector want for a rough-in for a soaking tub, one which is set down into a raised tile deck? It is not convenient for me to have built the deck and have it tiled and a tub set with the drain attached. Rough in hot and cold would not be a problem, but it seems...

I used to say go brass, then I had a skin drain corrode through and make a mess and need to be replaced. Plastic does not corrode. Why would you go to the expense of brass? Why would you use a corrosive metal in a hidden place where you can not see if it is failing and leaking, and be very...

As for the pictures not always being what you get. Sure the picture of the "ABS" waste and overflow kit might be really a picture of a PVC version. However, I purchased a washer valve kit which says it is ABS and it is white as well. It is true that I would not wish for that valve box to be...

What specific kit do professionals recommend for: Waste and Overflows for standard 5 foot tub, ABS drains, bronze finish, with the ability to use test plugs (or knockouts), new construction? Do you recommend glue up assemblies vs screwed together versions? Advise for installation to...

If you buy ABS pipe it is black in color and PVC is white. Some products such as waste and overflow kits say they are ABS, but the picture of the product shows the pieces as being white. What gives? If this is all above board, do you use regular ABS glue to marry the (white) kit to the black...

My original question was poorly worded. I knew I needed or wanted a tank for the well. So I guess the question is more related to: Do you need pressure release for a water heater? IF YOU HAVE A well tank does that service the purpose of the pressure tank for the water heater? (Does...

Does the pressure take have to be "ON THE WATER HEATER" or just on the cold water line leading to the tank. I have a small utility room on the first floor for furnance, water heater, and maybe a water softener. IT is not a good idea to hang a pressure tan on the water tank, although I have...

One issue is the potential for pressure build up as the water heats in you water heater. OK. But if this pressure is allowed to backfeed to the well / or well pressure tank / or some thing else I don't understand??? then you would not need a pressure tank for this ISSUE Second issue is the...

I am guessing it depends if a backfeed preventer is installed, and or if it is required by code (Idaho)?

System on a well (if that matters), is a pressure tank needed? Why? And if so, is it always at the hotwater tank?

Hey phishfood, what is an aquastat control? As for a motion sensor, not sure that is a good solution for me. One bath on the run would only be used by stay-over guests, the laundry ... well not a logical place for a motion sensor, the 1/2 would not be used very often by my wife and I, then...

Thanks havasu. A rheostat makes sense, but does seem like it is a receipt for failure and or a bit of constant leakage past it.

You say the pump runs until the temperature reaches 98 degree? Where is the temperature sensor? If the sensor is in the pump then it would seem to me the temperature would rise to 98 degrees almost immediately after the pump starts up, because it would immediately pump hot water into the...

Explain if you would. You install the pump at the water heater and a sensor at the distant tap? Is the sensor wireless or do you need to drill holes and run wires? Were is the sensor attached (to the braided supply line)? What have you found to be a convenient time schedule to run the pump...

New Construction: I will have a hot water tank with a run to the first sink in a master bath only 10 or 12 feet away from the tank (including the vertical drop down from the top of the water heater). This run will continue on to a shower at the end for a total run of say 25 feet. Just above...