Sometimes You Gotta Vent

[@bertrodriguez3087]

Glad to see you decided to replace the cast iron vents. I've also tried different things to cut the PVC over the years. Hack saw and 80 grit still work the best in my book. Very clean job with the purple primer. Mines usually a little messier lol. It's coming out nice Lyle. Nice job. Well worth it.

[@oldguy5381]

Love it, PVC is the way to go. I use a chop saw to cut my PVC.

[@DrRussPhd]

8 years ago I gutted my bathroom and replace all of the old cast iron and copper lines with PVC and Pex. Best thing I ever did. Everything is properly vented and I actually increased the water pressure in the process. Also, when buying grout for the tiles in the shower I sprung for the more expensive stuff with the polymer in it as I don't ever have to worry about mold growing in it. Looks like you are really having fun with this project. Fun being a relative word, of course.

[@tedmich]

Lyles back on the pipe! Glad its coming together!

[@jjcollins]

Looks great! You are doing a fantastic job! I'm sure it is frustrating, and I know it is a lot of work, but I know it will be amazing when you are done.

[@jefffree6990]

Nice job! A Miter saw is good for cutting PVC, if you happen to have one. (You will probably be snowed upon)

[@Satchmoeddie]

The family music store started out as an 1850s mining shack, and by the 1900s it was a confectioner's shop/home. By the 1930s it was a grocery store, bakery and a home. It was full of old cast iron & ductile/malleable iron sewer pipes, black iron gas piping, gas lighting pipes, knob & tube wiring, and the hand forged old pot, kettle & lamp rack's treaded stud from the original mining shack was still up inside the ceiling. It was cut sort of close to an antique thread standard. I had to fix it up to sell it, so I feel your pain. The water there is great so the drain pipes stayed. The electrical? Woof! No bueno. That whole neighborhood needs a bulldozer.

[@rob-french-data]

I grew up in a house built in 1860. This was my entire childhood

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Thanks for letting us enjoying the venting.

[@goodun2974]

@@sgt.grinch3299 , replacing a vented cap is easier than capping off a vent! 😉

[@michaelinglis567]

Looks great!

[@Spazzzzz67]

Nice job!! Looks good!! Make sure you roll that 3x2 wye with the st 45 up just a tick👏🏼👏🏼👍👍

[@PsionicAudio]

Thanks! It’s just a hair over horizontal for slope. I have my plumber’s torpedo level with 1/4” and 1/8” lines at the ready.

[@Spazzzzz67]

@ good deal can’t wait to see the remodel when it’s done 👍🙏🏻👍🙏🏻

[@mikewithers299]

I'm loving what you are doing here Lyle. This is the stuff I used to do for a living. Not fun but when it's done right you will be much happier

[@ampturcoguitarwerks]

Sawzall always works the best. The rope saw is nice for super tight spaces.

[@laynefuller]

I dont know anything about vents or amp wiring but I swear I could listen to Lyle talk about random shit all day.

[@goodun2974]

In the case of working with PVC and ABS pipe, "venting" begins with an open window and a fan! Fumes from pipe cement can make your head spin in close quarters.

[@PsionicAudio]

I did this on the front porch. Just because it’s going to live in a crawlspace doesn’t mean I had to build it there…

[@victorbeebe8372]

Aloha Lyle! No vent; no flow.😅

[@goodun2974]

Are you adding a ceiling exhaust fan? If there isn't one already, you probably should. Be aware that if you use the type with built-in heat, code usually requires a separate circuit for it.

[@PsionicAudio]

I’m replacing an old nasty one that vents into the attic with a new Panasonic quiet fan that will have its own roof vent. And four 4” dimmable temp adjustable LED cans in the ceiling. Soon.

[@michaelinglis567]

@@PsionicAudio Lol this comment got me so excited. Our bathroom doesn't have a vent (i left a comment yesterday about how I'm gearing up to do our bathroom also) and hearing about your Panasonic Quiet Fan reminded me that as much as the project will be a temporary inconvenience it will all be worth it in the end. Now if you'll excuse me I'm gonna go look up Panasonic vent fans lolol.

[@MarcCarriage121]

Looks great .

[@TimbuckXXXI]

It's all worth the effort..No doubt..Old homes are great, but codes didn't exist then...

[@ChrisG4646]

You might want to get yourself a cordless bandsaw

[@ditchgator1]

Looking clean😎👍 When you're done, would you consider coming over and have a look at my propane system leading to the fireplace...?😉😂

[@Strumbum01]

It’s interesting to me. Any plan to leak test prior to final hook up or are you just gonna roll with it?

[@PsionicAudio]

I know for an absolute fact the old plumbing would not have passed a pressurized leak test. And there still is some original cast iron drain in the rest of the house, so I don’t think the entire system would pass. And I can’t afford to get all that out at this point. If this stuff was going to be inaccessible after final construction I’d be more concerned. But the new supplies will be checked before drywalling etc. And these new drains/vents shouldn’t have any issues, and would be accessible from the crawlspace in the future anyway. Note the cleanout valve - the other end of the bath drain will have another.

[@PsionicAudio]

PS I slightly beveled the outer edges of the pipes where they go into the couplings to prevent glue squeeze out. I’m extremely confident in these primed/cemented joints.

[@Strumbum01]

@ Sorry, I was referring to a test of the new stuff only, prior to connecting to existing. Perhaps a hydrostatic test.

[@PsionicAudio]

The supply in the rest of the house is new Pex already connected and working well. I had to install water hammer arrestors on the dishwasher and washing machine lines, and will soon install a PRV on the main line. But all the new stuff works flawlessly. I don’t think pressure testing this little bath system will be necessary.

[@mikewithers299]

​@PsionicAudio considering your attention to details, and being a single story house, you did your glue-ups well. We used to do "static tests" for under slab piping before concrete got poured. At least you have a crawl space to check things out with running water after the piping is done. ❤❤

[@curtisphilumalee1447]

With all this work I’m sure you probably already thought about it but installing a couple arrestors in the water service line is a good idea unless you like hearing that ole hammer knocks while closing your water valves. It gets annoying

[@PsionicAudio]

Thanks, already in place.

[@goodun2974]

@@PsionicAudio , I have a pressure tank on the entire water system, but because we have a deep well, we have a cartridge filter that I replace every three months or so. Whoever built the house and plumbed it stupidly put the water filter *after* the pressure tank, not before it, so the tanks are only good for about 5 or 6 years before they fail due to the silt coming up from the well. I'm planning on reworking the system to relocate the filter before the air tank, but it's in a tight corner of the basement and it will be a major hassle.....

[@Dnell-tb1yd]

Water hammer usually happens with sudden changes, like a valve closing too quickly or water changing direction.

[@mikewithers299]

​@@Dnell-tb1ydor solenoid valves on washing machines, ice makers, and dish washers...