I really like the way you lay out your fittings in advance. Smart! Professional chefs use a similar approach. Get everything ready before starting, and the job clicks right along.
I'm attempting to plumb my own bathroom and I now know why you guys make a fortune. Plumbing ain't easy, and like you stated you must know the theory of plumbing.
That's the realest plumber talk I've seen on you tube. Kept it real and simple as opposed to fancy camera work and a rehearsed voice over. Plus I do a lot of things the same way, maybe I'm biased😂
@@theartofplumbing keep up the good work my man. Can't stand these guys that claim they're plumbers but in reality they're just "youtubers". I recognize and respect good hard work. Never hit that subscribe button but in this case I will.
You are amazing! I recently (and stupidly) thought it would be a good idea to tear out the cast iron and replace with PVC by pulling my own permit and doing it myself. I soon found the venting issues in the code so confusing I turned to a couple plumbing forums. Thanks to their patience they finally got me through to passing inspection, BUT I still didn’t understand WHY I had to do things the way I did. This video explained every single thing that I was unclear on. Thanks for taking the time to go over all the details of why, and I really appreciate you showing how to measure, I wish I knew that trick when I was doing my project.
Damn. Only remove the cast iron if it has a significant leak. A pinhole leak can be left and last another 10 years or more before getting so bad that it starts causing significant damage
I have always admired plumbers who have enough time to whip out there phone on a job and just video and explain every fitting and everything there doing to the viewers at home I'm like wtf me and my company barely gives us enough time to eat lunch
If you get a job like this again bro, film the whole again like this, I be coming back to watch this video all the time, your a good teacher and thank you for taking the time to upload 💯🔥
I had to let you know,,, you are one of the best humans in the plumbing industry that I've ever come across. You've got excellent technique and personality. If I had a chance to work for you, I would absolutely feel honored. I've been a contractor since 1991 and an employee/student of the multi-trades occupation all my life and there is no doubt it is a pleasure to watch you work. Thank you for taking the time to make these videos (that I will take the time to watch all of them). You obviously know your stuff and you know how to treat people. Seriously, I have yet to meet a single plumber in 28 years in the building and renovation trade who carries such an awesome disposition, temperament and light attitude. A true example of professionalism. I hope that great things come your way.
@@theartofplumbing I have a drain from a 1st floor toilet connected by a 90 elbow to a drain line in basement. The drain line does not have a cleanout at the beginning of the line where the toilet is connected. The only cleanout is 30' from the start where the 3" pipe transitions to 4" for pipe running from the basement to the septic tank. I am not having a problem with the drain line, but want to add a cleanout so it is available if there is a blockage in the line in the future. I also want to proactively jet the line this spring when I jet the line to the septic tank. Looking at options for a cleanout. As I see it, I could replace the elbow with a sanitary tee or install a cleanout after the elbow. Very interested in what you recommend.
@@theartofplumbing I have a drain from a 1st floor toilet connected by a 90 elbow to a drain line in basement. The drain line does not have a cleanout at the beginning of the line where the toilet is connected. The only cleanout is 30' from the start where the 3" pipe transitions to 4" for pipe running from the basement to the septic tank. I am not having a problem with the drain line, but want to add a cleanout so it is available if there is a blockage in the line in the future. I also want to proactively jet the line this spring when I jet the line to the septic tank. Looking at options for a cleanout. As I see it, I could replace the elbow with a sanitary tee or install a cleanout after the elbow. Very interested in what you recommend.
I thought venting was to preserve the integrity of the traps, fluids will still drain without vents because there's no "thumb" at the end of the straw, however, traps will empty out or be partially filled so sewer gas can peculate up through the system. IPlease correct me if I'm wrong as I'm just an amateur. Other than that a very helpful video, thank you!
@@phunwithphiphi8055 fluid will still drain without vents, but it'll be slower/ not as effective. Vents allow for pressure to be equalized, because you're introducing air from atmosphere, and gasses within the system flow more freely. And you're right, vents also protect the water seals within the traps from siphonage/ back pressure, water seals prevent sewer gas from entering the building which is important, cause that stuff is gross smelling and not healthy to breath in
Im still an apprentice plumber learning tricks of the trade. You did a great job on that PVC DWV layout! Trying to improve more with hands on DWV work. Like that you used a 3 inch tee with 2 inch right side outlet for 2 inch shower drain to drain and vent into that 3 inch tee for the water closet and 3 inch vent.
The old school method shouldn't die off. My father taught me this way, and I've learned the equation factor of installing, and both of them work perfectly. Also in the service, repair field, it's important to be able to just see it when everything is finished so you can diagnose the problem.
Watched the whole video thinking I'd learn where to place my vents. Did I miss something? I already knew why I need them and I'm still waiting for you to show me where I need them.
Off topic, I'm from South Louisiana and my wife is from West Texas where we live now and everytime I say "icebox" in reference to the fridge she laughs and tries to correct me but that's what we call it where I'm from. I've never heard anyone else not from South La use that term.😂 Back on topic awesome work and very detailed I just subscribed.
Nice work! Plumbing is an art and sometimes you need to create magic to make things happen! You have a great talent my friend. Hope you get much deserved respect! God bless and be safe. Thanks for sharing brother.
Great video.. Trying to change my tub for a walk in shower... Next room i wanted to build a Walk in as well with saniflo(anywhere toilet , shower anywhere) how can I connect the PEX for water line and where can I hook up the waste line to the toilet next to the tub above line going down next door.. Any help will do Thank you have a blessed day and be blessed with all you do
Great looking work - craftsman right there👍 way to go - not easy to make glue pipe look that good - can’t tweek it to look good after about 30 seconds, like you can do with good ole no hub cast... Appreciate you man - I’d work with you any day, for free my patriot brother👍🙌🇺🇸
big room like that here in california the walls would be going up several carpenters elctritions and hvac would be going . music blasting and your fittings be scattered all over ha ha . We gotta adapt to suroundings good video wish my jobs looked more like that. another great way besides holding your tape measure is to use your fitting takeoffs its actually much faster but takes awhile to memororize for fabbing the pieces you need a fitting book from charlotte pipe or whoever. each method has advantages and yours is fine
Good video. I like the idea of precutting as much as possible. Picasso? One or 2 joints like that would generate a corrective interview. Keep it up and he is gone by the afternoon. Goes to his attitude and pride in his work...
I'm curious as to why all is below the beams? Another false ceiling to be built? And I should think the cost of missed cuts would out way the savings of precuts. Clearly you've found otherwise. Do you measure for final connections with all other piping in place?
@@Spencerbuildsit that's it. No false ceiling. Your looking at finish ceiling. It was built just to get the house off the ground to keep from flooding again. They will use all that area for a work shop or garage.
I absolutely loved watching your video and listening to you I loved your Picasso comment with regard to your helper that area you showed us looked like a little slaughterhouse but he's going to make a great Lumber like you said
@@theartofplumbing would love to see a video about how to get proper pitch, how much you can get pitch by just getting flex out of hub vs pitch with angle fittings and how to measure pitch!
Plumber's apprentice here; to connect two fittings with hubs ,what's the best measure of pipe to put in between? 1 1/2? As I was typing..you answered the question ..thank you.. my next question was about lasers ! WOW! could a laser tape measure be used to make cuts ? Say I needed a 20 inch cut from a 20ft pipe..could a laser be used to custom measure ? Or does the laser measure just shoot a straight line ? One more question..what kind of laser is that ?
Wow, good question. Yes, you can use the laser as a measuring device, but it can be tricky and hard to explain here. The laser is a great tool, but mostly use for leveling horizontal and vertical. Then I'm using is made by Bosch
I don't know if you answer questions, but if you do, here's mine. My son lives in Phoenix and because of his expanding family, I'm going to help him build an addition on the back of his house. NO BASEMENT. The addition will have a bath room and I'm thinking of either a wall mount or floor mount toilet, that will go outside, and dump into a grinder-sump pump. There will also be a wash basin and tub, dumping into the same sanitary sump pump. The waste will then get pumped (outside) (2" PVC) and into the laundry room and connect into the 2" behind the washer. What do you or others think of this plan?
First of all. That is very clever, it sounds like you plane this out well. but I would make sure your bath is vented as well as the sump pump. You may know that already. And when tie it into the laundry drain make sure it's below the laundry p-trap.
I think that is a pretty good idea. Just make sure you vent all plumbing fixtures. Sounds like you already know what you're doing. And the vent from the sewer injector should have its own vent. Funny you bring this up. I'm working on a video about am upflush toilet system that may be perfect for what you're doing. It's made by Santiflush. It should be ready in a week or two. I think it's going to be nice and very helpful.
For years - I have been waiting for the day they start making that damn purple primer the way it won't mess up PVC, making it look like sloppy job ! After four decades - still waiting .... Btw: @ 28:31 -that 1 1/2" bushing cannot be below the weir of the trap. You should have continue with short section of 2" pipe to get above the trap, then convert to 1 1/2". Thank you
HAMMERPEDIA everyone, so easy he'll have you kicking yourself for ever calling a plumber, great video tutorials and free diagrams. You don't see the guy and he gets right to the point teaching you HOW EASY it is to glue pipe, don't be afraid of a drill and bits either. Electricity is not as complicated either, same concept of just connecting the right parts in the right way, neither are rocket science worthy.
I am completely renovating a modular home. It will have two full bathrooms, kitchen, laundry room, going to a grinder pump. How many vents do I need in the system and where?
I am thinking that is okay to cut a vertical vent to add a sink drain to it or catch the sink as you say. So as "they" say all roads lead to Rome or down to the cesspool in this case, I am ready to Tee the existing vent to add the new sink drain. I know that you are an artist since it takes one to know one. I subscribed! Rich
Very informative video. Thanks. You seem to have a good system for measuring. Seems like many folks dry fit several pieces and then measure to see how big the last piece has to be. The problem I see with this is most of the fittings I have worked with do NOT seat all the way in (some worse than others) when dry fitted. So, the assembly will be slightly longer than it will eventually be when solvent assembled. How do you deal with this when measuring?
Best method (at least on commercial jobs) is to lay out with pencil/ lasers/ chalk lines on the floor. You can lay out the fittings right on top, factor in the cup of the fitting, and write down your measurements. Then you can cut all your pieces for one area. Layout takes awhile longer initially, but then it goes fast, cause your cuts are more accurate
Your right, to me dry fit is pretty much a waste of time and it can still be off measured. I focus more on getting the right measurement two or three times if need. 😉 Then cross fingers and go for it🤞
Claude, thanks for sharing your knowledge and job sites for some of us amateurs. Is there a rule of thumb in installing vent pipe to the roof per distance of drainage run on 4 inch lines and or do turns and elbows make a difference? Thanks, Glenn
Glen. Yes, your right. The distance you run a waste or vent is calculated by 1 size of pipe and 2 the drainage fixture units demand on the system, but mostly in a residential home are pretty simple. If you're looking to find out more. Check out this chart. www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.autoworldmobilia.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2FPlumbing-System-Graduate-Married-Student-Housing.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.autoworldmobilia.com%2Fplumbing-code-fixture-unit-chart%2F&docid=-ZGuSwwINdRvBM&tbnid=jpHOu-t_ECC6dM%3A&vet=1&w=850&h=550&hl=en-US&source=sh%2Fx%2Fim
I built power lines for 6 years and now I just do residental electric. A guy right now wants me to install a new meter service and panel to a couple outlets and a light in his barn. He said it should be easy and he needed a list of stuff to pick up at Lowe's within 10 minutes of meeting me. I said slow down I've got alot of questions that need answered and then I need a minute to build this in my head and get some measurements.
On those long 3” runs, shouldn’t there be a clean out in change of direction or every 100’ And the reduced bushing on the 2” trap ? What, I never seen that MI plumber.
The spacing of cleanouts for a 3-inch drain pipe depends on local plumbing codes and regulations, which can vary by region. However, a general rule of thumb is to install a cleanout every 50 feet or at every change of direction greater than 45 degrees. It is important to check with local plumbing codes and regulations to determine the specific requirements for cleanouts in your area.
Have your helper measure the hub of each fitting and tape the line with painters tape to primer and glue beautiful glue joints. It will teach him how to control it. Also have him cut and use cardboard under his joints to keep it off the floor. It won't take him long to learn to be careful. I have to be careful myself not to be sloppy when I'm doing it.
Back in the early 80's I worked for a summer as a Plumbers Helper (aka GO-FER) I decided not to pursue that line of trade. Sure wish that I had that summer over to work with you. And I'm sure I would have learned the Plumbing trade. But then again that hindsight is 20/20, right? Oh but I did learn the 3 rules of Plumbing 1)HOT's on the LEFT 2)COLD'S on the RIGHT, and 3) Crap Doesn't Flow Uphill and add one more cavet to these rules, PAYDAY'S ARENT ALWAYS ON FRIDAY. Thanks Again for your instructions.
@@theartofplumbing I have a challenging project. I have a walk in closet, I want to turn it into a bathroom, it sits next to my master bath. my house is on a slab foundation. Main concern, will i have to access the main drain line? Or can i access plumbing in MB?
Sorry, buddy you will have to tap into the main waste line. Under the cement slap. Big job, but there is a different type of toilet that would make the job a lot easier. Check out this video. ua-cam.com/video/hJjLwlVVORE/v-deo.html
I have this concept for my basement that I will be living in. The basement is some what brand new (built 2 years ago) I want to to have half the basement for storage and the other half the basement will be my room washroom together In 4 walls with the washroom ( shower, vanity, toilet). Iv seen it somewhere long time ago. Would you suggest it?
I love basement and finish basements at that, I think that is a great idea, but if I were you I would make sure your basement or home is not in a flood area. Basements will back up and distroy everything in it. Sorry I don't want to discourage you, just something to think about and study before you do anything to your basement. Best of luck.
My family and I have provided us with the iom migration program since 2014 so far to migrate to America. But I am still waiting for the security measures. We finished our first interview at the US Embassy and we await the second interview.
I'm working plumbing, but I live in Iraq in northern Iraq and Kurdistan and I want to live in America to work in plumbing. I am proficient in work and have a good experience of approx. 20 years
@How To Plumbing, I'm confused as to how you made up the fittings to install the drain for the toilet and vent. I saw you putting it together on the ground, but how did you get it so accurate?
I built my own home with a contractor and several teen age boys. We did our plumbing all to code. I have a kitchen 2" waste line that connects at the joint that exits the house. That pipe comes from two bathrooms and washer machine. I occasionally get a clog on the kitchen side of that exit joint. It lies about 19' from the kitchen sink. I want to snake it to that point and want to know if I will push any of the clog into the pipe coming from the bathrooms which is 3" I assume because it comes from the toilets. At that joint I am learning it is a sweep connecting the kitchen 2" pipe to the 3" pipe coming from the bathrooms. Does this guarantee I will not be pushing the clog into the pipe coming from the bathrooms? Rather pushing it into the exit headed for the septic? I have had to do this once or twice in 20 years. And it worked, but I am a widow and I am doing this by myself and it is a BIG job. If you have any advice, I would appreciate it. Thank you very much.
Your right it should not push stoppage back to bathroom drain. All pipe fittings should be directional fitting allowing the flow of waste and sewer machine to go one way out and away from your home. If you can clear line at 19' great, but be carfule not to get it caught at ceptic take. Sounds like you know what your doing. You got this 👍
laser real handy , in fact in commercial Id say mandatory laser up mark floor snap chalk lines you dont want to use a plumb bob been there done that . for this job good for laser as well I never did a house so wide open guess its a flood zone raised 12 foot?
@@theartofplumbing Glad to learn from a professional at my own speed. I was wanting to install a plumbing drain waste system in a crawl space underneath my flooring. Do you have recommendations on how long the vents need to be coming off the toilet or other fixtures? I tried looking up Missouri plumbing code but having some hit and miss answers.
@@myWiggy Hello Danny. The State Of Missouri really don't have a state Plumbing code. At least not that I know of. The plumbing license I had when I was in Missouri where St, Louis City and County plumbing license, and University City, mo. And the vent distance is determent by the size of the drain or sewer line. This link may help you with that 👍homesteady.com/how-12197063-calculate-plumbing-vent-requirement.html
There was no need to. The ceiling here is really high 11 feet. and will not be covered with drywall. If this was going to be a finish area and a standard 8-foot ceiling living quarters yes I would have drill through studs. Me personally I try not to drill through the ceiling joist if I can avoid it. Because you have to be very careful how you drill you don't want to mess with the integrity of the support. If you feel you need to cut into the joist I would recommend you talk to the architect first. Good Question
remodeling a 13x 8 bathroom .moving toilet 6 feet ,had to relocate 3 inch drain and get rid of old vent for toilet and tub.new bathtub drain will be located 4 feet from main toilet drain ,also adding a walk in shower ,drain will be 10 feet from main 3 inch drain.all connected together.how many vents will I need and there location? I am going to use 2 inch on bathtub .can I use one and one half inch pipe on an 8 foot run tied into tub drain?
@@theartofplumbing not to bug you about a previous question, but when you have time can you tell me what Saniflo toilet you used in your video? Also, what is one one way I can learn to read blueprints, because I use to remember how, but list it due to not doing plumbing for a long long time? Like, where do the plumbing goes. I know what the illustration shows, such as doirs, toilets, lav sinks, kitchen sinks, etc.
@@theartofplumbing Well, cleaner doesn't perform the same function as deburring the inside: to remove rough edges that may catch stuff inside a fitting. Deburring the inside is easy and doesn't take long.
Many plumbers recommend (1) deburring the inside _and_ (2) sanding or filing the outside to put a chamfer on it. The first prevents snags on the inside. The second helps the glue spread when making a connection.
That’s quite good but there are a bunch of empty spaces where there’s no comment or no explanation. I’m just assuming what’s happening but in some cases I’m completely clueless
Yes your right plenty open space. But this home use to be a one story, thanks to 2016 flood the home owner was force to have it raised 12ft. Of the ground. I'm like you wow all that open space. What can you do😣 thank you.
Hey can I have a vent pipe and drain pipe 5inch apart from each other?...they are 10 inches apart now..im trying to have a window in my kitchen but they will have to run side by side for that to work..
@@theartofplumbing , really thank you, as I usually have an idea and mental picture of how I am going to do a house, but my piece by piece method really is tooo slow, this way also makes me to be more accurate with all parts needed , This is a follow up , to my comment as now ,, , I tried your method and it worked just fine. A proven winner for me, thanks for sharing ..
It's a challenge some times, but all Plumbers have to have 6 hours of continued education before they can renew there plumbing license and a lot of that is talked about in class. Great question 👍
Yeah, service work in any trades can be difficult, it's not the work that's hard some times just trying to get people to understand what you have to do to make things work,codes, inspection, restrictions. going behind the last guy mistake, etc. I get. 👍
I've plumbed over 20 years. Nice to see a video of plumbing done properly and it's nice neat and straight as our title states PLUMB. What's your take on that plastic pipe hanger. I still use galvanize hanger. Also does your local code require purple primer? Luckily here in NC we are allowed to use Un-Purple primer which is visible with a UV flashlight. Again nice job.
Thank you. Sometimes it depends on what part of the area you live in. Some inspectors only want to see the in-ground drain line in purple, so they don't have to crawl down into the ditch. The can see it from the top side. And others will let you get away with purple primer above ground. I call my local inspector first sometimes if I'm not sure. I wish everyone was on the same page. I'm sure you understand 😎
The p trap for the AC condinsation. The long piece catching the kitchen sink. Why does the long piece at the p trap drop down then goes up to the 4inch. Wouldnt water build up in there and catch food and grease people wash down the sink
That's why the kitchen sink and A/C line as well as all plumbing fixtures have the separate vents. And yes the waste lines are all tied together. A grease trap would be nice, but there's not going to be a commercial sink in here. Good question.
First of all. I would recommend you reach out to your local plumbing code official, because each State and City plumbing code may differ. In some cases it is not as much as sizing your vent, but you may have to bring the vent out the roof size the same as your main drain line going out to the sewer line in the ground under. home. But with all that said technically For a plumbing system with just 1 sink, 1 shower, 1 toilet, 1 laundry sink, and 1 washer, 1.5" venting should be sufficient. The key factors are that you don't have a lot of high flow rate fixtures like multiple showers or jetted tubs, and you only have a single stack for the toilet, sink, and shower. With just 5 fixtures branching off a single stack, a 1.5" vent should provide enough air flow to properly vent the system. Going up to 2" venting won't hurt, but is probably overkill for this setup. Sticking with 1.5" vents will save a bit on material cost. The main time you would want 2" vents is if you have a more complex drain system with multiple stacks, lots of fixtures, and/or high flow fixtures. But for a straightforward 1.5 bath setup like you described, 1.5" will work just fine." Let me know if you would like me to modify or expand on this suggested response at all! I aimed to provide a thorough overview explaining why 1.5" vents would be suitable for the specific plumbing setup described.
You are an awesome Plumber and great Teacher!
Thank you so much I really appreciate your kind comment. I am humbled.
Picasso can certainly paint with that primer too!
He could 😉
@@theartofplumbingwho taught you to use a camera? 😅
@@devinnorsworthy9154 Me 😖
I really like the way you lay out your fittings in advance. Smart! Professional chefs use a similar approach. Get everything ready before starting, and the job clicks right along.
Yes sir. I appreciate you my friend 🙏
I'm attempting to plumb my own bathroom and I now know why you guys make a fortune. Plumbing ain't easy, and like you stated you must know the theory of plumbing.
Plumbing can have its moments. 😁
That's the realest plumber talk I've seen on you tube. Kept it real and simple as opposed to fancy camera work and a rehearsed voice over. Plus I do a lot of things the same way, maybe I'm biased😂
Wow. I appreciate you. 🙏
@@theartofplumbing keep up the good work my man. Can't stand these guys that claim they're plumbers but in reality they're just "youtubers". I recognize and respect good hard work. Never hit that subscribe button but in this case I will.
@Tom-y1j 🙏
I like this guy's channel. He'd probably be a great boss/teacher
Thank you 🙏
You are amazing! I recently (and stupidly) thought it would be a good idea to tear out the cast iron and replace with PVC by pulling my own permit and doing it myself. I soon found the venting issues in the code so confusing I turned to a couple plumbing forums. Thanks to their patience they finally got me through to passing inspection, BUT I still didn’t understand WHY I had to do things the way I did. This video explained every single thing that I was unclear on. Thanks for taking the time to go over all the details of why, and I really appreciate you showing how to measure, I wish I knew that trick when I was doing my project.
Damn. Only remove the cast iron if it has a significant leak. A pinhole leak can be left and last another 10 years or more before getting so bad that it starts causing significant damage
I have always admired plumbers who have enough time to whip out there phone on a job and just video and explain every fitting and everything there doing to the viewers at home I'm like wtf me and my company barely gives us enough time to eat lunch
Your right, but this job is my for a friend done free for the purpose to video tape. Other then that it would a have been elbows And #@&# 😖
If you get a job like this again bro, film the whole again like this, I be coming back to watch this video all the time, your a good teacher and thank you for taking the time to upload 💯🔥
Yes sir. Will do, thank you. I appreciate your support
I had to let you know,,, you are one of the best humans in the plumbing industry that I've ever come across. You've got excellent technique and personality. If I had a chance to work for you, I would absolutely feel honored. I've been a contractor since 1991 and an employee/student of the multi-trades occupation all my life and there is no doubt it is a pleasure to watch you work. Thank you for taking the time to make these videos (that I will take the time to watch all of them). You obviously know your stuff and you know how to treat people. Seriously, I have yet to meet a single plumber in 28 years in the building and renovation trade who carries such an awesome disposition, temperament and light attitude. A true example of professionalism. I hope that great things come your way.
Wow! Thank you I am very humbled by your comment and I really appreciate you. Have a great day👍👍
Well deserved! You have a great day too.
Thank you for the video. I am a home inspector and do some of my own plumbing. Always helpful to see how an experienced professional works.
Nice. Appreciate you checking out my video
@@theartofplumbing I subscribed to your channel. Looking forward to watching more of your videos
@@theartofplumbing I have a drain from a 1st floor toilet connected by a 90 elbow to a drain line in basement. The drain line does not have a cleanout at the beginning of the line where the toilet is connected. The only cleanout is 30' from the start where the 3" pipe transitions to 4" for pipe running from the basement to the septic tank. I am not having a problem with the drain line, but want to add a cleanout so it is available if there is a blockage in the line in the future. I also want to proactively jet the line this spring when I jet the line to the septic tank. Looking at options for a cleanout. As I see it, I could replace the elbow with a sanitary tee or install a cleanout after the elbow. Very interested in what you recommend.
@@sjpropertyservices3987 thank you. 🙏
@@theartofplumbing I have a drain from a 1st floor toilet connected by a 90 elbow to a drain line in basement. The drain line does not have a cleanout at the beginning of the line where the toilet is connected. The only cleanout is 30' from the start where the 3" pipe transitions to 4" for pipe running from the basement to the septic tank. I am not having a problem with the drain line, but want to add a cleanout so it is available if there is a blockage in the line in the future. I also want to proactively jet the line this spring when I jet the line to the septic tank. Looking at options for a cleanout. As I see it, I could replace the elbow with a sanitary tee or install a cleanout after the elbow. Very interested in what you recommend.
Excellent analogy on venting such as a drinking straw. I use the same when explaining to my customers. Great video Claude Thankyou!
Thank you Tim
I thought venting was to preserve the integrity of the traps, fluids will still drain without vents because there's no "thumb" at the end of the straw, however, traps will empty out or be partially filled so sewer gas can peculate up through the system. IPlease correct me if I'm wrong as I'm just an amateur. Other than that a very helpful video, thank you!
@@phunwithphiphi8055 fluid will still drain without vents, but it'll be slower/ not as effective. Vents allow for pressure to be equalized, because you're introducing air from atmosphere, and gasses within the system flow more freely. And you're right, vents also protect the water seals within the traps from siphonage/ back pressure, water seals prevent sewer gas from entering the building which is important, cause that stuff is gross smelling and not healthy to breath in
Im still an apprentice plumber learning tricks of the trade. You did a great job on that PVC DWV layout! Trying to improve more with hands on DWV work. Like that you used a 3 inch tee with 2 inch right side outlet for 2 inch shower drain to drain and vent into that 3 inch tee for the water closet and 3 inch vent.
Thank you. I appreciate your support
Presidential Plumbing. Professional Craftsman. That backyard for me.
LOL not a Picasso w/ the glue and primer - love that you backed him up though, gonna be a great plumber
Thank you. We all have to start some were 😉
Thanks for this very educational video, you've shared a lot of handy tips that I was glad to know.
Cool. I appreciate you 🙏
I like your approach and foresight. I haven't used that method in 30 years. I can just "see" it now.
Thank you. I'm a little old School. 👍
The old school method shouldn't die off. My father taught me this way, and I've learned the equation factor of installing, and both of them work perfectly. Also in the service, repair field, it's important to be able to just see it when everything is finished so you can diagnose the problem.
Thanks for the video, I'm working on my own house . Thanks to you I just became a plumber
Lol. Awesome👍
Watched the whole video thinking I'd learn where to place my vents. Did I miss something? I already knew why I need them and I'm still waiting for you to show me where I need them.
Great video. Very well explained. Thanks for sharing. This is very helpful and well filmed. Thanks
🙏much appreciated.
Fantastic, well done bro....I'm also a plumber i like your work or method and explanation
An awesome compliment from a fellow plumber. I am humbled. Thank you, 👍👍
Off topic, I'm from South Louisiana and my wife is from West Texas where we live now and everytime I say "icebox" in reference to the fridge she laughs and tries to correct me but that's what we call it where I'm from. I've never heard anyone else not from South La use that term.😂 Back on topic awesome work and very detailed I just subscribed.
Lol 😂 I feel you. Most people around me just shack there head when I talk 🤔 thanks for watching i appreciate you.
Nice work! Plumbing is an art and sometimes you need to create magic to make things happen! You have a great talent my friend. Hope you get much deserved respect! God bless and be safe. Thanks for sharing brother.
I very much appreciate your comment and support🤜🤛
Damm, I wish I could barrow you for the weekend! Excellent work my man!
Thank you. I appreciate you very much. I am humbled.
Hilarious when you used lasers and had Star Wars music in the background. Thanks for great video. Very helpful!
Love the trades. This guy is clutch.
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Great video..
Trying to change my tub for a walk in shower...
Next room i wanted to build a Walk in as well with saniflo(anywhere toilet , shower anywhere) how can I connect the PEX for water line and where can I hook up the waste line to the toilet next to the tub above line going down next door..
Any help will do
Thank you have a blessed day and be blessed with all you do
Thank you. This video may help you. ua-cam.com/video/hJjLwlVVORE/v-deo.html
well said sir on the vent system. i hope you do more videos on venting like circuit vent, yoke vent, separate lines for soil stack & waste stack.
Good Idea. Thank you I will do just that appreciate the idea
your welcome sir & GOD BLESS
Great looking work - craftsman right there👍 way to go - not easy to make glue pipe look that good - can’t tweek it to look good after about 30 seconds, like you can do with
good ole no hub cast... Appreciate you man - I’d work with you any day, for free my patriot brother👍🙌🇺🇸
I appreciate your awesome comment. 😉🇺🇸
Sure is pretty!!!
Thanks for the tour. 👍👍👍
Appreciate you😉
big room like that here in california the walls would be going up several carpenters elctritions and hvac would be going . music blasting and your fittings be scattered all over ha ha . We gotta adapt to suroundings good video wish my jobs looked more like that.
another great way besides holding your tape measure is to use your fitting takeoffs its actually much faster but takes awhile to memororize for fabbing the pieces you need a fitting book from charlotte pipe or whoever. each method has advantages and yours is fine
Good video. I like the idea of precutting as much as possible. Picasso? One or 2 joints like that would generate a corrective interview. Keep it up and he is gone by the afternoon. Goes to his attitude and pride in his work...
Lol. Picasso gotten much better. 🤣🤣🤣
I'm curious as to why all is below the beams? Another false ceiling to be built? And I should think the cost of missed cuts would out way the savings of precuts. Clearly you've found otherwise. Do you measure for final connections with all other piping in place?
@@Spencerbuildsit that's it. No false ceiling. Your looking at finish ceiling. It was built just to get the house off the ground to keep from flooding again. They will use all that area for a work shop or garage.
@@Spencerbuildsit At least the ceiling is high, any pipes under 76" drives me nuts!!
I absolutely loved watching your video and listening to you I loved your Picasso comment with regard to your helper that area you showed us looked like a little slaughterhouse but he's going to make a great Lumber like you said
Thank you much. I very much appreciate your comment, And the guy I was training did get much better with the glue and primer. LOL.
thanks for making this - great video and you are great at explaining things. Very helpful!
I appreciate you. I am humbled 🙏
@@theartofplumbing would love to see a video about how to get proper pitch, how much you can get pitch by just getting flex out of hub vs pitch with angle fittings and how to measure pitch!
@@johnstumbaugh4941 rule of thumb, most plumbers would use a torpedo levels and break it at an 8th of a bubble.
Plumber's apprentice here; to connect two fittings with hubs ,what's the best measure of pipe to put in between? 1 1/2? As I was typing..you answered the question ..thank you.. my next question was about lasers ! WOW! could a laser tape measure be used to make cuts ? Say I needed a 20 inch cut from a 20ft pipe..could a laser be used to custom measure ? Or does the laser measure just shoot a straight line ? One more question..what kind of laser is that ?
Wow, good question. Yes, you can use the laser as a measuring device, but it can be tricky and hard to explain here. The laser is a great tool, but mostly use for leveling horizontal and vertical. Then I'm using is made by Bosch
The way I would measure 11/2 strait piece of PVC center to center the take away from center of fitting to bottom of hub.
First video of yours I've watched. Articulated very well enjoyed the info, but I wish you had a tripod or head mount for camera it was hard to watch.
Yeah sorry.
I don't know if you answer questions, but if you do, here's mine. My son lives in Phoenix and because of his expanding family, I'm going to help him build an addition on the back of his house. NO BASEMENT. The addition will have a bath room and I'm thinking of either a wall mount or floor mount toilet, that will go outside, and dump into a grinder-sump pump. There will also be a wash basin and tub, dumping into the same sanitary sump pump. The waste will then get pumped (outside) (2" PVC) and into the laundry room and connect into the 2" behind the washer. What do you or others think of this plan?
First of all. That is very clever, it sounds like you plane this out well. but I would make sure your bath is vented as well as the sump pump. You may know that already. And when tie it into the laundry drain make sure it's below the laundry p-trap.
The toilet will dump into the sump pit?
I think that is a pretty good idea. Just make sure you vent all plumbing fixtures. Sounds like you already know what you're doing. And the vent from the sewer injector should have its own vent. Funny you bring this up. I'm working on a video about am upflush toilet system that may be perfect for what you're doing. It's made by Santiflush. It should be ready in a week or two. I think it's going to be nice and very helpful.
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Ok thanks. I'm in Michigan with lots of basements so not familiar with that.
How about giving some demintions as far as how high a sink drain is off the floor ect. That would help a lot.
Your right.
For years - I have been waiting for the day they start making that damn purple primer the way it won't mess up PVC, making it look like sloppy job ! After four decades - still waiting .... Btw: @ 28:31 -that 1 1/2" bushing cannot be below the weir of the trap. You should have continue with short section of 2" pipe to get above the trap, then convert to 1 1/2". Thank you
Purple primer😖
Great video keep the bathroom rough in videos coming thanks
I appreciate you👍
HAMMERPEDIA everyone, so easy he'll have you kicking yourself for ever calling a plumber, great video tutorials and free diagrams. You don't see the guy and he gets right to the point teaching you HOW EASY it is to glue pipe, don't be afraid of a drill and bits either. Electricity is not as complicated either, same concept of just connecting the right parts in the right way, neither are rocket science worthy.
Thank you for the kind comment. I appreciate your support
I am completely renovating a modular home. It will have two full bathrooms, kitchen, laundry room, going to a grinder pump. How many vents do I need in the system and where?
Yes one for each plumbing fixtures and one dedicated grinder pump system. 👍
Great work thanks for sharing your expertise.
I appreciate you👍
New subs..Watching from Indonesia. Will take time to watch more of your vids. Thanks
The center to hub distance on most fittings is 1.5x nominal diameter. So a 4" elbow would have center to hub distance of 6".
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I am thinking that is okay to cut a vertical vent to add a sink drain to it or catch the sink as you say. So as "they" say all roads lead to Rome or down to the cesspool in this case, I am ready to Tee the existing vent to add the new sink drain. I know that you are an artist since it takes one to know one. I subscribed! Rich
Lol. Thank you, my friend, I appreciate you.🤜🤛
Very informative video. Thanks.
You seem to have a good system for measuring. Seems like many folks dry fit several pieces and then measure to see how big the last piece has to be. The problem I see with this is most of the fittings I have worked with do NOT seat all the way in (some worse than others) when dry fitted. So, the assembly will be slightly longer than it will eventually be when solvent assembled. How do you deal with this when measuring?
Coat with water when dry fitting
@@bulletmunchr Thanks for the tip. Will try that.
Best method (at least on commercial jobs) is to lay out with pencil/ lasers/ chalk lines on the floor. You can lay out the fittings right on top, factor in the cup of the fitting, and write down your measurements. Then you can cut all your pieces for one area. Layout takes awhile longer initially, but then it goes fast, cause your cuts are more accurate
@@saraselega9503 Thanks.
Your right, to me dry fit is pretty much a waste of time and it can still be off measured. I focus more on getting the right measurement two or three times if need. 😉 Then cross fingers and go for it🤞
Claude, thanks for sharing your knowledge and job sites for some of us amateurs. Is there a rule of thumb in installing vent pipe to the roof per distance of drainage run on 4 inch lines and or do turns and elbows make a difference? Thanks, Glenn
Glen. Yes, your right. The distance you run a waste or vent is calculated by 1 size of pipe and 2 the drainage fixture units demand on the system, but mostly in a residential home are pretty simple. If you're looking to find out more. Check out this chart. www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.autoworldmobilia.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2FPlumbing-System-Graduate-Married-Student-Housing.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.autoworldmobilia.com%2Fplumbing-code-fixture-unit-chart%2F&docid=-ZGuSwwINdRvBM&tbnid=jpHOu-t_ECC6dM%3A&vet=1&w=850&h=550&hl=en-US&source=sh%2Fx%2Fim
I built power lines for 6 years and now I just do residental electric. A guy right now wants me to install a new meter service and panel to a couple outlets and a light in his barn. He said it should be easy and he needed a list of stuff to pick up at Lowe's within 10 minutes of meeting me. I said slow down I've got alot of questions that need answered and then I need a minute to build this in my head and get some measurements.
Great video bro . Please make a video how to do the trimming
Love the fact that you don't tare up the structure while designing/installing the plumbing.
I appreciate you 🙏
I alway like how you measure in this video.. This obviously takes practice.
Yes practice is the real trick. Thanks for watching. I appreciate your support.
Looks good man keep up the good work.
Thank you👍
On those long 3” runs, shouldn’t there be a clean out in change of direction or every 100’
And the reduced bushing on the 2” trap ? What, I never seen that
MI plumber.
The spacing of cleanouts for a 3-inch drain pipe depends on local plumbing codes and regulations, which can vary by region. However, a general rule of thumb is to install a cleanout every 50 feet or at every change of direction greater than 45 degrees. It is important to check with local plumbing codes and regulations to determine the specific requirements for cleanouts in your area.
Have your helper measure the hub of each fitting and tape the line with painters tape to primer and glue beautiful glue joints. It will teach him how to control it. Also have him cut and use cardboard under his joints to keep it off the floor. It won't take him long to learn to be careful. I have to be careful myself not to be sloppy when I'm doing it.
Good advise. Thank you
I love this!!
Thank you. I appreciate your comment
Back in the early 80's I worked for a summer as a Plumbers Helper (aka GO-FER) I decided not to pursue that line of trade. Sure wish that I had that summer over to work with you. And I'm sure I would have learned the Plumbing trade. But then again that hindsight is 20/20, right? Oh but I did learn the 3 rules of Plumbing
1)HOT's on the LEFT
2)COLD'S on the RIGHT, and
3) Crap Doesn't Flow Uphill and add one more cavet to these rules, PAYDAY'S ARENT ALWAYS ON FRIDAY.
Thanks Again for your instructions.
Lol 😆. I appreciate your enlightenment spirit. It's nice to hear a great and good-hearted comment it make for a awesome day👍
@@theartofplumbing I have a challenging project. I have a walk in closet, I want to turn it into a bathroom, it sits next to my master bath. my house is on a slab foundation. Main concern, will i have to access the main drain line? Or can i access plumbing in MB?
Sorry, buddy you will have to tap into the main waste line. Under the cement slap. Big job, but there is a different type of toilet that would make the job a lot easier. Check out this video. ua-cam.com/video/hJjLwlVVORE/v-deo.html
@@theartofplumbing Thanks, what about the shower? Same? Main drain?
Yep same thing😏
well done! Thank You!
I appreciate you. Cool 😎
I have this concept for my basement that I will be living in. The basement is some what brand new (built 2 years ago) I want to to have half the basement for storage and the other half the basement will be my room washroom together In 4 walls with the washroom ( shower, vanity, toilet). Iv seen it somewhere long time ago. Would you suggest it?
I love basement and finish basements at that, I think that is a great idea, but if I were you I would make sure your basement or home is not in a flood area. Basements will back up and distroy everything in it. Sorry I don't want to discourage you, just something to think about and study before you do anything to your basement. Best of luck.
Great video 😎
Thank you. I appreciate you
Great video and thank you for sharing.... best
I appreciate your support. 🙏
@@theartofplumbing I went back to community college to learn plumbing. I’ll be following for more info
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Didn't know those were alignment notches. That's nice to know.
I done it same with cast iron and copper commercial 80 flat building in downtown Chicago pvc a piece cake easy to cut and install
My family and I have provided us with the iom migration program since 2014 so far to migrate to America. But I am still waiting for the security measures. We finished our first interview at the US Embassy and we await the second interview.
Good luck my friend.
I'm working plumbing, but I live in Iraq in northern Iraq and Kurdistan and I want to live in America to work in plumbing. I am proficient in work and have a good experience of approx. 20 years
wish I could help. we need many Plumbers here in the US
wow amazing. learned a lot
Awesome. I appreciate your feed back and support
@How To Plumbing, I'm confused as to how you made up the fittings to install the drain for the toilet and vent. I saw you putting it together on the ground, but how did you get it so accurate?
Lots of practice. Easy once you get it. Your right I need a video to cover just that. 👍
I built my own home with a contractor and several teen age boys. We did our plumbing all to code. I have a kitchen 2" waste line that connects at the joint that exits the house. That pipe comes from two bathrooms and washer machine. I occasionally get a clog on the kitchen side of that exit joint. It lies about 19' from the kitchen sink. I want to snake it to that point and want to know if I will push any of the clog into the pipe coming from the bathrooms which is 3" I assume because it comes from the toilets. At that joint I am learning it is a sweep connecting the kitchen 2" pipe to the 3" pipe coming from the bathrooms. Does this guarantee I will not be pushing the clog into the pipe coming from the bathrooms? Rather pushing it into the exit headed for the septic? I have had to do this once or twice in 20 years. And it worked, but I am a widow and I am doing this by myself and it is a BIG job. If you have any advice, I would appreciate it. Thank you very much.
Your right it should not push stoppage back to bathroom drain. All pipe fittings should be directional fitting allowing the flow of waste and sewer machine to go one way out and away from your home. If you can clear line at 19' great, but be carfule not to get it caught at ceptic take. Sounds like you know what your doing. You got this 👍
laser real handy , in fact in commercial Id say mandatory laser up mark floor snap chalk lines
you dont want to use a plumb bob been there done that . for this job good for laser as well I never did a house so wide open guess its a flood zone raised 12 foot?
Love the video, sorry it took me so long to find it
Thank you. I appreciate your support. 👍
@@theartofplumbing Glad to learn from a professional at my own speed. I was wanting to install a plumbing drain waste system in a crawl space underneath my flooring. Do you have recommendations on how long the vents need to be coming off the toilet or other fixtures? I tried looking up Missouri plumbing code but having some hit and miss answers.
@@myWiggy Hello Danny. The State Of Missouri really don't have a state Plumbing code. At least not that I know of. The plumbing license I had when I was in Missouri where St, Louis City and County plumbing license, and University City, mo. And the vent distance is determent by the size of the drain or sewer line. This link may help you with that 👍homesteady.com/how-12197063-calculate-plumbing-vent-requirement.html
@@theartofplumbing Tysm
Nice job. However I noticed that you didn't drill your DWV pipes through your joists but beneath rather. Any reason for that?
There was no need to. The ceiling here is really high 11 feet. and will not be covered with drywall. If this was going to be a finish area and a standard 8-foot ceiling living quarters yes I would have drill through studs. Me personally I try not to drill through the ceiling joist if I can avoid it. Because you have to be very careful how you drill you don't want to mess with the integrity of the support. If you feel you need to cut into the joist I would recommend you talk to the architect first. Good Question
Great video but do you get paid by the word or do you just draw it out longer for advertisement purposes?
Lol. Not by the word. That would be nice. The more I put in the description box the better chances people will find me on youtube.😉 Thank you
Great video Sir. You are a professional.
remodeling a 13x 8 bathroom .moving toilet 6 feet ,had to relocate 3 inch drain and get rid of old vent for toilet and tub.new bathtub drain will be located 4 feet from main toilet drain ,also adding a walk in shower ,drain will be 10 feet from main 3 inch drain.all connected together.how many vents will I need and there location? I am going to use 2 inch on bathtub .can I use one and one half inch pipe on an 8 foot run tied into tub drain?
Yes you will have to vent everything. I would run a 11/2 drain more then 5'
The interval of suspension for pvc pipe is 4' for all sizes. I didn't see one shot where the piping was properly supported.
They were supported and I did talk about it in the videos. I just didn't show it in the video, because I had to wrap things up by videotaping whys
@How To Plumbing, could or does the pvc have to be flush with the joist?
No, it should drop slowly to the end of the run.
@@theartofplumbing not to bug you about a previous question, but when you have time can you tell me what Saniflo toilet you used in your video? Also, what is one one way I can learn to read blueprints, because I use to remember how, but list it due to not doing plumbing for a long long time? Like, where do the plumbing goes. I know what the illustration shows, such as doirs, toilets, lav sinks, kitchen sinks, etc.
“Not a Picasso with the glue & primer” 😆
I like you’re easy going attitude & teaching 👍
I got 3” drain going to another 3” Horizontal horizontal can I put sweep elbow or it must be a Y with a clean out ?
Yes, but keep in mind there needs to be a clean out every 50' and this was a great spot to install one for Future use.
I’m gonna subscribe!
You layed all of this out without striking any Chaulk line on the ground ????? No laser ?
Thank you 🤜🤛
@@theartofplumbing bro you have link for that laser you are using ?????
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Amazing work brother
Thank you bro👍👍
Silly question - When you use pvc, don't you need to do a light sand where the joints meet and are glued?
That's a good question, because some plumbers do just that. I let the cleaner do the work for me.
@@theartofplumbing thank you much
@@theartofplumbing Well, cleaner doesn't perform the same function as deburring the inside: to remove rough edges that may catch stuff inside a fitting. Deburring the inside is easy and doesn't take long.
Many plumbers recommend (1) deburring the inside _and_ (2) sanding or filing the outside to put a chamfer on it. The first prevents snags on the inside. The second helps the glue spread when making a connection.
@@burts6896 your right
I like your work sir..
That’s quite good but there are a bunch of empty spaces where there’s no comment or no explanation. I’m just assuming what’s happening but in some cases I’m completely clueless
Yes your right plenty open space. But this home use to be a one story, thanks to 2016 flood the home owner was force to have it raised 12ft. Of the ground. I'm like you wow all that open space. What can you do😣 thank you.
Hey can I have a vent pipe and drain pipe 5inch apart from each other?...they are 10 inches apart now..im trying to have a window in my kitchen but they will have to run side by side for that to work..
Do you need to have a slope for the pipe going to the main waste line???
Yes you do👍
Like your system of laying out your fittings.
Thank you👍
@@theartofplumbing , really thank you, as I usually have an idea and mental picture of how I am going to do a house,
but my piece by piece method really is tooo slow, this way also makes me to be more accurate with all parts needed ,
This is a follow up , to my comment
as now ,, , I tried your method and it worked just fine.
A proven winner for me, thanks for sharing ..
@@georgefolgers8731 appreciate you 😉
Are you using a Lazer for your centers
Not this time. I just measured off the floor beams.
How do you keep up to date with all the new codes and stuff?
It's a challenge some times, but all Plumbers have to have 6 hours of continued education before they can renew there plumbing license and a lot of that is talked about in class. Great question 👍
Very informative, but for God's sake, get a tripod or something. I couldn't finish the video because it was shaking and moving all over the place.
Great video. Very helpful. I have a question. What’s the best way to connect pvc to copper? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Glue a pvc coupling to a Schedule 80 nipple and connect to copper female
Would it be easier to fix or replace corroded pipes
Sometimes if there not to bad, but it's hard to tell
What if they paid 63.587$ to teach the youth. I came across this Video searching slope for Drains Awsome Video.
Thank you. That job would be great for the youth and the future of the trades. Also, that would be a good salary. 👍
I do new home HVAC for a living. How hard is it to learn new home plumbing? I have no desire to do service in either trade.
Yeah, service work in any trades can be difficult, it's not the work that's hard some times just trying to get people to understand what you have to do to make things work,codes, inspection, restrictions. going behind the last guy mistake, etc. I get. 👍
I get the struggle spilling primer everywhere work with it here in California on a apartment complex lol even though abs is mostly used in my area lol
Yeah it's not easy lol.
How to Plumbing
In Canada all interior piping is abs no PVC unless it's water supply and who does that nowadays.
And it's a one step glue .... which seems easier.
I've plumbed over 20 years. Nice to see a video of plumbing done properly and it's nice neat and straight as our title states PLUMB. What's your take on that plastic pipe hanger. I still use galvanize hanger. Also does your local code require purple primer? Luckily here in NC we are allowed to use Un-Purple primer which is visible with a UV flashlight. Again nice job.
Thank you. Sometimes it depends on what part of the area you live in. Some inspectors only want to see the in-ground drain line in purple, so they don't have to crawl down into the ditch. The can see it from the top side. And others will let you get away with purple primer above ground. I call my local inspector first sometimes if I'm not sure. I wish everyone was on the same page. I'm sure you understand 😎
Good video
Thank you my friend
The p trap for the AC condinsation. The long piece catching the kitchen sink. Why does the long piece at the p trap drop down then goes up to the 4inch. Wouldnt water build up in there and catch food and grease people wash down the sink
That's why the kitchen sink and A/C line as well as all plumbing fixtures have the separate vents. And yes the waste lines are all tied together. A grease trap would be nice, but there's not going to be a commercial sink in here. Good question.
Should I use 2” vent or 1.5” venting. I only have 1sink 1shower 1 toilet1 laundry sink and 1 washer
First of all. I would recommend you reach out to your local plumbing code official, because each State and City plumbing code may differ. In some cases it is not as much as sizing your vent, but you may have to bring the vent out the roof size the same as your main drain line going out to the sewer line in the ground under. home. But with all that said technically For a plumbing system with just 1 sink, 1 shower, 1 toilet, 1 laundry sink, and 1 washer, 1.5" venting should be sufficient. The key factors are that you don't have a lot of high flow rate fixtures like multiple showers or jetted tubs, and you only have a single stack for the toilet, sink, and shower.
With just 5 fixtures branching off a single stack, a 1.5" vent should provide enough air flow to properly vent the system. Going up to 2" venting won't hurt, but is probably overkill for this setup. Sticking with 1.5" vents will save a bit on material cost.
The main time you would want 2" vents is if you have a more complex drain system with multiple stacks, lots of fixtures, and/or high flow fixtures. But for a straightforward 1.5 bath setup like you described, 1.5" will work just fine."
Let me know if you would like me to modify or expand on this suggested response at all! I aimed to provide a thorough overview explaining why 1.5" vents would be suitable for the specific plumbing setup described.
Hope you get a GoPro for Christmas. Not a bad job for one handed
Lol. Thank you. That would be nice.
Is there a correct way to drill the holes for all the piping I always get confused with that aka I am an apprentice
Good question