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    Snake through plumbing vent fixed clog but?

    Had someone use a snake though my toilet. It didn't fix the clog. The guy showed me a bit of mud on the end of the snake and told me my cast iron pipe must of clasped at the 90 under the toilet since the tub and sink drained fine. .A friend suggested we use a snake down the vent from the roof...
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    Sci-fi tv episode fat monster in the plumbing?

    I can't remember what series this was from. The monster in the episode was living fat (not the adipose from Doctor Who). It moved through whatever city it was through the plumbing system and attacked people while in the shower. Please help me identify the series and the episode title.
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    Is there any way to clean out a plumbing vent besides getting on the roof? The roof

    is too steep.? My house is at least 100 years old. I have lived here 18 years and once a year I have to have a plumber come out. My neighbor told me that his plumber went through a vent in the roof and he's had no more problems. This makes sense. I can tell when my plumbing is starting to back...
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    On a full bathroom plumbing, do i need to vent each drain individualy, or can i

    just use the 3" to the roof? I am doing a new full bathroom. i have the sink vented to a 3" roof vent, i have a toilet, shower, and bathtub connected to a 3" drain pipe and vented with a 3" pipe to roof. Do i need to vent the shower and bathtub individually and connected them to the 3" vent or...
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    winter mobile home plumbing problem?

    Had a shower this morning and water wont dain out, the toilet is also full and if i turn on a sink it comes out in the bathtub. Its the wormest day of the winter so it seems funny that it would be frozen? Its a lagoon system and i need help
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    How to break into a trade (plumbing or electrical) while holding a full time job?

    I currently work a full week for the county but would like to start making an effort to learn more and be more ready to support a wife. I'd like to learn a trade and slowly start getting side work. I lean towards plumbing but maybe electrical. I was wondering what steps I need to follow here...
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    Does a plumbing vent pipe need a cap?

    I have several plumbing vents on my roof.....do they need a cap at the top?
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    When was the first Plumbing code introduced in history?

    I am doing a report about plumbing history, any idea? cant find on the internet
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    PLUMBING - whats the best way to install 2 shower heads & diverted handheld?

    I bought a "Shower only" setup but they sent me the "tub AND SHOWER valve". I have the rain can showerhead that comes from the wall which will be connected to it's valve...valve has 4 ports...1 obviously for hot and cold, third for showerhead...and I was thinking the fourth, which would normally...
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    Riser diagram- plumbing?

    i have a project to do for my plumbing class. Ive been given a plan . There is one room dividedtwo restrooms, a womens and a mens, side by side with the womens havign 4 water closets and 3 lavatories and the mens having 2 water closets, 2 urinals and 3 lavatories. At the entrance of the room...
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    What would cause a plumbing vent stack to condensate?

    Two vent stacks are condensating in my attic . What can i do to stop this. It is causing mold.
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    Plumbing Vent - Loop Vent, air admittance valve or what.?

    I am rearranging my Kitchen. THe sink is on an inside wall in the east side of the Kitchen. The vent is in the wall behind the sink. I would like to move the sink to the opposite wall on the west side of the kitchen (an exterior wall 17 feet away). ON the exterior wall there is bay window...
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