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I had to remove the ceramic tile from my entire bathroom floor because of water damage by the toilet. The water damaged area was repaired. I now want to lay new ceramic tile back down on the floor....

I understand what your saying about option one. The problem is that the closet ring is attached to a 90 degree elbow which is connected to the 3 inch horizontal pipe. So basically I don't have the 4...

I recently found out that that the floor below the toilet was rotting due to a leaky toilet seal. I removed the tile, cement board and the rotten wood. I am now in the process of replacing...

I don't want to tile on top of tile, I plan on removing old tile and replacing. I don't want to remove the vanity. So I am looking for a way to cut the tile close enough to the vanity so it will not...

I recently had some floor damage due to either a leaky toilet or bathtub. Pretty nice for a 4 and a half year old home eh? I talked to the plumber and he is willing to repair the damaged wood around...

I think your right. So now the question is how hard would it be to vent out of the roof. I am afraid to cut a hole in the roof because I am not sure how to make it water tight. Hmmm, I am going to...

Thanks for all the great help so far everyone. I hung the heater this weekend. I ran into a problem with venting to the outside. When I run the class be vent tubing, I need to run horiztonally with a...

Do I have to do the pressure test for the gas like the directions say. I talked to a plumber and he showed me how he would hook it up. He however did not mention the pressure test.

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On the back of the unit it has terminals labeled R G W1 W2. Which two would I use? Since I want a thermostat with a switch on it, do I somehow hook it up so if the switch should get turned...

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I just purchased a Beacon Morris garage heater. It is a BRU-75. I was wondering if anyone could tell me where I could purchase a thermostat for this particular model. I want to have a switch...

Do I need to screw the flange down or if it is a tight fit will that be good enough?

I am going to set a toilet tomorrow and I am not sure how to set the flange. The roughed in pipe is four inches. Do I need to cut that flush with the existing floor. I have tile on top of a concrete...

Terriffic! The gaps are no more than a quarter inch (more like an 8th). I thought had to be tight.

I am hanging drywall in my basement. No matter how hard I try my seams for the drywall are not matching up perfectly. There are small gaps in some places and my corners are a bit off?

How much...

That is what I thought. 5/8th inch is a good choice however correct?

Thanks for the input. I actaully went with fiberglass before I saw these posts. I probably would not have had I seen these posts first. I hope its going to be all right.

I am going to put drywall on my basement ceiling. Is it best/required (due to building code) to use a flame retardent 5/8" board?

I need to insulate my basement. I live in Wisconsin. I have heard I should use a vapor barrier and I have heard you should not. Does anyone have an opionion?

I am finishing my basement and I would like to reduce the amount of noise that travels between floors. We have a TV down stairs now and you can hear it very well in the office upstairs. Somebody told...

I just installed a baseboard heater in my basement. Seems to be working fine, heats, turns off when themostate 'says' turn off and all seems well. The only thing is I noticed that it has a slight...

I am installing a baseboard heater on a 240v 20amp circuit. I have a Honeywell Cadet thermostate. Sounded simple enough to hook up until I discovered the thermo. Has no place to connect the ground. I...

Thanks again Stanfortyman. You are always coming through for me. I thought it was OK but I wanted to make sure.. Thanks a ton.

I am setting up an end of run switched outlet on a 20 amp circuit. I want to know if I have to use a 20 amp switch or if a 15 amp switch would be OK. I was told that you can use a 15 amp outlet on a...

OK, should I use a two pole 20 amp breaker for this job?
On an additional note, in the bathroom I am installing, I have a light/heater/fan in the ceiling. Its on its own 20 amp circuit. The switch...

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I have my panel all figured out. Now I am hooking up a cadet electric baseboard heater.
It is a model 8f2000. It is a 2000 watt 220 volt job. Do I need a 40 amp breaker (2-20 amp) and what gage...

Not to sound dumb but do you mean I should take the cover off the panel by removing the screws? Do I need to shut the panel off to do this?

It says homc30uc, A Type 1 Enclosure Square D. Does that help at all?

It says homc30uc, A Type 1 Enclosure Square D. Does that help at all?

How would I know if my panel would take the twin/skinny/tandem breakers?

Sorry about that. One thread got so long about 3 way switches that I thought the actual question(s) was being overlooked. Sorry about that. Should I move this?

I am finishing a basement approx 27' x 27'. I have included a very rough drawing of what I want the basement to look like when I am done. I am wondering if anyone could give me some ideas how to wire...

will one 20 amp receptacle be enough for the living area? The area covered is 27 x 27 minus the bathroom.

I have 6 spots available in my panel. I plan on using two spots for a baseboard heater. That leaves four breakers. One will be used for the outlets in the bathroom, One will be used for the bar area....

OK, that is good to know about the bathroom. So the two outlets above the sink need have their own 20 amp dedicated circuit?
Does the bar area then also needs its own circuit? Since it will have a...

I am wiring an almost finished basement and I was wondering if building codes or anything else dictates that a bathroom should have its own dedicated 20 amp circuit for outlets by the sink. The...

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I am going to go with the 2 wire method since there is no special reason to do otherwise.

Does a bathroom have to have its own dedicated 20 amp circuit for outlets by the sink. The reason I...

Maybe I need to explain more. I have an electrical 'how to' book that. It explains how to setup duplex receptacles two different ways. One uses three wires and one uses two wires. What it does not...

Should I use a sequential duplex receptacles or should I use multiple duplex receptacle circuit. I am setting up recepticles in the basement of my house.

The home is 1 year old so it has the romex wiring, I am in the US so I would refer to the switch as a three way. I also need to wire a bathroom. Can the outlet and the exhaust fan, heatlamp and...

OK, I understand that. Thanks.
Now once I remove the lights in the basement I need to move the location from where the switch is right now, but the wire does not reach. Can I splice a length of wire...

I am finishing my basement. I am to the point where I need to start doing the electrical work. I was wondering if anyone could give me insight as to what I should do with the existing wiring. I have...

I think that draining the sink into the 2" pipe on the left will work. I plan on putting in a vent made by oatey on top.
Then for the bar sink, I could cut into the three inch stack on the right. I...

I started a new thread because the other one got a bit messy.
I need to tap into a 3 inch pvc pipe (drain pipe) to add two drains to it. One will be for the bathroom sink and one will be a bar sink....

I ended up redoing the whole thing. But at least now it does not leak, I did it the way you suggested.

One thing that I noticed is the that the 2'' verticle pipe is up too high to tap into. Do I need to tap both drains into the 3' verticle?

Do you have any suggestions?

Bar sink
How would you recommend hooking that up. Boy cutting into that main pipe sure looks like it could be quite a project

Ok, thanks a bunch, the bar sink, is to the right of the rough in for the bathroom sink. I would put a red arrow but I don't know how you did that. Interesting because I could swear that the plumber...

No, it is the pipe up against the wall, I verified with the plumber who did this house when it was built. The red arrow is point to the toilet drain. The sink drain is to the left of the toilet drain...

Here is the photo of the job so far
Drain is in the concrete floor
Rough in for bathroom sink in the middel
Rough in for the bar sink on the right hand side of picture.