[RE-wrenches] Modifying a plumbing vent

[Jesse Dahl]

My state requires a licensed plumber to move a vent stack. 

I saw a vent last winter that got cut short for the array to go over it and it had froze up from condensation and caused the odor for the vent to back up into the house. 

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> On Aug 30, 2020, at 4:48 AM, Darryl Thayer <darylsolar1 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I think the earlier code required a 45 degree slope for any vent above ceiling, attic space
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>> On Sat, Aug 29, 2020, 6:07 PM Jerry Shafer <jerrysgarage01 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I have relocated roof vents several times, just have to make sure they comply, no P traps, flat or downward trends. Fasten correctly to the rafters, sealing both old and new. If you want to do this on the roof under the modules same rules apply.
>> Jerry
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>>> On Sat, Aug 29, 2020, 3:17 PM William Miller <william at millersolar.com> wrote:
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>>> Over all these years I have always been able to work around plumbing vents.  Now I find one that is just in the way.  My foreman suggests we 90 it out of the way, and makes the point that there are vent 90s in the walls all the time.  Is there any concern about this practice?
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