[RE-wrenches] Modifying a plumbing vent

[Matt Partymiller]

Scot,

What do you interpret the last part of that section to mean? ‘The placement of a panel over a vent pipe… shall provide for an open area for the vent pipe to the outdoors that is not less than the area of the pipe…’

Is that saying if you have 2” PVC you need your panel 2” above the top of the pipe?

Thanks for bringing this up.

Matt


Matt Partymiller
General Manager
Solar Energy Solutions, LLC
877-312-7456
matt at sesre.com



From: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org> On Behalf Of Scot Arey
Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2020 11:38 PM
To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Modifying a plumbing vent

Complete game changer. I stumbled upon it in Fine Homebuilding article and was surprised this was not more widely known. Vent pipes can be reduced in height. Details in plumbing section.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.iccsafe.org/wp-content/uploads/2018-IRC-UPDATE-Handout-9-1-17.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiGv-zC_cHrAhVIeawKHcMWDqsQFjAMegQIARAC&usg=AOvVaw36RmseBH_BsTWca5GZc6jd
Howard "Scot" Arey
owner, Solar CenTex
254 300 1228



On Sat, Aug 29, 2020 at 6:07 PM -0500, "Jerry Shafer" <jerrysgarage01 at gmail.com<mailto: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

On Sat, Aug 29, 2020, 3:17 PM William Miller <william at millersolar.com<mailto:william at millersolar.com>> wrote:
Friends:

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?

Thanks in advance.

William


Miller Solar
17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422
805-438-5600
www.millersolar.com<http://www.millersolar.com/>
CA Lic. 773985


_______________________________________________
List sponsored by Redwood Alliance

List Address: RE-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org<mailto:RE-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>

Change listserver email address & settings:
http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org

List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org

List rules & etiquette:
www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm<http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm>

Check out or update participant bios:
www.members.re-wrenches.org<http://www.members.re-wrenches.org>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches_lists.re-wrenches.org/attachments/20200831/e7e9ac11/attachment.htm>