[Shop-talk] Hot/Cold drain

[David Scheidt]

On Jan 9, 2008 12:37 PM, Chris Kantarjiev <cak at dimebank.com> wrote:
> > What are the odds of something like this happening?
>
> Pretty good. And the fact that all the toilets were trying to overflow
> was a clue that it was a vent problem... (for future reference).
>
> Our old (1927) house has many vent stacks, but it seems that more
> modern construction is reducing that, causing this sort of problem.

Fewer penetrations through the insulation envelope is a good thing.  A
surprising amount of heat is lost around them.

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David Scheidt
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