Plumbing System: Home Inspection and Commercial Inspection [Archive] - InspectionNews

Faucet cartridge longevity (17 replies)
To Pan or not to Pan (3 replies)
White mold growing in toilet tanks of new home (1 replies)
Water hammer, I thought, was heard on abrupty closing valves (10 replies)
Buried CSST (8 replies)
toilet supply valve (5 replies)
Leak-testing: hydrogen??? Halon??? (11 replies)
Yellow Corrugated Gas Line on propane tank (4 replies)
Added drain line (6 replies)
Is a sink required in a bathroom. (12 replies)
It just doesn't look right... (6 replies)
New House TPRV not 6" from Floor (1 replies)
NEED A SPARKY FOR HELP ON CSST BONDING QUESTION (2 replies)
Hi, fellow curious people (1 replies)
Inspecting the same double wide model with the same problems (3 replies)
This is not right... (5 replies)
Sewer pipe reduced (2 replies)
Condensation (3 replies)
new to me gas coupling (4 replies)
Sharkbite fitting for PolyB transitions (0 replies)
Sewer Scope going through Toilet??? (3 replies)
Floor Sinks (16 replies)
Part-time houses in areas with freezing temperatures (22 replies)
Kitchen/bathroom sink traps (6 replies)
Have anyone seen these before (1 replies)
small space, need a bathroom? (3 replies)
Height of shower base (3 replies)
Damp patch near shower (10 replies)
EXPOSED EXHAUST FAN IN SHOWER (7 replies)
Water Heater Draft Hood (4 replies)
CSST as Flexible Gas Connector (12 replies)
Dryer and water heater question (3 replies)
One water heater but two expansion tanks (2 replies)
TPR valve on water intake line (1 replies)
Tankless Venting (5 replies)
water flowing up hill (1 replies)
pin hole leaks (12 replies)
Water heater improper installation (23 replies)
Old Gas Shut-off for Appliances (3 replies)
Kitchen drain question (3 replies)
Need some info for kitchen sink drain. (3 replies)
Dishwasher drains to (basement) laundry standpipe (15 replies)
New Home - Drain Piping (12 replies)
Tankless Install (11 replies)
Sump Crock Question (4 replies)
TPR Valves and Discharge Piping (11 replies)
Why do some water heaters have a missing manufactures tag?? (11 replies)
shower valve repair (8 replies)
Old gas shut off (3 replies)
Video of odd water pressure readings. (35 replies)
Tankless water heater exhaust vent (7 replies)
Joining two gas supply lines (3 replies)
Goofy P-trap (4 replies)
Mixed ABS & PVC Drain Piping (10 replies)
LP gas water heater vent iissue (9 replies)
Plants are smart (8 replies)
Illuminating appliances definition (7 replies)
What is this thing sticking up in my yard? (8 replies)
tankless water heater deaths (5 replies)
Refinance, water test on well (14 replies)
Worried homeowner - shower drain and liner (36 replies)
Dishwasher drain hose high air-gap loop- Tennessee plumbing code? (4 replies)
Okay, do you or don't you ... ? (3 replies)
why the corrosion? (9 replies)
TANKLESS WATER HEATER WITHOUT TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER PHOTOS (10 replies)
What is the highest water pressure you have seen? (Photos) (18 replies)
Gas flex through exterior wall (4 replies)
Low water pressure issue in the home (0 replies)
Rain forest shower head photo (2 replies)
Need help identifying a pipe I found in my backyard (4 replies)
Daily chuckle (WTF?) (0 replies)
Exposed Kerdi / Foamboard Under Shower Bench (2 replies)
Tankless water heater on GFCI circuitry (3 replies)
TPR valve pipe termination (5 replies)
Looking for some help...what is this? (2 replies)
Two hot water lines serving water heater (5 replies)
Water lines going outside house wall (2 replies)
Gray drain piping (1 replies)
Elbow at end of sewer vent (0 replies)
Improper installation of TPR valve on Rannai Tankless water heater (39 replies)
Sideways Hose Bib with Vacuum Breaker (6 replies)
Qest Polybutylene Plumbing (2 replies)
Capped cisterns (3 replies)
Plumber's strapping tape (3 replies)
CSST at A meter (1 replies)
Replacing gas water heaters in mobile homes (17 replies)
Additional venting for water heater required? (4 replies)
sediment trap (5 replies)
crystalline minerals (0 replies)
Direct vented gas water heater (10 replies)
Plumbing Code Reference (10 replies)
TANKLESS WATER HEATER MOUNTED DIRECTLY BEHIND AC CONDENSER (4 replies)
Need help with this tank (4 replies)
HI's not liable for anything above their fee? (2 replies)
Plumbing Conundrum (8 replies)
Trapped Drain Line in Crawlspace (11 replies)
Drain line configuration (6 replies)
Black iron gas pipe through concrete (12 replies)
Line coming from drain at water heater..... (14 replies)
Furnace and Water Heater sharing same flue on different levels (3 replies)
JW NG fired water heater age (4 replies)
Hot water lines (6 replies)
Unknown plumbing device (25 replies)
What is HDPF? (6 replies)
DENTED WATER HEATER (25 replies)
Vacuum tubing? (16 replies)
Newb in need (11 replies)
CSST Bonding Specifications Timeline (8 replies)
Gas line connection at water heater drip leg (18 replies)
Sediment Trap Requirement... Clarified? (1 replies)
Drain test (5 replies)
AC CONDENSER DRAINING INTO SINK DRAIN (5 replies)
water heater expansion tank (2 replies)
New to me (8 replies)
TPR Valve (3 replies)
Unidentified device in attic (3 replies)
Return register on ceiling in garage above gas water heater (11 replies)
Thinking of becoming an Inspector (6 replies)
Overwhelmed!! (0 replies)
Seismic Strapping (5 replies)
Condensing heater condensate (7 replies)
Sink drain drain line configuration (68 replies)
water heater code (9 replies)
Are these illegal traps (29 replies)
Obvious Newb question? (3 replies)
Sink drain line (10 replies)
Helping the Newb (8 replies)
Drain piping under bathroom sink (2 replies)
2015 UPC 608.3 (22 replies)
Cement fill in a water heater bollard? (0 replies)
Hose bib on sump pump discharge line (0 replies)
Can i limit the number of roof plumbing vent openings through the roof to one (15 replies)
Corrosion on Plastic Pipe to Copper (5 replies)
Basement Egress Window size (11 replies)
Draft hood for water heater (24 replies)
Water heater PEX CPCV connection. (6 replies)
Hoffman Water Heater Age? (3 replies)
Plumbing component question. (4 replies)
short, capped DWV vent (17 replies)
Toilet venting. (31 replies)
Expansion joints (20 replies)
Vaughn water heater (0 replies)
Gray piping for well water supply (20 replies)
Sediment trap for a tankless water heater (12 replies)
Something inserted into plumbing vent in attic (19 replies)
TCNA and WEBER (3 replies)
ANOTHER COCKING PROBLEM (37 replies)
Gas Line Under Concrete (4 replies)
Looking for some plumbing help (9 replies)
My first inspection (4 replies)
First inspection (2 replies)
flexible drain line under bath sink. (14 replies)
Water Heater Venting (19 replies)
When one is not enough.......... (2 replies)
Washer draining into a sanitary T, no trap. OK? (2 replies)
Water heater venting (17 replies)
Cardboard Sewer Pipes (4 replies)
Blue rust/corrosion Cold water pipe question? (0 replies)
Expansion tank on Tankless water heaters in attic (26 replies)
Distracting, Two females frolicking in pool as I am inspecting. Photo. (2 replies)
Hot water circulator installation (11 replies)
dishwasher drain into Disposal (13 replies)
Pipe Fitting - What is it? (8 replies)
copper carbonate? (6 replies)
Extra pipe at hose bib (13 replies)
pex with white plasrtic fittings (0 replies)
TPR Discharge with Pex fittings (7 replies)
Wall mounted water heater platform secure? (1 replies)
Plumbing leak during inspection: home owner wants me to pay (32 replies)
Taco recirculating pump (21 replies)
TPR VALVE PIPE DISCHARGE PIPE (10 replies)
Separate Dishwasher Trap & Drain (1 replies)
If one trap is good then two are better? (0 replies)
OXIDIZED CAST IRON WASTE (18 replies)
(Poly-B) made in Canada CSA approved. (14 replies)
Check Valve? on drain / vent pipe (18 replies)
multiple material use. (23 replies)
Main water shutoff mystery (6 replies)
Pex water line entry to slab house. (2 replies)
What is causing this soot (3 replies)
Excellent Plumbing Slide Show (0 replies)
Insect nest? (5 replies)
Kitec used for in floor radiant heating (in concrete floor) (7 replies)
PVC Irrigation Piping in Foundation Crawlspace (3 replies)
Tankless gas water heater on inside garage wall without protection from vehicles (22 replies)
Tankless water heater private garage installation - no protection from moving vehicle (8 replies)
Where is the strangest place you have ever seen a water heater mounted? (10 replies)
New member here (0 replies)
Blocked access to water heater. See photo. (8 replies)
For PEX Apologists (2 replies)
Gas Water Heater & Foil Tape Question from Homeowner (1 replies)
Proper expansion tank water pressure (2 replies)
Expansion tank pressure increase (16 replies)
Height (0 replies)
How high would you like your water heater sir? (20 replies)
Exposed vent conductor - too much exposure? (4 replies)
Anyone know of a really good and reliable water pressure gauge? (5 replies)
no power and a lift station (19 replies)
Water heater expansion device in new construction (5 replies)
exterior gas water heater (8 replies)
Help with age of tankless water heater (11 replies)
Safe Pans under laundry equipment. (2 replies)
Is insulation required for PEX type piping? (3 replies)
Owner Complaint (11 replies)
Tapping into waste stack. (7 replies)
Any idea what this triple gismo is? (26 replies)
TPR extension material (7 replies)
Unknown connection to drain off disposer (3 replies)
Building Science guru's - rust going UP ? (11 replies)
Shower Drain, weep holes? (11 replies)
drip pan in attic condensate (0 replies)
Installing PEX on a power vented water heater (5 replies)
TPR terminates to garage floor interior (8 replies)
Need a little help here (14 replies)
Thermostat? (7 replies)
On demand water heater vent (5 replies)
The Day of the Bad Traps (10 replies)
Faucet next to gas vent, CLEARANCE??? (12 replies)
New standards for water heaters !! (0 replies)
12" Metal Supply @ Top of Water Heater (2 replies)
Hidden AAV? (17 replies)
CPVC cement (2 replies)
I know this p trap will work but is it acceptable. (5 replies)
Single plumbing stack (4 replies)
Hot/Cold Mystery (4 replies)
What's a WATTS? (18 replies)
Class action on Pex fittings (0 replies)
WH venting (6 replies)
Vent question (15 replies)
Condensing type heater drain under slab. (6 replies)
Flexible gas connector in contact with flame (8 replies)
Why is the TPR valve there? (12 replies)
What is this? (2 replies)
WOW!!!!!! (12 replies)
Let me count the ways that this is wrong! (8 replies)
expansion tank (36 replies)
Plumbing Jenga (6 replies)
Winterized (4 replies)
water heater veny pipe slope (15 replies)
Double Wide (14 replies)
Septic tank on an six year old home... (43 replies)
Visually interesting plumbing (14 replies)
HPL shower cubicle design (7 replies)
water heaters and radiant heat (35 replies)
Dual shower head (4 replies)
Securing pedestal sink (9 replies)
no actual gas meter (9 replies)
water damage to auto from furnace vent (31 replies)
Studor vents, no vent of roof (4 replies)
Are Shark Bite fittings recommended by the Pros? (125 replies)