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Plumbing with PVC Piping

Bob meets with Gerry Folan, the plumbing contractor, who demonstrates how all the waste lines come together in a residence and how they exit the house. The PVC waste lines are "tied" together in the basement and then move to a stack, which a vertical run of PVC pipe, and then the piping exits the house making sure there is a cleanout fitting. Gerry shows how to properly clean and cement (glue) PVC pipes. They also determine that for waste lines to work properly they must have a 1/4" per foot fall. More information