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Bathroom Plumbing Work and Electrical Wiring the Kitchen

Plumber Kevin Hanley reviews the installation of the new half-bath. A pedistal water basin and an antique toilet are installed. Electrical wiring is run to the kitchen where remnants of early wires are found. New wire is pulled through the walls and to the new electrical box.
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" Let's interrupt Kevin Hanley our plumbing contractor -- to talk a little bit about the water closet. Does this is really. An innovative installation we're putting in half bath inside clothes closet. And of course this is how. The original water closet terminology came due to be when they intended -- that plumbing -- put these pictures in a closet. And let me see that minute can be erected in this is the copper beads that we're putting it down into the crawl space. For the pedestal sink what do you call this. That they plastic insulator keeps -- with the copper step Britain you -- vibration loud noises them. And when you put an infinitely. To represent real wholesome instant creates and it's doing exactly that idea and -- area well we're ready to go in and we found a pedestal sink that is. But you've long will this based go right over the pipes they're -- prescribe the floor here so that. We can hide the water lines and get the -- in the corner perfect and then let me hand you the the base which have yet to cast fan base with the court. Found that at a local salvage yard you're hearing and Altadena. That's perfect in -- you know you'll -- sewer lines -- exactly we told -- OK now on the other side of the closet we're putting in. An antique. Toilet right recall that -- we've -- hole right here this is something that they -- of the pipe. And that keeps the -- from vibrating with the books are here. And it'll fit -- I think it's got pretty simple yeah we'll get to tortures aren't."

" But you can sort of right over the."

" Now what about the waste you've got it up about ten inches beyond the finished floor yet -- brought it up high and now that we've got -- the foil operational figured out were carted off into the closet ring or. They were cut off about a quarter above the floor."

" There were no way to get up. Right that's a nifty little -- it's the flat blade like that."

" Okay thanks Kevin we're gonna go in the kitchen now -- it's just. First let's say -- Mike -- from the wire nets electricians here in LA. My good name. Let's see this talk about the thousand we still have -- not into wiring U right correct and that refers to this kind of simple wiring system you know porcelain insulator and that's enough destitute and insulated wire and tubing rights -- water exactly so that we had to go -- with stud that you as an insulator like this who -- excellent thing. It's not the safest in the world -- we get that -- attached to the house that these are really looking artifacts but we've replaced. The service right correct we have -- service outside now what was here before just that the you know. Panel definitely an analyst with probably an upgrade in the 1950s. Yes. And the panel would you put in now it's hundred out from underneath. Right which is pretty much the standard -- yes this. OK so now we're at the point of -- feeding the entire house. And you're using vinyl clad cable yes. How you -- you know we're gonna that's the existing two wire and we're going to be pulling them out Louisiana. What you've done is basically you've hooked up to the existing wiring that was in the law. -- to the warranty to correct -- well are you you know optimistic I'm going to have my brother who are before me if I'm going to result in an attic. Yes all right. You pay any get apple and get there. So it is a two man job yes and this does basically is the new being for the kitchen light hits it."

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