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Incandescent Lightbulb "ban" 2014
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<blockquote data-quote="Per Søvik" data-source="post: 113540" data-attributes="member: 1285"><p>Re: Incandescent Lightbulb "ban" 2014</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I guess local building codes and stuff come into play here, but there is a big difference just replacing the cast iron with plastic tubing, obviously not always very practical. I was told by my local plumber that I didn't even have to have a vent, that a valve to let air in was all that was required, but there was a risk if too many buildings in the same street did the same, because of potential pressure build-up. My solution for our small venue/studio with a single bathroom is a 2" PVC vent pipe. I would think that in some cases, one would at least have access to the top part of the pipe, where it goes through the loft, and even if one can't legally reduce the diametre, replacing the top 5 to 8 feet with a pvc tube and putting the right hat on it will reduce both the heat loss through air-echange and the heat loss from heat conductivity in the iron pipe.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Per Søvik, post: 113540, member: 1285"] Re: Incandescent Lightbulb "ban" 2014 I guess local building codes and stuff come into play here, but there is a big difference just replacing the cast iron with plastic tubing, obviously not always very practical. I was told by my local plumber that I didn't even have to have a vent, that a valve to let air in was all that was required, but there was a risk if too many buildings in the same street did the same, because of potential pressure build-up. My solution for our small venue/studio with a single bathroom is a 2" PVC vent pipe. I would think that in some cases, one would at least have access to the top part of the pipe, where it goes through the loft, and even if one can't legally reduce the diametre, replacing the top 5 to 8 feet with a pvc tube and putting the right hat on it will reduce both the heat loss through air-echange and the heat loss from heat conductivity in the iron pipe. [/QUOTE]
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