Oh, hey, how are you doing? I am Tim Carter from AskTheBuilder.com, and I have got a secret tip to share with you here at Check this out. See right here, I have to install this fitting into this vent pipe and I am actually going to do it farther up, up here. But I want to show what the problem is.
Look at this. The actual hub of the fitting is going to be inside partially that 2 x 4. That is not a big deal, you might think. Well, you know what? Let me tell you what happened to me on a job a long time ago, when the first time I had a problem like this. I knew that, you know what? I am working with internet PVC. That means I just have to drill 2-1/8 inch holes. I am good to go.
Well, I drilled the holes and look what I found out? I have got a scrap piece of 2 x 4 here, and I have already drilled the 2-1/8 hole. Check this out. The hub of the fitting will not fit inside. But you know what? The pipe fits though, great. So, it took me about an hour-and-a-half to try to chisel around and enlarge that hole, and I do not want that to happen to you.
Here is the size of the hole you need. You need to put in the 2-9/16th inch hole, and check that out. The fitting goes in perfectly. So the tip I want to you remember is, before you start drilling holes in your wood studs during plumbing pipes, think it through. Think where the fittings, and where the pipes actually have to be, so that you drill the right hole. I need to get back to work.
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