Scozz554
Scozz554 OP t1_issy8pg wrote
Reply to comment by statikuz in 6 inch furnace vent. Can I use two elbows in place of a real cap? by Scozz554
Dear reddit. What's the best way to plug up my furnace exhaust for the winter? I'd like to spend less on my heating bill.
Scozz554 OP t1_ispwtbu wrote
Reply to comment by statikuz in 6 inch furnace vent. Can I use two elbows in place of a real cap? by Scozz554
Yeah I imagined a u would be not code, but it could keep things dry until I got a proper one up. Nothing is available locally and things are expected to be wet and below freezing in the next few days. I can find 5" all day. I could reduce to it but that feels more wrong than my u-vent.
Just trying to get something up before I'm no longer willing to be on my roof.
Scozz554 t1_j5zchyr wrote
Reply to Removing pea trap (clogged sink) by ytsephill
You can also try one of those cheap plastic snakes if chemicals didn't do it.
Yeah that coupling ring is threaded and will unscrew. Make sure you are trying to turn it the right way - the ring in the 2nd photo will unscrew downwards and stay on the elbow.
Don't worry too terribly much about breaking something - you've got a couple more fittings before you lose the pipe to the wall. Should be easy replacements if something does break.