Callieandkarin, yes my boys are big and DD#1 has a male and he's even larger. My girls are a little more petite in the 15 lb range. I love ragdolls, once you have them you can never go back. They are so dog like that they were more of a dog than my actual dog,. LOL They used to beat the dog in run and fetch the ball and she was annoyed to say the least. Of course she was elderly by then but she loved her cats. So gentle, affectionate, loyal and clever. Are your cats crazy about drinking water from the tap? The girls used to turn on the tap every day to help themselves to fresh water drips- I had to wrap towels and stuff around all my taps for a long time to break them of this "habit". they also are constantly going around the house and opening drawers - or maybe that's the resident ghost? Kren pa - yes I think they do love the sink because it's cool. I have 4 cats - that's my limit - so sometimes they go into the bathtub or shower.

I think they are now being designed by the same guys that design the new airline seats..... you knees, no matter how short you are, now hit the seat in front of you. I am only able to sleep on a plane, well, used to be able to sleep on a plane by using my tray table, with my jacket bunched up for apillow....... well NO more! the seat, if it isnt' reclined for the person in front of me, still hits my head. Now if they recline their seat, which I was told by an attendant they are allowed to do, even if the seat is broken and it hits you in the face as you sit straight up in your own seat that they can't tell that person or ask them to sit up straighter. I swear on one flight, the seat in front of me was broken, I could put my hand touching my face and touching the back of that seat without extending my hand. I asked the attendant to please ask them to sit up just a tiny bit, they said they couldn't. I asked the lady and she said to me, nope... I finally can sleep. So I sat for 5 hours with this ladies head in my face. great huh????? sorry, didn't mean to highjack the thread. but yea, I think they are designed by the same idiots that now make flying sooooo much fun and sooooo much cozier.

Before I answer your second question I need to make a correction to my previous post. I previously stated that you would install a "PVC female thread adapter" into the copper fitting. Shame on me! The copper fitting you described is a cleanout therefore it is obvious that you would install a "PVC male thread adapter" screwed into the copper female threads, not to mention the fact that code expressly prohibits using any "PVC female thread adapters" without exception. Now for your question about running a vent in an outside wall cavity. There is nothing in the code that would prevent you from doing so, however, if you do find it necessary to run the vent in an outside wall in a cold region I would suggest you make the vent line a minimum of 2" to help prevent frost closure. Also, when insulating the wall, place insulation between the pipe and the exterior sheeting, but no insulation of the interior side of the pipe. The will allow a bit of heat to migrate through the interior wall and keep the pipe warm enough to prevent frost closure. Code also requires that in regions subject to frost closure all vents must be increased to 3" diameter at least 12" inside the structure before passing through the roof. The 12" is fine for older homes that had little to no insulation in the attic space, but with the state of the art trends to place thick insulation in the attic space I prefer to increase the line to 3" as soon as it passing through the top floor ceiling into the attic space. If your running the vent in an outside wall there is one code issue you should be aware of. The code says we cannot terminate a vent within 10 horizontal of the property line. Here again, this is generally a non-issue today because most jurisdictions require a 10' setback from the property line, but in some areas where houses are very close together, of where a house is built very close to the property line we must keep this rule in mind.

Two 18 year olds… I remember how quiet my days got when mine flew the nest. I happily spent more time on me. I exercised every morning for the first time. I never realized how gone they would be. I decorated their rooms for anticipated return visits that never happened. One moved around the world and had two grandkids I've never held…stupid pandemic. The other thankfully nested nearby. Grandkids are solace.