We remodeled in the 70s and the vents are pvc.
Harry Jacobson-Beyer
Every house is required by law to have vents that go from the plumbing
out thru the roof. In old houses, these vents are usually metal, and
usually cast iron.
Go outside and look at your roof.
Neal
On Jan 22, 2012, at 7:16 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote:
> Neal,
>
> Thanks for your insight. No cast iron in the walls but a 6 ft
> section in the cellar.
>
> Some of the wiring in the ceiling is old bx but most is romex.
>
> I think I will try Lee or Nora's suggetion.
>
> Sunday, January 22, 20125:15 PMNeal [email protected]
>
>> Harry:
>>
>> As an old retired architect, I would guess that your big problem is
>> not
>> the brick separation wall at all, but something metal in your house,
>> such as cast iron vent and sewer pipes, and possibly even electrical
>> cables and such. I am sorry to say that such items frequently block
>> electrical signals, and relocation is not often very practical.
>>
>> Neal Hammon
>>
>> On Jan 22, 2012, at 11:54 AM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote:
>>
>> I live in a 3 story victorian era home.
>>
>> The front part of the house is separated from the back part by an 18"
>> thick brick wall (of course there are doors between the front and
>> back
>> sections.
>>
>> There are only 2 rooms on the third floor both over the front part of
>> the house.
>>
>> My internet connection (Bellsouth DSL connected to a Cisco/Linksys
>> wireless routher) comes in to the house in the front room on the
>> second floor.
>>
>> I receive a good signal (3 bars) in the front rooms on the 1st,
>> 2nd, and
>> 3rd floors. The 3rd floor has only two rooms. I receive an ok
>> signal (2
>> bars) in the back room on the 3rd floor and a good signal in the 2nd
>> floor room immediately behind the front room.
>>
>> For the back part of the house it's a different story.
>>
>> In the two back rooms on the second floor I receive an ok signal
>> and in
>> the 2nd room on the 1st floor I get an ok signal but in the other two
>> rooms (the ones on the other side of the 18" brick wall) on the 1st
>> floor I don't get any wireless signal at all.
>>
>> Is there anything I can do to get a wireless signal to the back of my
>> house to improve the signal I receive on the first floor and to get
>> the
>> signal to the back two rooms and deck on the first floor?
>>
>>
>> Thanks.
>> Harry Jacobson-Beyer
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> MacGroup mailing list
>> [email protected]
>> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> MacGroup mailing list
> [email protected]
> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
>
_______________________________________________
MacGroup mailing list
[email protected]
http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
_______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list [email protected] http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
