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Warbird posted:Way ahead of you there. They’ll be out tomorrow afternoon. I’m a bit torn whether it would be worth just having them replace the hose and busted head, if possible, or asking to change that to a quarter turn ball. The latter would be easier to service if needed but it may just be less hassle to let them put another of the same in and not think about it until we sell the place or rent it out. Quarter turn, all the way. Get them to replace both while they're there. With the base fee for getting them out there, there's really no extra cost for just soldering on a quarter turn. This is basic plumbing poo poo, shouldn't take them long at all.
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22 Eargesplitten posted:Long shot, but are there any Colorado plumbers in here? I'm possibly installing a bathroom in a cabin (with help) to convert it into a living space and I'm looking at the code for the venting and I want to make sure I'm not misunderstanding this part about venting out of the wall. The cabin has a metal roof that would be a pain in the rear end to get through compared to a wall under the eaves, and it looks like as long as it's the proper distance from any windows or air vents and the proper height above the ground it seems like that's acceptable as long as I have a screen or something to keep birds and chipmunks out. I get the feeling that being confident about understanding code based on a couple sections is like being confident about understanding the law based on a couple sections.
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"Oh huh, there's a pinhole in my sink drain" Has, over the course of a week, turned into "welp I guess I'm ripping out all of the copper plumbing in my house and replacing it with PVC since poo poo's already this hosed" Pray for me.
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Sorry if I am asking in the wrong thread, but thought this might be appropriate: I just bought this pump, and it's leaking around the area in red circled. What sort of sealant/adhesive should I use to seal it and prevent it from leaking? It's a pump to pump car shampoo out of a 5Litre container. 
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Jan 18, 2021 19:16
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Steakandchips posted:Sorry if I am asking in the wrong thread, but thought this might be appropriate: You can just put whatever caulk you have lying around on it. I don't even understand why the two rings are separate pieces. Does the top ring need to unscrew or something? Is it tightened down if so?
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Thanks mate! I shall look to see if we have any caulk. The top ring does not need to unscrew at all, but it does twist, for no apparent purpose. It is not tightened or untightened. It's a stupid design. This pump is the only 52mm one I could find online in the UK. 
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Jan 19, 2021 00:25
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Steakandchips posted:Sorry if I am asking in the wrong thread, but thought this might be appropriate: Does that larger piece slide up over the smaller one/up the shaft? Because that looks like something with an O-ring in it. Which might just have slid out of place.
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I'm adding a new horizontal drain branch to my house for a full bath and laundry room. I'm adding drain plumbing to a floor cavity and to a new interior wall. Is the normal process to complete the drain plumbing that's in the floor cavity, have an inspector out, and then put down subfloor to build the new interior wall? I've asked the Building and Zoning Office but I figured I would ask you guys as well.
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Hashtag Banterzone posted:I'm adding a new horizontal drain branch to my house for a full bath and laundry room. I'm adding drain plumbing to a floor cavity and to a new interior wall. That's entirely up to your AHJ. Some are going to be more reasonable than others about things like this and not demand to see every last inch of the plumbing in order to sign off on it. How reasonable they will be often has a lot to do with your previous work that they have experience with.
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Motronic posted:Does that larger piece slide up over the smaller one/up the shaft? It does not, but thank you for suggesting a possible fix 
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Motronic posted:That's entirely up to your AHJ. Some are going to be more reasonable than others about things like this and not demand to see every last inch of the plumbing in order to sign off on it. How reasonable they will be often has a lot to do with your previous work that they have experience with. Thanks, I'll see what they say
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 Is it normal for water to leak from this area? I just replaced this part and noticed there's some water dripping down. The dripping goes away when the water shuts off, but I'm wondering if it's something I should be concerned about.
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I just bought my first home, yay! It was from an adamant DIYer and....there needs to be some work done. The previous owner has put cold water on the left and hot on the right in every sink except one, and my weekend project is to undo that. Howeverrrrrrrr the kitchen sink seems to have a 5/8" copper pipe feeding it where all the other ones have 3/8" pipes feeding them. Finding new, flexible supply lines for the 3/8" ones has been easy, but I can't find any 5/8" ones. It's my first plumbing project - does anyone have an Ace Hardware, Lowes, or Home Depot or anything link to a fitting for potable water that will work? As far as I can tell, previous owner just ran copper all the way to the faucet instead of using a more usual residential supply line. I've got plumbing solder and the other lines in my cart, I'm just stumped here. Thanks! e: I think a 5/8" stop valve with a 3/8" or 1/2" outlet will do what I need (on each side) NewFatMike fucked around with this message at 22:17 on Jan 27, 2021 |
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The cartridge in the downstairs shower seems to have failed last night, because the water wouldn't turn off after I was done with a shower. There isn't a fixture shutoff so I turned off the house water. When I fix it today, should I also turn off the water coming from the water heater? I'm hesitant to do it unless I need to in case it's like all the other shutoff valves in this house (broken) and I end up with an even bigger mess.
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Jan 28, 2021 18:52
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BonerGhost posted:The cartridge in the downstairs shower seems to have failed last night, because the water wouldn't turn off after I was done with a shower. There isn't a fixture shutoff so I turned off the house water. When I fix it today, should I also turn off the water coming from the water heater? I'm hesitant to do it unless I need to in case it's like all the other shutoff valves in this house (broken) and I end up with an even bigger mess. The water valve to your house is (should be) before the hot water heater. So no, it's not necessary. Just check from another working faucet that both are off before you get started.
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Gonna bump this one (just this time, I promise) in case anyone has ideas because the smell... it continues:Trabant posted:Hello thread. I have a relatively minor but annoying issue, hoping you can help me troubleshoot:
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We just got all our cast iron replaced by PCV, and one thing I noticed is that you can hear the water movement in the PVC a lot more. Not a problem when we are upstairs, but when we are in our basement (which houses the utility room where all the pipes are) you can definitely hear it pretty loud when someone flushes or runs a sink. Is there an acoustic wrap or something I can put on my main drain pipes?
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Jan 29, 2021 12:31
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Ah, the one drawbrack of PVC over cast iron... There really isn't much you can do. They do sell a PVC pipe sprayed with, basically, rubberized undercoating that helps. No help to you. You can try wrapping it with sound deadener/ metalized duct insulation, or even standard insulation, but I don't recomend it in case you have to get back at those pipes for any reason. If space and the current set-up permit, you can frame it in & cover it with drywall. It's better than nothing. Honestly, after a few weeks, your ear becomes inured to it & you won't hear it any more except once in a blue moon, late at night.
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There is duct insulation that comes in the roll and you basically wrap a pipe with it, then use aluminum tape to secure to itself. It helps. If you building a soffit, try using Homasote sheets, then drywall. It's pretty decent at sound insulation
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My other option is to get a decent door and just close in the room. Probably will do that first because we need to do it anyway. Thanks y’all.
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PainterofCrap posted:Ah, the one drawbrack of PVC over cast iron... It's become trendy again to use cast iron for the vertical waste stacks and runs that go over living spaces for that reason. Someone 40 years in the future is going to be cursing the rear end in a top hat that used cast iron when indestructible materials have existed for decades. All because they didn't want to hear some divebombing turds.
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B-Nasty posted:It's become trendy again to use cast iron for the vertical waste stacks and runs that go over living spaces for that reason. You mean 90+ years? Cast iron lasts a very very long time.
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SpartanIvy posted:You mean 90+ years? Cast iron lasts a very very long time. It can, but that's going to vary significantly. Modern cast iron should be better than the old mold-poured stuff, but time will tell. I'd be more worried about all the Ferncos used with cast iron pipes. Nothing will outlast a solvent welded PVC pipe.
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B-Nasty posted:It can, but that's going to vary significantly. Modern cast iron should be better than the old mold-poured stuff, but time will tell. Yeah you've got a good point with the ferncos. I doubt hardly anyone is still joining them with lead and oakum anymore. I imagine using caulk or a fernco is going to create a weakpoint.
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B-Nasty posted:It can, but that's going to vary significantly. Modern cast iron should be better than the old mold-poured stuff, but time will tell. If anyone is putting a fernco on a new cast iron install they need to be fired.
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Motronic posted:If anyone is putting a fernco on a new cast iron install they need to be fired. Matt Risinger over here with more Ferncos than pipe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWwMslb-MTA&t=76s
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Dunno who that is, but "Austin Plumbing" is doing it the lazy way. At that point just use PVC and do something dump like spray foam it in. I'm gonna guess they don't know what a pipe threader is, how to use one, why, etc.
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Also one of my toilets just runs if you look at it and I was thinking about picking up this Danco replacement. Seems straightforward enough and I like the dual flush option. Anyone use one personally or have experience with them? I’ve replaced flush mechanisms before.
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B-Nasty posted:It's become trendy again to use cast iron for the vertical waste stacks and runs that go over living spaces for that reason. I wonder if there could be a product that's essentially PVC interior and cast iron exterior. Seems like it's the best of both worlds! Meanwhile I'm over here with 100% copper main drains.
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I think PVC with a thick rubber exterior sleeve would probably achieve a similar, if not superior sound deadening effect to cast iron.
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For the price of installing cast iron, you could probably buy those thick butyl mats (e.g. Dynamat, used for sound deadening your Honda Civic with 15" sub woofers) and wrap the PVC. Stuff the joist bay with rockwool to round it out, and those noisy turds don't stand a chance!
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Dishwasher didn't drain (first time this has happened, lived here for a year). Looked under the sink and the drain line didn't have a high loop, so I set that up, but I have quite a bit of extra hose below the loop before it hits the garbage disposal. Is it ok to have extra hose there? I suspect it's so the dishwasher can be pulled out without detaching the drain hose, but it seems excessive. After I took that picture I moved the drain hose below the outlet, not sure if that matters or not but it gives me more peace of mind to have the water under the electric.
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The Slack Lagoon posted:Dishwasher didn't drain (first time this has happened, lived here for a year). Looked under the sink and the drain line didn't have a high loop, so I set that up, but I have quite a bit of extra hose below the loop before it hits the garbage disposal. Is it ok to have extra hose there? I suspect it's so the dishwasher can be pulled out without detaching the drain hose, but it seems excessive. Can you spread that excess hose out so it runs around the top perimeter of the cabinet, and isn't coiled like that?
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I need some help with plumbing. I need to install a new drain vent for my plumbing. I was wondering were I should connect the vent. I have attached a picture of my dain lines. I have very simple plumbing. Should I hook it off the main drain leaving the basement? https://ibb.co/41P7Xfn
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kaizier posted:I need some help with plumbing. I need to install a new drain vent for my plumbing. I was wondering were I should connect the vent. I have attached a picture of my dain lines. I have very simple plumbing. Should I hook it off the main drain leaving the basement?
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kaizier posted:I need some help with plumbing. I need to install a new drain vent for my plumbing. I was wondering were I should connect the vent. I have attached a picture of my dain lines. I have very simple plumbing. Should I hook it off the main drain leaving the basement? Typically your main stack would be doing most of the work through the roof and you’d have AAVs at the sinks that need them because they’re too far from the vent, not just tacked on somewhere in the basement. That whole thing is hire a plumber territory.
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kaizier posted:I need some help with plumbing. I need to install a new drain vent for my plumbing. I was wondering were I should connect the vent. I have attached a picture of my dain lines. I have very simple plumbing. Should I hook it off the main drain leaving the basement? I'm the structural spray foam Is that nearly vertical pipe on the left sloped away from the main drain?
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kaizier posted:I need some help with plumbing. I need to install a new drain vent for my plumbing. I was wondering were I should connect the vent. I have attached a picture of my dain lines. I have very simple plumbing. Should I hook it off the main drain leaving the basement? Yikes.  If you are capable of building a proper, roof-terminating vent stack, then you can fix all of the regrettable poo poo going on. I apologize (but in tiny font) if this is your handiwork; if so, I also commend the 'ol college try. Can't learn if you don't try. I would re-route everything to Pipe #1 and install a 4X2X4 tee as high up as possible, with the 2" end vertically up, and tie a 2" vertical line on up the wall & out through the roof for your vent stack. e: also, that elbow that terminates into the side of the 4" with the cleanout the heads out through the wall? It's angled down, allowing wastewater & crud to collect at the elbow...and IIRC you can't use short-90s for those turns any more. edit 2: At Gumby, which I'm shocked is not leaking, you have a 4" tied to a 3" with a reduction coupler. That is a no-no. It is clear that whomever did this, did not do a dry run & build the thing out first before gluing. Nearly every joint is cock-eyed and/or under some type of lateral tension. OR Nitrox posted:I would strongly recommend you get a plumber to deconstruct this jungle gym and do everything correctly PainterofCrap fucked around with this message at 01:04 on Feb 1, 2021 |
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I am trying to fix a dripping faucet, but I cannot for the life of me get the old seat and spring out. I've tried screwdrivers of various sizes and heads, allen wrenches, fingernails, etc. I can't even get the lip to move or lift. Help me fix my faucet before I fix it by declaring the bathroom sink to be an unnecessary luxury item.
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