Recent content by CoconutPete

The 50 up there never worked right, plus it's 20 yrs old. Even in it's "half a$$" state, it somehow supplied this house just fine (2 adults, 2 kids). It wasn't until it quiter literally stopped making hot water that we felt compelled to replace it. If a new 40 gallon tank, which I have to...

Plumber looked at my house and in his opinion a 40 gallon tank would be sufficient - the answer to your question is yes, I trusted his recommendation. If a month from now that water heater isn't serving my house well, then i'll take it up with him and i'm sure I'll feel compelled to start a new...

So .... water heater is from 1996. It has been acting funny for a while and the most recent attempt at extending it's life was a thermal coupling .. did not do anything. It has to go. It's a 50 gallon which I'm told is slightly larger than the "default" for a 2.5 bath house. Plumber has a 50...

Funny - Grainger is one of the many sites I visited. The one you linked to is no longer made. The other ones they have all have a max IN pressure of 0.5, not out.

I'm sure it would do a fine job for Propane. I have Natural gas though.

Barbeque manufacturer: "You will need to contact your gas company to resolve this issue" Just left a msg for them.

Charlotte, NC. In Denmark we have all black pipe.

I have a 2PSI natural gas system in my house. I have an outlet for the grill ... bought the hose, quick connect etc. everything I need for the grill. Except.... All the grill parts say not to exceed 0.5pSI. OK - no problem. The house is 2PSI. So ... we need a regulator that takes the 2PSI...

Well ... just in case the masses want to know. I did speak with a plumber - 3 in fact. One was the guy that either works for the gas company or is subcontracted by the gas company (it wasn't clear - he used paperwork labelled as the gas company). Everyone agreed that the copper pipe chillin'...

This is too wonky. Called a plumber. He'll be here next week some time. Here is a pic of the whole layout.

EDIT: I found the answer to my previous question. Can you tell from that pic if it's soldered or brazed? Crazy that it's just buried in the ground like t that...

This is a pic of my house. It's in Charlotte, NC and built in 1996. From what I can tell, the line comes out of the wall, splits in 2 where one goes back into the perpendicular wall and feeds the fireplace. The line that exits the picture runs under (and up through) the deck to a valve that...

OK -that should be manageable. So it seems there is a way to do this - now I just have to gather up the courage to rip out all the iron pipes!

So I should not build it the way I have it in my last picture?

This ain't the prettiest but it'll do .......