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I have 1 1/2 inch yellow gas pipe running about 80 ft from the meter to a 400K pool heater. At both ends there is a metal compression fitting which transitions to metal pipe. I have had leaks over the years in both of these fittings. Are there newer type compression fittings available for...

I need to connect some PVC to castiron. The castiron is 4" and the hubs were sealed with a rubber gasket. After pulling out the existing CI and the rubber seal, I used a Fernco PlumbQwik connector to put in 4" PVC. The connection seemed tight, although it could have been tighter. I decided...

I had posted this over at John Bridge, but I thought I would post here since it involves plumbing, tiling will be later. I finished busting up concrete ( remind me not to do that again! ). Actually it wasn't that bad once I got the hang of it. I rented a Hilti and it went pretty well. It...

My kitchen sink faucet keeps getting clogged with some sort of small white chunks. When I clean them out, I can smash them between my fingers. It only takes a day or two until the water flow is greatly diminished again. Any ideas of where I should start looking, or what this may be? My...

I am just about done remodelong my shower. I have a couple of Hansgrohe body sprays. They required 1/2 inch nipples recessed 3/8 inch from the finished wall. after tiling, they are recesses slightly more that 3/8". The body sprays screw on and tight to the wall, but they don't seem tight...

I need to run 1/2 inch hot and cold water lines from a basement crawl space to a shed, the lines will run about 10ft underground. Can I use pex for this purpose? Thanks, Ron

I have a very large shed in the back yard ( about 18 X 30 Ft ) it is built on a slab and is really just used for storage and has pool equipment in it. I would like to Close off one section and put in a bathroom that would be used in the summer. To do this would require running a 4 inch...

I am installing a new shower in my master bath. It will have several shower heads ( Regular, Handheld, Overhead, and body sprays ). I have been reading about mixing valves, everything I read says to go with thermastatic 3/4" valves. I am just curious about the difference and benefits of the...