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replacement? Any suggestions on what to replace that packing with?

what is this??? I guess that's one option... So here's the latest. I scraped out what seems like an old gasket around the top of the pvc, and underneath it - between the pvc and the brass - was a ton of fibrous material that was packed into that space. I dug as much as I could of it out...

Thanks Mead. So here's the latest. I scraped out what seems like an old gasket around the top of the pvc, and underneath it - between the pvc and the brass - was a ton of fibrous material that was packed into that space. I dug as much as I could of it out of there (you can now see the void...

Replacing Oakum Packing I found a leak in our first floor shower drain between the PVC drain and the brass drain fitting in the fiberglass unit. I cut out a gasket in the top of the drain - definitely the source of the leak - and found that the space between the shower's brass drain and...

I found a leak in our first floor shower drain. When I cut the ceiling away to get a look at it, I found the previous owners presumably had the same problem and literally put a tray in the ceiling to catch the water before they sealed it back up. Classy. The leak occurs between the PVC...

ceramic disc valves Thanks Redwood. Literature I find says it uses "ceramic disc valves" - is this in lieu of any rubber rings / seat cups?

I'm doing the final connections on a tub. I have sweated together hot and cold water valves to the filler stem, although water lines are not yet connected. To check progress I closed the valves and literally put my mouth over the stem and did a rudimentary air pressure check. I heard a...

many thanks! So well explained, Redwood! Looks like I'm talking about a "drain-in-shoe" setup. Follow up - is that a specialized fitting for directly under the tub drain? The part that came with the tub is a threaded 90 to accept the part inside the tub. Is there a special threaded T that...

Hi all, I'm in the midst of a big bathroom remodel, and am wondering if there are options for running the tub / overflow drain lines. Specifically, does the tub drain line have to run horizontally over to the overflow line, T in, and then drain vertically into the trap? Or can tub drain and...