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I know that some plumbers are not working right now while others are under a lot of pressure with a heavy work load. This seems like an especially tough time to be a plumber. I was thinking about all of you when I read this article...

Thank you! Yes I wondered if having the water just sitting in a line was a problem over time but I would rather just leave it be if it's not.

I don't use my fridge's ice maker anymore, so the line that runs to it (probably around a 10' pex line, teed off of the line that runs to my kitchen sink through the crawl space) never has water run through it. I'm not planning on using the ice maker and so I'm wondering what should I do with...

Mine looks like this. I need to unscrew the cap from the sleeve to get to the parts inside. There are some flat spots for a wrench right at the top of the cap but they are so shallow I can't get a grip with a wrench. Maybe a 1.5 inch socket would work? (If I can find one.) And how do I get a...

I'm going to need to replace my kitchen faucet and I want to choose a good one that will last. Do they make any faucets with brass parts anymore or have they all gone to plastic with pex tubing connections? Do plumbers have their favorite brands or models?

I have a Delta Leland kitchen faucet and I want to replace the springs & seals. I have the handle off but I cannot remove the dome shaped cap from the base. It gives you some very small flat spots for a wrench but when I try to twist it, the cap and base twist as one part in the counter. How can...

This is just my opinion but I have had those screw-on anti-siphon adapters corrode and go bad and need replacement, so I remove the set screw now when I put them on. Otherwise it's a real pain in the neck to get them back off again and replace them.

Well, I guess that as no one is jumping in and saying "oh, tankless water heaters are designed way better than that these days!" I will keep my current setup with the 6 gallon tank after the tankless. It has worked so well this far and I can't see any reason it would be a bad idea except that...

I have a Bosch natural gas tankless water heater that is about 13 years old. When we installed it, we found that it took a high rate of flow to trigger it to turn on. If the tap wasn't on full blast, the water heater would not turn on. So, we added a small electric water heater after it to act...

What do they mean by "Two year limited quality"? Are they only reliable for 2 years?

Thanks a lot, Dana! I guess I would need to remove the pipe insulation and put the tape on instead. There are a lot of pipes in that little room!

Hi Dana, yes I am by Puget Sound. It's only in the last couple years have I seen the temps stay down long enough to start to worry me, and maybe I'm worrying for nothing but if my small electric water heater was to fail, I think the room could get cold enough overnight to possibly cause...

Thank you so much, Jim. Where would you recommend I put the heat tape? The pex has foam tubular insulation over it (except on the fittings that it doesn't fit over). The tankless is a Bosch Aquastar, it doesn't have freezing protection. It has a pipe that brings in combustion air from the...

I have a cantilevered bumpout (16" x 52" inside dimensions), whose door is on the outside, that houses the pex plumbing lines coming into my house, water filter, NG tankless water heater, and a small electric water heater. Usually, the small electric water heater gives off enough heat to keep...

I watched a how-to video on replacing the drain pipe on youtube where the guy used a clear p-trap. I thought it was a pretty cool idea but when I looked up reviews there were a lot of complaints of them cracking.

I've always used Delta but their new style with pex built into it is new to me. I was so proud of myself for getting my new bar faucet installed but 2 days later, I turned on the water and water started spraying out the base of the faucet above the escutcheon. They are sending me a replacement...

Thanks, Reach4, I did put a little bleach in there :-)

Just because I am better at photoshop than plumbing (not by much) here is how I picture the overflow, is this accurate?

It's interesting you should post this question. I had just posted about changing my drain out and discovering all the crud that was in the bottom of that overflow section. I never realized how whatever goes down the drain sits in that bottom section of the sink without draining out all the way...

Oh, gotcha. Thanks, Terry!