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I just moved into my first home and was hearing loud cracking noises and I didn't know where it was coming from, I have now traced it to the ABS drain pipe running in the basement ceiling in the floor joists expanding and contracting when we use the hot water. It's a 2 inch ABS drain pipe and I...

Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone could help me with a problem I'm having with a sink I'm fitting not draining even though there isn't a blockage (maybe). Quick background, I am putting the sink into my wife's business. There was a large ceramic sink with copper and steel piping that...

Hey All, I was changing my expansion tank today and when I took it off it and the intake pipe were completely clogged with rust that looked black. The metal lip inside after the threading was completely rusted out at the bottom and the expansion tank connection was uneven from rust as well. My...

Hi, I have a 1-story, 2 bathroom home where originally my master bathroom and guest bathroom toilets were facing back to back with a shared double sanitary tee connection and 2" vertical vent pipe to the roof. Now I have relocated my master bathroom toilet approximately 12 ft away and my...

We live in an old farmhouse in Central North Carolina, with a water well that has a 6-inch casing pipe, which was probably laid as early as 1940, or possibly as late as 1950, so it's at least 70 to 80 years old [and I'm guessing more like 80]. I'm assuming the casing pipe is steel, rather than...

Hi, Attached are photos of old insulation wrapped on cold water pipes in my basement. Does anyone recognize what they are made of? I am most concerned they may contain asbestos, but would also like some ides of what it is. The house was built in the mid-60s. Thanks, Marina

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Hello. Looking for a little advice. Just replaced a leaking Sloan flushmate system. Water was leaking into tank from a hole in the old flushmate. Relatively easy install but now that the new one is in I am hearing a dripping sound in the cellar under the toilet. Sounds like it’s in the PVC...

I'm in the process of a bathroom+bedroom remodel in my basement and have encountered a snag in the bathroom with the existing cast iron pipe that is in the concrete slab. The house was built in '52, but I'm not sure how old the pipe is. What I do know is that it's 3.5" ID and isn't perfectly...

Hello everyone Hope someone can answer this. I'm installing a new gas water heater . I'm replacing the current electric water heater. The location of the new heater will be a new location, more equidistant between the two bathrooms in the house. It will be located in a full basement, 50 x 27...

I'm using 3/4" schedule 40 pipe for the structure of an industrial looking shelving project installed on a wall in my house. I'm running into a hiccup that I just can't wrap my head around solving and I bet that the plumbing community can easily tell me if it's a hopeless cause or offer some...

I'm usually pretty good at handling small DIY projects that pop up. But plumbing, beyond toilet flappers and minor sink repairs, has not been a challenge for me yet. Looks like that is about to change and I am wondering if I can get a little advice! My basement is unfinished except for some...

My old bathtub faucet/ diverter is no longer working. I go and buy an identical one from Lowe's. I open the instructions and find 4 types of pipes shown in the directions. My type of pipe is not on there... of course. Mine protrudes a little over 3 inches and has threads close to the wall? SEE...

I am doing a minor renovation and I changed the pipes for the plumbing. When I spoke to a plumber who happened to be passing by, he said the work was done incorrectly. The 3 inch pipe has a toilet above it. The 2 inch pipe comes from a shower. This is in DC where 2012 ICC plumbing codes...

The pipe connecting my shower head leaks every time we turn it on. My question is how can I replace this disaster with a new shower head that won't leak? Would I need to fix the pipe itself as well? Thank you for who ever reads this and helps!

I am planning out an underground sprinkler system and need to bore a hole through a concrete foundation wall to bring 3/4" copper pipe through. The point where the pipe will come through is above grade, and in a northern/freezing climate. The concrete foundation is roughly 90 years old. I've...

Hi guys and gals, I have a pipe that runs through the footing in my garage's foundation to the outside of the house. Rainwater comes through this pipe into my garage. Here are my questions: What is this pipe for? Can I plug it? Are there other solutions for how to keep the water out of my...

Ran into this while doing some DIY repairs on a house built in 1949, which was built with under-slab plumbing and under-slab runs to radiators. I found that some of the copper water supply pipe (not radiator) was too fat to accept normal 1/2" fittings. After going completely mentally blank from...

Hi all. I have a non-plumbing scenario that nonetheless involves regular pipe. I'm using 3/4" pipe to mount a driveway mirror on a vertical wooden beam. The mirror is in a wooden frame that I built, to which I plan to attach a flange to accept the pipe. I plan to get the pipe to the desired...

The old refrigerator was removed and a new refrigerator was installed. The issue is: The shut-off valve was turned back to the "on" (open) position once installing the new hose to new refrigerator but no water is coming from the pipe. Does anyone happen to have any recommendations?