BellevuePaul
Seasoned DIYer
First time poster, be gentle.
So, I'm in the middle of a bathroom remodel that I've got torn down to the wood, and the last plumbing rough-in project I'm considering is adding Sioux Chief arrestors to the toilet supply lines for both of the bathrooms (one backs up to the other, right at the stack...common design). Before I started, when one toilet would stop filling, the hammer would cause the other one's valve to leak and run for about 10 seconds -- bad sign.
My question is, the toilet supplies come off a common line in a "U" shape and are about 1 foot part. Would it be sufficient to put a single arrestor in the middle of this "U" part of the supply? That would make distance to the 1/4 turn valves about 12" linearly in each direction I guess.
How close does a mini-rester really need to be to the valve in question to work?
The mini-rester I found was the 5/8" OD straight compression type. That's all Big Orange stocks. Is it worth going looking for the other ones? The lav-sink one looks nice for that purpose, the shower one looks unecessary and would get in the way of my double-shower trees with limited space. The 1/2" MIP looks most flexible? I could sweat a Tee and then an FIP adapter onto that?
P.S. -- Terry, this is a GREAT SITE! If I ever get in over my head, I'm calling you since you're in my back yard anyway. I got a quote from some of your local competition, you know, the ones from "Arizona." They were horrible. Everything they told me about my plumbing was wrong.
So, I'm in the middle of a bathroom remodel that I've got torn down to the wood, and the last plumbing rough-in project I'm considering is adding Sioux Chief arrestors to the toilet supply lines for both of the bathrooms (one backs up to the other, right at the stack...common design). Before I started, when one toilet would stop filling, the hammer would cause the other one's valve to leak and run for about 10 seconds -- bad sign.
My question is, the toilet supplies come off a common line in a "U" shape and are about 1 foot part. Would it be sufficient to put a single arrestor in the middle of this "U" part of the supply? That would make distance to the 1/4 turn valves about 12" linearly in each direction I guess.
How close does a mini-rester really need to be to the valve in question to work?
The mini-rester I found was the 5/8" OD straight compression type. That's all Big Orange stocks. Is it worth going looking for the other ones? The lav-sink one looks nice for that purpose, the shower one looks unecessary and would get in the way of my double-shower trees with limited space. The 1/2" MIP looks most flexible? I could sweat a Tee and then an FIP adapter onto that?
P.S. -- Terry, this is a GREAT SITE! If I ever get in over my head, I'm calling you since you're in my back yard anyway. I got a quote from some of your local competition, you know, the ones from "Arizona." They were horrible. Everything they told me about my plumbing was wrong.