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Today, 04:28 PM
You can count me as one of the plumbers that likes the Symmons Temptrol...
The only time I would not recommend one is when you have water quality...
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Today, 12:50 PM
The SS114 is pretty low as far as seats go.
You may want to look at something that the fit can be on
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Today, 11:28 AM
In the Posi-Temp, You pull the clip, pull the cartridge out and reinsert it upside down. That reverses it.
In the old Moen's, you would simply spin...
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Today, 11:18 AM
It will be an interesting story when you are done. What hj doesn't mention is how hard it is to lift a tub that has blocking around it. It's real...
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Yesterday, 02:43 PM
I did a job with water hammer in Sammamish.
When the neigbor turned their water on and off, it hammered the piping next door.
They also had a...
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Yesterday, 02:07 PM
You can do either the male or the female.
I normally just sweat on the males. You do have to be a bit careful when soldereing though. Too much and...
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Yesterday, 12:16 PM
I tend to order the OX Box without the PEX adapters and solder on my own.
I "always" install the box with the mini-resters. A lot less wear an tear...
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Yesterday, 11:29 AM
If air movement is within reason, it should be okay in the crawl.
Around here, you would skirt down to the ground, and then add ventilation.
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Yesterday, 11:08 AM
But he does have the toilets that in the Monroe church they put a sign on the stalls.
Flush twice; Once before and then afterwards. So I think hj...
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Yesterday, 10:58 AM
It makes no difference.
That 1/2" line will feed two plumbing fixtures.
And have you counted the length of pipe and number of fittings just to...
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Yesterday, 10:55 AM
One of my Canadian customers comes down to the Seattle area for his WaterSense 1.28 Nexus toilets.
Like all of the TOTO line, both the 1.28 and the...
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Yesterday, 10:05 AM
The water compay may be talking about Ford couplings, whic are beefier.
And you're only talkkng a few bucks more. Why not?
Both are brass. I...
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05-23-2013, 08:32 PM
In my expierence repairing frozen pipes over the decades, unless you temper the heat around the pipes, they will freeze. Bundled pipes in foam at 10...
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05-23-2013, 07:07 PM
The Carlyle II needs 6" center to center for the shutoff valve if it's on the wall.
TOTO likes 8", but 6" works.
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05-23-2013, 02:30 PM
Radio to install on an older siren.
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05-23-2013, 11:51 AM
"this vent" isn't clear enough?
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05-23-2013, 09:06 AM
C is the vent for the tub, and the pipe extending horizontally is the trap arm before the p-trap is glued on. We always install the trap "after" the...
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05-22-2013, 03:21 PM
The seal under the flush valve looks pretty ragged.
Are you putting chorline tablets in there?
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05-22-2013, 02:11 PM
And I agree with JW and Bob.
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05-22-2013, 01:38 PM
What's Up
The Longstride cover of the 4 Non Blonds song "What's Up"
The singer is pictured on the top of the page on the right.
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05-22-2013, 09:33 AM
A Fluidmaster 400A would work for that, and it's parts.
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05-22-2013, 09:24 AM
While the toilet is refilling, the shower has to share the cold supply, thus the warmer temperature in the shower. It's similar to someone using a...
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05-21-2013, 05:08 PM
And did you measure the water from the tubing that was refilling the bowl during the refill process?
That water bypasses the tank and goes right to...
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05-21-2013, 04:42 PM
Put this one up today.
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05-21-2013, 03:55 PM
Thoughts and Prayers sent to everybody in Moore OK!
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05-21-2013, 02:05 PM
Pipe B is in the wall. A lav that wet vents the toilet.
Pipe A is 13" in front of the framed wall. This is for a standard 12" rough toilet.
Pipe...
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05-20-2013, 10:43 PM
Any bowl needs to set flat to the floor without rocking. Shim as needed, though we tend to shim the back and try to pin the front of the bowl to the...
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05-20-2013, 10:36 PM
If there is "any" restriction on the tub spout piping, it will force water up to the shower head.
It needs to be unrestricted copper, galvanized or...
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05-20-2013, 10:34 PM
I would remove the PRV first, and then you will be able to unsolder the shutoff valve and resolder a new one.
While you are at it, you might also...
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05-20-2013, 12:42 PM
You can dump them in a container, but it's easier with an elongated bowl to just do it all there while sitting.
Plus, you can't take all that other...
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