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Tonight we had a dramatic episode of air in our cold water lines. After running multiple sinks for several minutes, it seems to have passed (at least for now). No discoloration. We are on a county...

I have read many threads here and talked to several plumbers regarding how to seal a toilet to a flange 3/8 inch below floor level. All my bathrooms were tiled and they left the flanges where they...

Thanks, hj.

Just one more question. It just occurred to me that if I thread a drop ear elbow directly onto the hydrant, most likely the pex inlet end will not be oriented in the direction I need...

It seems to me it's twice as much work as just attaching an elbow directly onto the hydrant, and it pulls the pex tubing farther out from the drywall (to which it is attached above) making the...

Thanks, I do have these tools.

I probably just should have posted pictures of my situation; I'm probably going about this wrong. The anti-siphon part of this hydrant is busted so I have to replace the hydrant (I can't find any...

True, but there are many plastic fittings in my home which were installed by the builder's plumbers. I just want to know whether there is a compelling reason why I should not use this swivel fitting...

You're right, they are available. I can use that, though I don't need the ear, and it will look a bit strange just suspended unattached to anything. But can you tell me why that is better than the...

I want to use an elbow but I can't find one other than this swivel.

Is it safe to attach my pex supply line to a sillcock (outside spigot) using a threaded swivel adapter?
http://www.pexuniverse.com/pex-x-female-swivel-adapters
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Necessity forced me to fix one of these leaking valves. I shut-off of the main water supply to the house then completely removed the valve stem (piston). There were two rubber washers and one metal...

I want to understand what I see in these pictures. This is a toilet flange - drain pipe connection. There is a ragged edge on the inside of the flange. I assume this was a capped flange and this...

OK, Terry, I hope you don't mind me dragging out discussion of this simple job further, but I want to understand the rationale behind what I see and do. First, if you look at the picture of my...

All the shut-off valves at sinks and toilets in my house are as shown in the picture below. The valve opens and closes gradually as you turn the handle. Many or most of them leak when I have to...

Just so I'm clear, are you suggesting I put wax rings down on the flange then set the toilet down on the wax rings, or put the rings on the horn of the toilet then put the toilet on the flange? I'm...

Thanks for your help. I considered a flange extension but I didn't think I could do it without somehow clearing the tile completely from the rim of the existing flange. If I'm right about that then I...

I am replacing a toilet that is a piece of junk with a TOTO Drake. After I removed the toilet, I discovered the top of the flange is about 3/8 inch below surface of the tile floor. Furthermore, the...

I am trying to post a thread in the Toilet Forum, but I can't upload my (1.05MB jpg) image. When I do I get this error

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