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the green oxidation would be possible evidence of water(a seepage leak, or condensation).....do you have gas service to your house, and if so, what appliances? and what possible gas appliance could...

You must understand, coach, that the reason that the inspector "got out with stickers in hand" is that he has known the plumber for more than thirty years, has been through the mistakes the plumber...

how true, man.........your statement about the flappers both made me laugh and cry at the same time.....my boss, who has been plumbing since he was a boy(his father threaded pipe by hand) tells me...

hopefully, i will be the one to advise you...i just compare the cost/time ratio of sweating 3/4 copper to crimping 3/4 pex and factor in the call-back cost/time ratio.......if im using pex, i dont...

well said,chevy, youre exactly right, they are municipal employees and should present themselves as such...im glad that you have such an agreeable inspector, i wish they were all like that....the...

good call, hj...i consulted my boss on this one, and his reply matched yours almost word for word...........

same here Jeff, looks like a gas line to me...............

there is a very important phrase in most code books that is often overlooked, but it makes all the difference in the world, and that phrase is, "up to the discretion of the inspector".....Building...

no, a wye and and a combination are two different things...the combination (3") will only have a 2" leg sweeping off...

Hey man, we are not all illegal aliens.....some of us are eager apprentices trying to learn a trade the same way you did..the fact that we are using plastic instead of sweating copper isnt our fault,...

all socio-economic and political factors aside....as somewhat of a novice and merely an apprentice, i was astounded by the ascerbic comments directed at what i percieve to be a phenomenal,...

a large(48") pipe wrench can remedy the situation in a couple of seconds, just make sure the water is off at the meter first!....(just kidding, heheheee)....i swear i saw someone else with this...

I certainly agree with Jimbo on this, while the prospects of backflow contamination are microscopic, the consequences and repercussions are monumental!!!...but is it a 'pressure' or 'volume' issue...

ok im just thinking here, so what if you use a regular two-handle tub/shower valve with a spout diverter, come off of the shower line and adapt a mip-to-1/4 fitting that a lot of sprayer hoses attach...

here in my town we have some pretty good guys in the plumbing inspections dept...but what they tell a homeowner is not the same thing that they tell a professional plumber, especially one who has...