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Well I hate leaving threads unfinished, so wanted to pass on that I did locate a straight 3/4" radiator valve online at pexsupply after a lot of searching. Finished the whole basement project a...

Wetboots the enclosure not to secure the valve in any way, it's just for looks. With it on you can install the finish carpentry (baseboard) right up to the radiator and run the top cap up and over...

Thank you for the info Marlin.

Yes I had considered the iron / copper issue. The brass valve housing should do the trick:

radiator > iron close nipple > brass valve > brass union to copper....

Hmm, maybe the picture will explain it better.

The grey valve encloure on the left is not deep enough to fit the radiator valve in a horizontal position.

Since I can't locate a straight...

I'm adding two Burnham Baseray cast iron baseboard radiators to my basement. I've run the piping out of the framed walls since floor is of course concrete.

The plumbing supply houses here only...

OK ... six months later and I've busted up the concrete and dug out my trenches! (Other things delayed this project).

I've got nice red clay here and have calculated my 1/4" per ft slope. ...

Thanks again Dubldare. I think I'm understanding it pretty well now -- the whole 3-D working in the tub box was hard to picture at first. I see how moving the wye down stream a bit will help put...

So, the basic advice re. water heaters is occasionally flush some water out the bottom, otherwise let sleeping dogs lie?

I also saw the "This Old House" story where Richard the plumber changes...

Thanks Dubldare, I confess that the whole venting issue perplexes me more than any other code compliance item in my home fix-up world. It THINK it should be pretty straight forward to put a 1-1/2"...

Great forum here Terry ... I've been lurking and reading posts for quite a while. Now I'm about to tackle my own project and would love some advice.

Getting ready to bust up some concrete (once...