Recent content by DirtyJerz

Can someone explain to me why in all their photos they have a 90° down bend? Why is this even needed, instead of just having a sufficiently long drain tube coming down from the sink so that the outlet pipe just goes straight into the wall the way it normally is with regular bottle traps?

That's what NJ requires for ball valves. Trying to see if my valve is compliant.

Soooo does anyone have access to ASME A112.4.14?

This looks ideal https://catalog.nibco.com/item/ball-valves-7/8031w-series---full-port-forged-brass-ball-valves/80313w Too bad almost no one carries it and the price tag is $50…

I guess something like this? https://www.ferguson.com/product/champion-arrowhead-353bvlf-series-34-in-brass-fips-x-threaded-no-kink-hose-bibb-a353bvlf/_/R-5109106?toPdpDirectly=true&searchKeyWord=353bvlf&trackSignal=true Zero mention of ASME on it though. But...

Follow-up on my earlier thread… I'd like to build my own shut-off valves because the standard kits you get at HD don't really work for my setup. Can someone provide a link to components I can use to build a shut-off valve for washing machine hoses? I'm having a hard time finding something that...

NJ plumbing code requires piping to be rated for 100 psi at 180º: https://up.codes/viewer/new_jersey/nj-plumbing-code-2018/chapter/3/materials#3.4.3

that are rated for hot water usage up to 200ºF?

The outlets you see in the corner of the picture have their own dedicated 20A circuit on which there is nothing else, so I think the existing electrical should suffice. For the water supply, I'm guessing I should tap the existing 3/4" line just before the reducer and run a new line for the...

Do you have a link handy?

In terms of existing pipe topology, here’s what I have: 3/4” pipe splits into two pipes 3/4” for upstairs bathroom (sink, shower, toilet) 1/2” for basement and kitchen hot water splits into kitchen sink, dishwasher, and washing machine hookup cold water splits into kitchen sink, washing...

haha that requires a 3/4" inlet…

seems like a bad idea since those aren't rated for hot water I think this is what I'm looking for I think they are just old. You can still get them today but they are more expensive compared to the more standard ones. Apparently you can recharge them...

And in case you’re wondering about the zip-tied moldy plastic tubing, that’s the condensate pump drain tube for the A/C installed by a “licensed contractor” before my time here (about ten years ago).

So the odds of all four things (3 washers plus dryer) running at once are pretty close to zero. Existing piping is all exposed in the basement. Here’s the current setup: So question is, I need to split the hot water line three ways to the left and cold water four ways to the right. What parts...