Recent content by John Gayewski

They aren't technically dielectric. They don't actually break the connection as the metal nut touches the metal connector which touches the water which touches the black iron pipe. Being fully dielectric isn't that important if the connection is LESS conducive and MORE strong. The problem with...

We could meet in the middle and you could get a dielectric nipple. I realize your probably not up on the latest things going on, but almost no one uses dielectric unions anymore. Water heaters have dielectric nipples on them standard, and they have been a point of failure for so many years that...

Sounds like a clogged pipe somewhere. Something needs cleaned.

Removing a previous point of failure and creating a stronger joint is proof in and of itself. 50 years is a long time, it's almost as if the weak point in the original design was the dielectric union... Almost like eliminating it would improve the design since the rest of the system is...

The "fact of physics" doesn't hold true in reality. Any electrolysis caused with these metals doesn't show itself in practice. Use stainless it's stronger and had the added benifit of being cheaper. Adding strength to a system or improving a design feature doesn't put you in any liability for...

I think you might be the most annoying type of person seeking advice. Two people with years of experience agree on a solution and you decide it's wrong. Do what you'd like to do but your union will rot three times before a brass or stainless nipple will cause any rot.

Dielectric unions are not very good. They tend to fail even if installed in alignment. If you are gonna drain the system and do the work just take most of that apart and re tape and dope the joints and put it back together with your preferred fittings. Brass nipple and female adapter to go...

An air admittance valve will not help drainage only in some cases will a regular atmospheric vent help drainage. What kind of piping do you have?

I know a bidet can have a maximum of 110 degree water going to it. Was there a bidet in this bathroom or nearby?

This is one of those subjects where there is clearly a right answer, but is disgused as a preference, and you can't convince people they are wrong. The human body (for people of average height) is not made to sit 17-19 inches high while dumping. We are made to squat like every other land animal...

There are many options available for this. Including a simple wax ring with horns along with a plain wax ring on top of it. There are spacers that can be stuck to the existing flange. I like a danco hydroseat sometimes. It's not worth doing anything with the tile.

Max water pressure in your house should be 80psi. A water meter doesn't adjust pressure. You need a regulator.

Instead of using the 45 for the toilet riser use a street 45 inside of a 4x2 wye. Or even better instead of doing a wye and 45 coming rolled up on the main. Start slightly farther back and wye (4x3) up, 45 horizontally, then 3x3 wye with 45 for the toilet then continue straight above the 4" by...

The moen valves suck to pull later unless you have the right tool. The common moen tool that you see at the store doesn't work either. Delta is typically a lot easier to change later. We use almost exclusively delta.

Most of the water way is plastic, but the parts are like the plastic pex fittings. Similar material. It doesn't (or at least isn't supposed to) leach into the water. PVC is the only material that I know of that has this problem and it's only a problem if you heat the water. Pvc isn't allowed...