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Being a custom build would make me think more likely had the recirc pump. If they ran the line back to the water heater area to create the circular loop I feel like the people paying to build would have requested the pump be installed at that time. Why it was removed and then not replaced with a...

Thanks for the answers. Just trying to keep on topic on here, and to not just end up dead like so many other threads here with the Uponor issues or them ending with more extreme speculation. Where are you at now with the 4 plumbers that were getting you estimates/bids? 1.) It sounds unrelated...

Hey Mj23, can you tell me/us anymore about your current setup of Uponor? 1.) The lines that failed - are they 1/2" or 3/4" diameter? Or have both sizes had leaks? 2.) Does the PEX have any yellowing to it at all? Are there some that do have yellowing and some that still look clear/white without...

Correct, the pipe is not the same color that my 'white' (I still think we should call it clear) is ten years later. Mine still looks clear on the outside, inside I can see some brown color from the city water supply though. That one in the photo looks discolored, but why? UV does turn clear pipe...

That is interesting. I notice it's on a bend support, where the pipe indeed is stressed at least more than running straight. However does this not also look like a nicked part of pipe from handling? As a side note, I have noticed that when using bend supports on 1.2" tubing the edge of the bend...

I have not personally seen any images online (yet) of the pipe failing besides the parts around the rings. I did watch one YouTuber, the guy who specializes in repiping, and he claimed the pipe has nodulars? or some kind of 'snag' inside that the chlorine sticks/bonds and burns/eats away at the...

Hey all, I've used some of the colored Uponor pipe since 2016, it was mostly 1/2" and not the 3/4" that I have seen in lawsuits and such. However, I reached out to Uponor a few days ago via email and tried to get any updates on what the heck is *technically* going on here. No reply yet. As a...

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Can someone specify when to use 1.5" or 1.25" traps? I read kitchen sink is 1.5" and any bathroom sink/lav is 1.25"? Is it requires that the traps have a slip/nut connection when they tie into the tee in the wall, or is the slip/nut connection only required for pulling the trap weir part out...

I have heard that the tub spout can be done if using PEX-A that has the full size diameter since the PEX expands OVER the fitting and doesn't crimp down to a smaller size. If my shower/tub mixer valve has 1/2" threaded male fittings for all the lines, could I use 1/2" PEX with a 1/2" drop ear...

I like to use full-flow ball valves and I have been using the Bluefin 3/4" ones, but I have been using 3/4" x 3/4" Brass Nipples to connect the W.H. line to the ball-valve. Wondering now if the Stainless Steel connect lines would be a bad idea due to difference in metals? I know it won't be as...

Which product would be better in terms of durability? Modern braided Stainless Steel like Fluidmaster, or the old Sioux Chief Corrugated Straight pipe that does bend some? I'm seeing the Fluidmaster brand more, and they are also about $8 cheaper per 18" line.

I am working on basement rough in and framing. The main waste line is supposed to run parallel to my support wall down the middle of the basement. Which it does, however, the concrete crew didn't put the sleeve where I needed it, so now the main waste exit is "inside" my support wall, meaning...

I bought a Moen shower valve. I intend on using all pex for the 3 connections. I have 1/2" pex to female adapters for the valve, and then a 1/2" drop ear for the shower spout. Is there anything wrong with this? I'm a bit foggy, but I recall that PEX is not to be used in a tub/shower combo...

Heya. My pex line designated for my W.H. inlet runs horizontal off my main. I bought 18" corrugated copper connecting hoses/pipes but am thinking my cold pex line is not going to be 18" away from the water heater since its to the side rather than dropping from above. Does this matter or is...

The cabinet and countertop are now set so no drywall work to be done. Looks like my only option is to cut the floor out of the cabinet. What a crappy situation due to poor planning. I'll maybe get a picture but from discussion it sounds like there is no option of having the trap above the...

So, no vertical drop makes sense because the drop would siphon water from the trap because it has not yet met the vent. Yes, if I were to install a trap the trap arm - or the exit end of the trap - would be above the roughed in drain unless I were to cut out a hole in the cabinet floor for the...

Heya. I am getting ready to set my sink and will be installing the drain lines. My plumber who did the rough in appears to have placed the drain line a bit low. Perhaps he forgot about the cabinet having a raised false bottom or just likes to keep it down low. Anyrate, I have only done a...

I used the watts stainless steel crimp ring today for a trap primer threaded connection that is below slab. I didn't have the wirsbo fitting so it was handy locally. As soon as I crimped, I realized I had some concerns. How do I know it will be a perfect crimp? What if I didn't set the ring...

Won't have fire sprinklers I don't think. Hot tub would be just 3/4 if I ever won the lottery. Am I better to bring tge black poly or PVC in the basement from the well?