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I don't see a problem with the RV antifreeze getting sucked out. If the 3 inch is empty, there is a path to the air vent anyway. So I don't see a significant vacuum developing. I also wonder if water freezing in a trap typically destroys the trap, since the water is not constrained. I am not a...

Question... just curious... when replacing an anode with a hex head, you often need an impact wrench. With an anode shared with the output nipple, are those often seized in to where they are very hard to pull? I know it is often suggested to insert a 5/8 inch bolt into the nipple before applying...

One possibility is to add a device to detect when you run out of water, and shut down the pump for some number of minutes. Another possibility is to lower the pump another 5 or 7 ft. Another possibility is to use a lower-flow emitter. Try 4 gpm, and see how long it takes to run dry. I am...

I think so. I think the good tool would be a Crescent wrench with jaws big enough to come close to the length of the flat. I am not a pro.

Another alternative is to screw a 1-inch MIP plastic adapter to the inside threads on the tank tee. However https://www.rcworst.com/Shared/content/mfr/boshart_industries_inc_bii/docs/biitankteeinfo.pdf says Bronze "Can be split when female threads are used, we recommend using male threads on tee...

If your sister would use the well for the house, or if irrigation is important enough, AND if the village would allow it, you could have a 4 or 5 inch well drilled to maybe 50 ft, and put a submersible pump in. Lots of water. No priming. For a sandpoint, consider searching for people who used a...

They show a 90 degree bend pointing down. You have a 45 or 22.5. Logically 45 would seem to be more prone to being affected by winds than a 90. How about adding a 45 to what you have? But that might run afoul of the snow thing. I have an idea: do the page 17 thing, but drill a 3/8 inch hole to...

See https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.supplyhouse.com/product_files/Bradford-White-RG1PV50S6N-Install-Instructions.pdf page 15

While we are criticizing your installation, note that schedule 40 plastic female threads are usually recommended against. https://pvcfittingsdirect.com/sch-80-female-adapters/ would be schedule 80 (which glues onto schedule 40 pipe no problem)...

I would ask the opinion of the town water department. They might have experience. I think the main failure rate was due to the chlorine in the water. Is the piping before the meter or after the meter?

And even if that were just a check valve, it should not be there with a submersible pump. It does not cause symptoms along the lines of reducing the fill, but it can be harder on pipes in some cases. Depending on what is down the well (thinking of a drain back valve/hole), it could also add...

I referenced the cheaper non-shielded non RC (non StrongBack) version, which is listed for underground only. They would both need glue-on adapters to bring them up to 4.5 inch diameter. https://www.fernco.com/dimensional-drawings/1056-44rc Click Download for the dimensions. HOWEVER...

Normally an 86 gallon tank would hold about 21 gallons of water. You could measure that when the tank is at max by turning off the power to the pump. Then see how many times you can fill a 5-gallon bucket. Looking at the condensation mark will not be a good indication, because the diaphragm...

If you wrap a non-stretching string/cord around the pipe, you can mark the string. Open it up. Measure, divide by pi. For the 4.215 you could use two Fernco 3009-44 connect to a section of schedule 40 to replace the broken space, although officially you are not supposed to use that underground...

As opposed to removing old water heaters? ;-)

What is that pipe from above carrying? I am concerned about venting for the toilet. I was wondering if that was ABS, possibly joined with green transition cement. I see no green, and I see no purple for primer either-- although there is clear primer. Whatever you do, you might replace 4 inch...

There is something else to consider. Home Depot calls their pipe that fits on standard barbs IPS rather than SIDR. So you might look into what is going on with them. The real IPS standard has a standard OD. SDR has standard OD. SIDR has standard ID...

I expect that you have SIDR polyethylene pipe made by the "Orangeburg Manufacturing Company". With SIDR, the ID stays the same for a given nominal size, and the OD is a function of the pressure rating and material. Thus they fit on a common insert barbed fitting. Use brass, stainless steel, or...

If you can join the lavatory drain into the vent, then you can have a wet vent. Those can be horizontal. https://www.buildingcode.online/1076.html I don't know what offset, in 7.5.2.1.(i) means. 7.5.2.1.9(l) says "(l) the length of the wet vent is not limited."

The probable OD is 4.215 inches, but could be 4.500. If measuring the circumference, we can divide that by pi.