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    Basement floor drain

    Thank you, Jeff. Any idea what the other end of this primer tube would be connected to? It seems to be pointing toward a basement bathroom that has a shower, my guess would be it connects to the shower trap.
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    Basement floor drain

    Hi all. DIY person here asking for advice. Demoing an old basement kitchen and in the process of removing tile I discovered there used to be a floor drain that they tiled over (WHO DOES THAT???) I'm sure there was a remodel at some point, and whatever handyman did the tile work thought it was...
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    Basement sink issue

    The drains are 1.5" for both upstairs and basement, looks like it transitions to 2" just before it runs under the floor. Isn't that the standard size for drains?
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    Basement sink issue

    Greetings all. Been trying to troubleshoot an issue with a basement sink for a few years now. The house has a mother-in-law unit in the basement with a full kitchen. There is a utility/laundry room located directly above it in the main house. The problem is that when I dump a large volume of...
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    Heat trap on new Rheem hybrid water heater

    Thanks all. Found out those nipples are dielectric only, and manufacturer suggests piping a heat trap, so that's the route I'm going.
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    Heat trap on new Rheem hybrid water heater

    Thanks for the tip, Reach4. The dowel appears to go right through the top nipple (hot water outlet), but has slightly less clearance on the cold water inlet. It still goes in a good 8 inches or so, which makes me think it's just a diffuser.
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    Heat trap on new Rheem hybrid water heater

    Hi all - Just purchased a new Rheem hybrid electric hot water heater. It's unclear to me whether the factory installed nipples are heat trap nipples, or just an inlet pipe. It sorta looks like a heat trap, but its installed horizontally, which makes me wonder. The installation guide also...
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    Issue with basement sink

    Thanks again John. That pic is the piping for the basement sink. Was trying to show that it doesn't even have a sanitary tee, looks just like a 90 degree cleanout it's connected to. So if I tore that cast iron out, the basement drain should either have a separate line to the sewer main, OR...
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    Issue with basement sink

    John - Not even a sanitary tee in the basement location, looks like it just got plumbed into a clean-out. Would that explain the behavior I'm seeing?
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    Issue with basement sink

    Hi all - I have a really weird problem I have been unable to diagnose. Typical ranch house built in 1963. There is a utility room on the first floor with a large sink. Directly below the utility room is a basement kitchen, also with a sink. The two sinks seem to share the same 2" drain pipe...
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    How to support bend in 1-1/4" Uponor PEX-A

    Thanks Wayne, I didn't realize they made 90's with that large of a radius, I'm only seeing the stuff on the rack at Home Depot.
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    How to support bend in 1-1/4" Uponor PEX-A

    Hi all - I'm replacing the line between my well casing and well tank, planning to use 1.25" Uponor PEX. The pipe comes up through the floor of the garage, and I'm hoping to bend it from the trench up through the floor rather than using a 90 degree elbow. My trench is like 24 inches deep, so...
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    Weird toilet flange

    Thanks Terry.
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    Weird toilet flange

    Thanks Reach4, that Danco Hydroseat looks promising.
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    Weird toilet flange

    Here's a couple more pics. I do have as much wax scraped off as I can, what you are seeing is the top of the cast iron flange. I scraped it a bit more, and now you can see the lead solder joint as well. The screws still thread in fine, I'm tempted to just re-use it, I'm just concerned about...
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    Weird toilet flange

    Hello - I removed the toilet in a 1963 era home only to find it doesn't have the normal closet flange. Instead it just has 2 threaded holes in it that you twist the closet bolts into. On top of that, at one point they tiled the floor so the flange is now a good 5/8 below the level of the tile...
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    PEX installation question

    Thanks Terry. The only other concern I have is the holes I drilled for the 1/2 supply pipes. I should have gone with a 3/4 bit, but I used 5/8 instead (stupid shortcut because I didn't have a long 3/4 bit) I can still move the pex, but it's a little snug. When it expands, I wasn't sure if...
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    PEX installation question

    Greetings all. I just completed a total re-pipe of my home. It had galvanized supply pipes and has been completely re-done with Uponor PEX. I used 3/4 trunks for both hot & cold, and multi-port tees at each location to distribute the 1/2 supply lines to each fixture. Wow, what a difference...
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    Copper pipe into galvanized?

    I just replaced my dishwasher, all went well and its working fine. When I pulled out the old one, found an abandoned connection, it looks to be 1/2 copper into a 2 1/2 galvanized vent/drain pipe. They soldered a cap on the copper instead of backing out the galvanized plug and just capping the...
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    Main circuit panel replacement

    Thanks Stuff. Here's hoping for a reasonable inspector.
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