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First, I just want to take a moment to thank Terry for this wonderful and informative forum! Although I have some remodeling experience, I have been reading quite a bit over the past few days, and have learned a great deal. Thank you! Now, on to the problem at hand. Last week we discovered that...

First, I just want to take a moment to thank Terry for this wonderful and informative forum! Although I have some remodeling experience, I have been reading quite a bit over the past few days, and have learned a great deal. Thank you! Now, on to the problem at hand. Last week we discovered...

1 year ago as we were buying this house, we found the pvc tube for the humidifier overflow was full and leaking into buckets (see old.jpg). The seller agreed to fix and his HVAC company installed a "V" looking trap (see new-trap.jpg). Fast forward a year to today when I again found the pvc...

Can anyone tell me if it is more common to find a 2" copper drain plugged or a 2" PVC drain? Also, Should I just replace the copper drain pipe with PVC? Thanks!

New to plumbing work, but incredibly interested in anything DIY. Only problem right now is money, but I know it's cheaper to fix things myself, rather than pay a professional to do something I could learn to do myself...that being said, here is my problem: We had our pipes snaked a few weeks...

Oatey Regular Clear PVC Cement: Tetrahydrofuran, Acetone, PVC Resin, Cyclohexanone, Methyl ethyl ketone Oatey Medium Clear PVC Cement: Tetrahydrofuran, Acetone, Methyl ethyl ketone, PVC Resin, Cyclohexanone, Fumed Silica Oatey Heavy Duty Clear PVC Cement: Tetrahydrofuran, 2-Propanone...

Most flappers are apparently silicone rubber but I've found special PVC ("vinyl") flappers for sale by the manufacturers, but not in stores. Is there any benefit of using PVC flappers? Do they last longer? Are they more resistant to chemicals? Why do they make them?

We have a 100-year-old house. The drain out of the second floor tub had been leaking in several places including where it met the cast-iron waste stack. It was too difficult to carve out the lead and oakum seal in the stack, so I cut off the galvanized pipe entering there and plugged it. I had...