Recent content by ematzen

flux - never sure does. I'll halt the demo.

Newbe, didn't wipe off extra flux from outside of copper pipe. Used Nokorode regular flux. How long until the stuff eats away the copper pipe? All sealed into walls now. Any ideas? Should I be super worried? Thanks

Quick question: I'm remodeling the bathroom. I will be doing the plumbing myself. My wife would really like two shower heads (one on either side of the tub). I will be running a 1/2" copper mix line to the first shower head. Can I just tee off and run another 1/2" to the other shower head...

Is there any harm in buying a used Wirsbo Expander Tool and used heads on e-bay? Do they wear out? Is there a type of damage to the heads that would effect the way they work or damage the pex pipe? Thanks in advance.

Quick question: A plumber installed some Rehau pex in my house. I am going to finish the job with Wirsbo (Uponor). The Rehau is also an expansion system right? Can I use Wirsbo tees and the expansion tool to tie into the Rehau (e.g. cut the joints off the current Rehau and use Wirsbo...

Thanks: Will this be satisfactory: http://www.pexsupply.com/product_dtl.asp?pID=4184&cID=542&brand= or should I consider something else?

Quick question: Because of the condition of all of my galvanized hot water pipes, I have decided to totally replumb the house with wirsbo pex. Small ranch, shouldn't be difficult. I am new to pex, but am a good diy. I want to connect directly to the hot water heater. I purchased the water...

Great! Thanks for the advice.

Follow-up Question Hi Jim - So are you suggesting that, if I use the copper stub-out, that I could cut it down far enough to only have the compression valve visable? This might seem a little backwards, but what if I used a drop-ear elbow that connected to 1/2" galvanized (or nice, brushed...

I am re plumbing my house using the Uponor pex system. Unfortunately, I can only purchase parts online. I will be installing a pedestal sink where the valves will be visible. Does anyone have any images of what this would look like with drop ear and a chrome sleeve? Would this look good, or...