Recent content by Holeshot

Sorry for the vague description. The pipe has a valley slope according to the camera. It's a 3" pipe, 30' long that tee's into the main. The valley slope is at about 10-15' from the end, opposite side where it tees into. It seems to be causing the toilet to backup often. There's huge amount of...

Yes, that's the direction I'm moving towards. As in the photos, I already dug a trench under the slab that reaches the bathtub and toilet. Luckily all bathrooms and the kitchen are on exterior walls. The other trench I dug out is at the sidewalk, the lowest point. After I finish repiping this...

There's a section that's sloping pretty bad under the slab. Relining probably wouldn't work in that section. The main line from sidewalk to the house can be relined but I'm not aware of relining the other branches under the slab. I guess the only way is to cut open sections of the slab to reline...

I'm replacing a 40 year old under-slab cast iron pipe in a residential single story that's in pretty bad condition. The soil has a lot of clay. The original CI has a lot of back filled sand. Ferguson and other wholesalers only sells ABS foam core, no ABS solid core. The ABS schedule 40 foam...

Hello, which 4" drain pipe would last longest and without issues? I see a lot of foam core with a thin wall, it doesn't seem good. I'm guessing running a snake down a foam core can damage the thin wall. ABS doesn't flex much? And if there's seismic movement, the fittings can fail? ABS temp...

Hello, I see different p-trap shapes. Some are like a perfect U shape and some have a tighter radius on one side. Is that to water turbulence to slow down the flow or prevent siphoning the water out of the trap? Laundry p-traps would have more down force than bathtubs. Are certain p-trap shapes...

Thank you. I'll install some isolation valves. I'd like to screw the connector hoses directly to the isolation valves and cap off the pressure relief valve port. There's an existing pressure relief valve that's installed off the copper tee. Or do I have to hard pipe it to the isolation...

Thank you! I see, it's a pressure relief valve, no need for the temp. Yes, I'm installing isolation valves. There's a pressure relief valve installed at the tee. Question Is it ok to install isolation valves without a pressure relief valve attached directly to the isolation valve? Since...

Hello Plumbers and thank you Terry for having this awesome platform. I hope everyone is doing good and in good health! Question, is it ok to install a T&P valve off this tee ?

Yes, it's possible. The drawings I uploaded are the site, floor plans and the elevation plans. Existing and proposed sewer lines. And four photos. Can everyone view the documents and pictures I uploaded?

Thank you. Yes, I rather not rip up the tile and concrete foundation. I dug the 45 degree trench under the slab with a plan to install the new ABS at 45 degrees. Does the WC need a vent if it's only about 5'? Problem with the 45 degree trench for the WC and bathtub is, I still have to dig for...

What would be the best way to route the vent pipes and sewer lines under the slab.

Wow! Only one person knew what's up with foam core vs solid core!

Air chambers can be drained. Air chambers should not be compared to a drinking straw. Shock absorbers have o-rings that will eventually fail and could toxic like other old o-rings that melts on our fingers turning it black. But some are saying air chambers can't be recharged? Yes, if the lines...

Most people are too lazy to check details on products or skills. That's one of the reasons the US quality of products are no longer the industry leader. There's very few Americans that pay attention to detail. You can see the laziness/doesn't care right here on this forum and I don't blame them...