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My understanding is that when the plumbing does not supply enough volume the flush valve won't work properly. Was I wrong about this? Are you suggesting that 1/2 inch PEX will work fine with the spec'd flush valve?

I have the room but I don't think I want to do this. I'm running one-inch PVC around the house perimeter anyways for cold water hose bibs -- separate from the PEX. I'm sure I can more easily (and cheaply) tee off this line at the urinal bath to provide the volume needed for the urinal. Thanks.

Using 1/2 PEX throughout the house. New construction. Installing this urinal Maybrook-.5-1.0-gpf-urinal-washout-action Will 1/2 inch PEX provide enough water volume for this valve Exposed-Manual-Top-Spud-Urinal-1-0-gpf-Flush-Valve

Hi Rat, Thanks again for the helpful information. Since you don't seem to think that a ball bearing motor will last any longer than a sleeve bearing motor in this application, I guess I will go with one of the sleeve bearing motors I found online for less than $60 -- and save myself about...

I just did a google search for "fasco D917" and came up with other suppliers offering lower prices for this motor, so I guess "AZ Partsmaster" is not the only place to get one ... but I certainly appreciate the part number and manufacturer's name so I could research other sources. I'm still...

Thanks for this information, Rat, and thanks for the cross reference and link to the FASCO motor, too. Before you posted your last message I found a motor at Grainger that appears to be a suitable replacement motor. Not only is it a little cheaper than the FASCO motor but it also has ball...

It's hard to say. I just bought the house a couple months ago. I was told that the Rheem furnace was installed first, then the a/c unit was added years later ... but there are no labels on the condenser so I don't know if it's a Rheem condenser or some other brand.

Greetings, I have a GE 5KC39BG condenser motor that has "gone bad". For a day or two I heard squeaking (like metal on metal) occasionally, then after a few minutes the sound disappeared. This made me suspect that the bearings had dried up, so today I opened the motor with the intention of...