Recent content by SugarHollow

I decided to leave the Sani Seal gasket in place after talking to the guy who invented it. He told me the wrinkles would eventually settle against the inside pipe wall. In any case, no problems with anything so far.

So, my son's toilet backed up. While trying to unclog it by conventional means, I heard a rattle that sounded like ceramic or metal rattling inside the toilet pathway. Asked my son if he dropped anything in there. He said he dropped a ceramic cereal bowl on the adjacent vanity, which...

The Drake :D

Tonight we had a dramatic episode of air in our cold water lines. After running multiple sinks for several minutes, it seems to have passed (at least for now). No discoloration. We are on a county water system (pump station is about half-mile away). Called a couple neighbors who said their...

I have read many threads here and talked to several plumbers regarding how to seal a toilet to a flange 3/8 inch below floor level. All my bathrooms were tiled and they left the flanges where they were, so that the top surface of the flange is 3/8 inch below the top surface of the tile...

Thanks, hj. Just one more question. It just occurred to me that if I thread a drop ear elbow directly onto the hydrant, most likely the pex inlet end will not be oriented in the direction I need if I tighten the threads completely. Can the threaded connection remain water-tight if I have to...

It seems to me it's twice as much work as just attaching an elbow directly onto the hydrant, and it pulls the pex tubing farther out from the drywall (to which it is attached above) making the finished work appear odd to me. I'm just wondering if there was a good reason for doing this. Maybe...

Thanks, I do have these tools.

I probably just should have posted pictures of my situation; I'm probably going about this wrong. The anti-siphon part of this hydrant is busted so I have to replace the hydrant (I can't find any replacement valve, I don't see any brand or manufacturer name on the hydrant anyway). So you can...

True, but there are many plastic fittings in my home which were installed by the builder's plumbers. I just want to know whether there is a compelling reason why I should not use this swivel fitting to connect my pex supply line to the outdoor hydrant. Thanks.

You're right, they are available. I can use that, though I don't need the ear, and it will look a bit strange just suspended unattached to anything. But can you tell me why that is better than the swivel elbow? Why would you avoid the swivel? Thanks.

I want to use an elbow but I can't find one other than this swivel.

Is it safe to attach my pex supply line to a sillcock (outside spigot) using a threaded swivel adapter? http://www.pexuniverse.com/pex-x-female-swivel-adapters

Follow up Necessity forced me to fix one of these leaking valves. I shut-off of the main water supply to the house then completely removed the valve stem (piston). There were two rubber washers and one metal washer on the stem. The metal washer had hardened deposits on it, which I dissolved...

I want to understand what I see in these pictures. This is a toilet flange - drain pipe connection. There is a ragged edge on the inside of the flange. I assume this was a capped flange and this edge is the result of the cap being cut out. Am I right? Is this the typical condition of a...