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I took a pic of one of the few old wooden sewer/storm drain pipes still in use today....anywhere! Perhaps some of you will find it as interesting as I do...perhaps not. I saw a display of this stuff when I did a tour of the water services system for my city, but it was very interesting to...

I can't seem to send any private messages for some reason, it just keeps saying that I don't have permission. Is there something wrong with the forum?

I just got back from a nice trip to Japan. What a fascinating place! While most people look at the county in terms of flashy lights, temples, and skyscrapers! I couldn't help but take notice of their building practices....and all I can say is that I am glad to be back in good ol' North...

I know the question of venting multiple fans through one vent has been asked many a time, and I have read the posts, but I still have a few questions that hopefully someone can help me with: I know that using an in-line fan to vent multiple locations while only penetrating the roof once is...

I have an odd question which I hope someone will have the knowledge and experience to answer: I am installing a bottom feed water heater, so the cold inlet is at the bottom of the tank instead of the top. The part I am scratching my head over is the placement of the vacuum relief valve...

I found this report on a number of low flow toilets and it seemed to be fairly extensively done and it encompasses a number of different makes/models: http://www.crd.bc.ca/water/conservation/household/toilets/documents/MaP_10th_Edition.pdf

I know that there is a tailpiece fitting with a dishwasher spigot together as one unit, but I have always plumbed a kitchen sink in an end outlet configuration, and if there was a dishwasher to be installed, I have used an appliance wye under the tee of the end outlet configuration and before...

I have a question about using a double quarter bend when hooking up a kitchen sink (you know...where the drains for each of the two sinks meets in the middle and then drops down into the p-trap via the double quarter bend). I have known about this type of installation of a kitchen sink drain...

I am wondering if anyone has used the new ridgid pex crimp tools? They apparently are lighter, require less force to use, and are shorter than most or the others on the market. I have a full set, but my 1" crimper is almost 2Ft long! It would be great to get the ridgid 1" crimper since it...

Why do some fixtures come with what appears to be stranded aluminum? The instructions says it is to be used in copper installations (it's a leviton timing switch). The leads coming from the switch look like stranded aluminum, and I have seen this on some lighting fixtures as well. So my...

Does anyone have any experiences with Black Box's cat5e and rg6 cable products? thx

I am allowed to have a trap arm run of about 8' in 2", but my trap arm needs to be 10' to allow the sink to be placed where I want. Would you guys just go ahead and do it or would you try to plumb in a relief vent somewhere along the trap arm to offset any possibility of a venting issue? I...

I have been looking at Moen's Villeta Posi-Temp shower trim, and I am trying to find a shower-only valve, but I can't seem to find one. The lady with Moen's customer support wasn't any help, so I am just wondering if I have to use a tub/shower valve and manually cap it off for a shower-only...