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I have a basement laundry sink that is currently connected to a very old (probably galvanized) drain pipe that is buried beneath the basement floor. This pipe will not stay unclogged. There is another much newer (PVC) drain line that currently services the house's bathroom (both the...

O Great Plumbing Sages: The main water valve for my 100 year-old-house is leaking. It leaks from the top of the value around the stem. The valve is connected to galvanized pipe on both the street-side and meter-side of the valve (the valve is on the street-side of the meter). A local plumber...

O' Great Plumbing Sages: I recently installed a new Zoeller M-53 pump based on positive comments that I found on this site. The pump works great and is not nearly as noisy as the old plastic pump that it replaced. My question: Is there a way to adjust the "on" time for this pump? When it...

O' Great Plumbing Sages: I'm about to install a new floor in my Mom's bathroom. Removing the old sheet vinyl will be near impossible, so we are going to install new underlayment and Durastone tile; this will raise the new floor about 1/2" above the top surface of the existing cast iron...

Oh Great Plumbing Sages: My mom's water heater has developed a rattle. The rattle appears to be coming from the hot water outlet. Of course, it only makes this noise when water is flowing. The water heater is plumbed with galvanized pipe and there are two unions just above the hot water...

O' Great Plumbing Sages: I'm about to install a new hose bib so that I don't have to drag a 75' hose around the yard anymore. The location for the new hose bib is about 25' from the nearest 3/4" cold water branch. This existing branch serves the kitchen sink, a bar sink, and an existing...

O' Great Plumbing Sages: When installing new undersink shut-off valves on to new 1/2" copper pipe, does the end of the pipe need to be flared before the valves are installed???

O' Great Plumbing Sages: As am planning the routes for supply lines to my bar sink, I'm a bit cornfused about how to go about inserting a Tee into an existing supply line without having to undersolder joints that are east and west of where the Tee is to be inserted. Is it possible to insert...

I'm installing a bar sink in a remodel project. The bar sink will be located in the basement. I plan to drain the sink into a sealed pit that contains an ejector pump that empties into the sanitary line. The sealed pit is vented. My question is this: will my installation comply with...