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Our line from our well to the house (well with submersible pump at 120 feet deep) froze when we were away for a month in the winter. Unfortunately, we are on bedrock and the pipe is only 3 feet deep. I drove hot water down the 1" line using a length of 1/2" Pex. I fed the 1/2" little by...

I have a well system with an 80 gallon pressure tank. This feeds a standard resin bed water softener. The house water pressure is not great and can only be fixed by bypassing the water softener. Now, I am going to add a UV water treatment with a pre-filter. (due to coliforms in water...

What method do you use to tighten the shower pipe into the drop ear elbow... I always seem to scratch it with my pipe wrench.... And the trims don't cover the scratch marks completely. ALSO, do you use teflon tape or pipe dope.....

I am installing an American Standard Elongated bowl on a tile floor over concrete slab. It is a 10" R.O. toilet. The flange was glued internally into the 4" drain and the top of the flange sits 5/8" above the finished floor. This toilet has a 3/4" gap for the wax. In other words, 3/4 minus...

I am building a multi-zone hydronic system and am wondering how far the supply and the return lines (3/4") should be spread apart where they meet the main loop. I am using a 1-1/4" main loop and there are 6 zones coming off of it eash with its own Grundfos UPS15-58 circ pump. I have heard...

What size of ABS should I come up through the slab with for my basement toilet. I bought 4" for my horizontal waste drains under the slab. Is it OK to just 90˚ up with the same 4" for the toilet. What toilet flange should I use if I use the 4"? Thanks

What type of pipe should I install under my slab so my well guy can run his 1" water line through it once he drills the well? The length of the run under the slab is about 35'. Also, how should I 90˙ it up through the slab. I used perforated 4" (weeping tile) flex piping at my last house...