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I am installing a baseboard heater in a downstairs bathroom and had a few questions which I'm hoping to get some help: 1) Pipe Diameter - I currently have 1/2" copper as the feed/return - is it ok to use 1/2" PEX from the copper to the baseboard or should I go to 3/4" due to the smaller ID...

I searched and could not find a clear answer. I have a toilet to install in my remodeled bathroom. The flange is sitting on top of the finished tile floor as it should and will be bolted down before the toilet goes in. Upstairs I used a was ring with the horn as I was told it is better (no...

I am having a plumber relocate my washing machine so it is in the adjacent room next to my dryer. For the drain he is tying the waste pipe into and existing toilet drain in another adjacent room. He just discovered that the toilet drain is about 2" high (right under the cement) which will mean...

Hi All, I'm looking to get an infared bathroom heater and wanted to see if anyone has any advice on which models are best. I just want a simple one that I can install right outside the shower to take the nip out of those really cold nights. I already have a bathroom fan so I am not looking...

Hi everyone, I was looking for some assistance repairing a toilet supply line. I remodeled my bathroom a few years ago and used PEX to replace the bendable copper that was in there before (weaving through the uneven stud spaces). As per the plumbing supply place, I terminated the PEX at a 90...

I learned from reading some posts that Teflon tape was not required on stainless steel braided lines with compression fittings. What I'm not sure about is can it actually cause leaks? Since this is new information to me I have a few stainless steel supply lines on which Teflon tape is...

Hi all, I know nothing about sprinklers systems other than what I found on the internet last night so I am hoping someone can provide me some guidance. My old sprinkler system was bubbling at one of the heads when the system was off and I found that the cause could be a blocked valve. I...

Hi everyone, I have the old style baseboard heaters in my house in rooms that I have not remodeled yet: They had the old bleeder valves so I installed new ones: Honeywell YHFV180s (the gold round air bleeder in the picture). Anyway, I have always had problems with this one particular...

Hey everyone, I have a Weil-McLain oil furnace that provides heat (hot water through radiators) and hot water. I do not have a separate hot water tank (there is a small tank on top of it), nor do I really have the room for one. When using one device (say a sink) the volume of hot water is...

Hi everyone, I got to the point of installing fixtures in my tub / shower and found that the brass nipple I had for my tub spout was too long - well not actually too long it was perfect according to the kohler instructions, but the threads were only on the end of the pipe and the flaring of...

Hi all, I had to rerun the copper lines to my bathroom and was replacing the old bendable copper pipe so I had to do a lot of close-quarter fittings in the ceiling to get the pipe to go where I needed it to - it was a complete nightmare (I didn't know about the heatsink trick at the time)...

Hi everyone, I purchased a Kohler Class 5 toilet a few months ago and just got around to installing it today as the other parts of my remodel took longer than I thought. Anyway, I was apauled at the lack of performance of it (does not clean the bowl) and found out that many other people had...

Hi everyone! I'm new to the forum and was hoping to get some advice on what appears to be a unique setup. I have a cast iron waste pipe but the flange is copper (house is built in the 1950's). I recently put down the new tile floor and the underlayment was thinner than the old mud floor...