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  1. JB412

    Best fitting for connecting to polybutylene plumbing

    I am in the process of replacing portions of polybutylene water lines in my house with Sharkbite PEX tubing. Sharkbite makes two transition pieces for doing this. One is a push-on fitting and the other is a barbed PEX fitting, that uses the crimped rings. I've purchased both of these and...
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    Leaking Fitting

    Was wondering if anyone could give me some advise on the best way to fix a leaking copper elbow at a shower. I tapped into the water line of a basement shower to feed new pex lines to a powder room above the shower. In the process, I developed a leak at one of the existing elbows (please see...
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    Bathtub Drain problem

    I have a bathtub that had a corroded drain flange that I wanted to replace. The drain piece is also missing the crosshairs. I bought a drain key from Lowes (the only one I could find) that is nothing more than a hunk of tapered metal with knurled sides and a 1/2" socket fitting on top...
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    Soldering Near PEX, Polybutylene

    I need to replace my tub/shower faucet and ran into an issue that I'm not sure how to deal with. After removing a portion of the back wall I discovered that my house has PEX lines up to a copper end connection. I've never dealt with PEX before. Is it safe to solder close to this stuff? I'll...
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    Lavatory Drain

    I am helping my son in law install a bathroom in his basement that was plumbed with drain and water lines when the house was built 2 years ago. The toilet and tub were no problem. Where I do have a problem is with the drain for the lavatory. The floor drain is centered between the water...
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    Bathroom Drain Problem - Please Help!

    Hi all, I'm hoping for some advice that will save me much time and effort. I removed a vanity from an upstairs bathroom in hopes of replacing it with a pedestol sink. In setting up the new sink I discovered that the existing drain pipe was about an inch too long from the wall, and needed to...
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    Shower Valve Vibrates Pipes

    I ran into a problem that has me stumped. After 15 years, the faucet in my fiberglass shower unit needed replaced. After much searching, I finally found one for which the valve was about the same size as the old one, only about an inch wider. For the old one, the water lines came up from the...
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    4 Bolt Toilet

    In an old house I'm remodeling, I came across something I've never seen before. The toilet I need to replace in the basement has 4 bolts holding it down (see attached pic). Is it possible to replace this with a 2 bolt toilet? I'm afraid to remove this thing if what I'm going to see underneath...
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    Removing a Bathtub

    I'm not sure this is the right forum to ask this question, but I'll give it a shot and see. I am removing a steel bathtub. To do this, I'm cutting the tub in half so that it's manageable. I've used my sawzall to cut it on the front side and the back side and am left with a cut to be made...
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    Drum Trap Relacement

    While replacing the old galvanized water pipes in a home I recently acquired, I ran into a corroded drain pipes on the bathtub. My solution was to remove the drain and replace with pvc. The house has (had) a drum trap which I removed along with the all of the attached metal pipes and plan to...
  11. JB412

    Venting Question?

    In a house we are remodeling for rental, it has a laundry room which is preety far from the main drain lines. Rather than a vent going up through the roof, it has an inside vent which I've never seen before (note: the kitchen sink has one of these also), which can be seen in the attached pic...
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