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In my basement floor there are two drains. One is in the main drain sanitary sewer line; it works fine & there is always water in the trap. The other one is about 20 feet away but its pipe runs over to the main where it is tapped in. I believe it may be part of a storm sewer drain (I'm a DIY'er...

I have to replace the galvanized potable water plumbing in a residential home. I'm considering plastics - both PEX or PVC (CPVC). Although this is a DIY project, I have previously installed a plastic lawn sprinkler system as well as sweated copper & (cold water) PVC. Since I'm a retired Plastics...

I have a 1" brass ball shut off valve between the house water service and a lawn sprinkler system. It was installed about 20 years ago and has been working fine ever since - no leaks, etc. As I normally do at this time of the year, I blew out the sprinkler system with compressed air to...

What is the reliable life span of galvanized &/or copper pipe? I am looking to buy an older (lower priced) home in a suburban area near Detroit. I am running into many of them which have galvanized pipe. I don't want to buy into potential plumbing problems or the expense of re-piping. So, I...

I'm updating the kitchen sink in our 40 year old house. Naturally, the drain locations on the new sink will be totally different than the old one. This requires that I undo a portion of the existing wall pipe (which drains into an iron stack within the wall). Between the wall & sink trap...

Attached is a diagram showing what I believe may be the arrangement of pipes & drain tiles in our house storm drain. I am pretty certain of the locations & connections of the storm drain, the cleanout & the drain to the municipal sewer. Maybe some one can tell me how the drain tiles are usually...

Our home is a quad level with a small basement. The basement is 8' high with about 5' below grade. There are two drains in the floor. One is the sanitary sewer and the other is a storm sewer. As I understand it, these are two seperate systems but the storm sewer appears to empty into the...