Recent content by Eman85

The only thing worse than an ADA toilet is an American Standard toilet of any height.

My tile floor is above the flange like yours. First scrape the flange and dry set the toilet and check for rocking. I used a hybrid wax/rubber style ring that gave me enough height, but I'm not a plumber. Most will say stay away from flange risers but that is an option or stack wax rings.

I had a toilet that did the same. After plunging and snaking and cleaning all of the holes under the rim it still wouldn't empty. I was able to raise the water level in the tank, took some rigging, and it would flush every time. The permanent fix was to install it in a dumpster and installed a...

I'm not a fan of the taller toilets and I'm 5'11". There's a reason you squat to poop, it's a physical thing. I had to search to find a standard height toilet when I replaced one of ours. I bought a Mansfield at Lowes but they no longer carry them.

I would change the valves. 1/4 turn or a lever shutoff controlling both vales at once is what I used. The water to the washer gets shut after every use, never had a hose failure and don't want one. depending on where the machine sits might be a good time for a pan under it.

I'm not a plumber but have dealt with a fair amount of CPVC and PEX B. CPVC is best installed in a garbage can, just my opinion after working with it after it's been installed for a few years, brittle as glass. PEX is fast fun and easy and maintains it's flexibility. Now we'll see if we all...

Municipal water? What's the water pressure and do you have a water pressure regulator on the main line?

Pic makes it hard to tell, almost looks like a plastic insert from a wax ring is in the pipe.

Is mud all around the meter normal? Can you see what type of connector couples the blue pipe to the meter? PEX is common around here but there is a blue pipe with a clear inner liner that is used for water lines. It is usually larger diameter and uses brass compression fittings.

Makes perfect sense. My small bathroom's plumbing is in the wall and the shower backs up to the bedroom. I installed ball valves in the lines feeding the shower and installed an access panel in the bedroom wall sheetrock.

I'm not a plumber but it looks like that might be a studor vent, or is supposed to be one. Does it unscrew?

Where does the other end of the blue pipe go to? If it's the meter see if you can get a better look at it there and see if there is any writing on it.

My run is about 300' of 3/4" PVC all installed over 30 years ago before I bought the place. Hard pack clay with a lot of limestone rocks. Crossing a creek might be a trick, is it buried in the creek now? Does is freeze where you are?

I'm not a plumber. What does your water provider use for pipe to feed the meter connection? Possibly your water provider can recommend someone in your area. Beyond a backhoe and a way to handle that length of HDPE there shouldn't be anything special about installing it. I have PVC water line...

I'm not a plumber or an electrician. That said I have installed that water heater from scratch running electrical line and plumbing it. Your question is about electric, and most are satisfied just getting the wire to the heater and they call it a day. Your wire should be #10 2 conductor with a...