Recent content by Michael Young

Your drawing looks fine. but there are no measurements.

You're going to have a nip of copper once you take the valve loose. Buy a regular 1/2" copper 90. Go ahead and pick up some 1/2" couplings and a little piece of 1/2" copper pipe. remove the grounding clamp and move it up higher on the pipe (don't kill your ground). and yes. if you're not...

Get a woodford 18" shaft with a vacuum breaker, pex-ready. pull the old one out, use one 1/2" crimp ring to install the new hose bibb. The whole job will take you a half hour or less. Buy yourself a cheap iCrimp kit. https://www.icrimptools.com/collections/astm-f1807-crimp-tools

well that sucks. So they won't allow you to use studor vents at all! I'd call your inspections office and ask if you can cut in a tee under the sink and use a traditional studor vent vs. the inline version. Otherwise, this sucks. A lot of work for two lavatories.

What is the condition of the copper you're trying to sweat? If you can take te copper between your index finger and thumb and squeeze it - if it gives - you're going to have to replace the entire line. if te copper is in good condition, and you can't get a good joint, its likely your technique...

Yes. Laundry must drain into a 3". But if you have room. Install a Utility Sink and connect the sink. Then discharge your clothes washer directly into the utility sink. This will solve your problem and save you $6k

A filter may solve your problem. I think I'd drop that pump down a little deeper. If you're getting a lot of garbage in you lines you may need to sleeve it. I'd start with a filter before I started pulling out the big tools (or the rig to drill deeper). Where are you taking your samples. Are you...

The vent for your shower is flat and dry. Won't pass inspection. Your drawing looks like you have SANITARY TEES laying on their sides. illegal to lay sanitary tee on its side. all of your bends should be long-sweeps. If you're on a slab, increase pipe diamater to 2" minmum pipe size under slab...

Might be easier to just pop in an inline vent on those two lavatories.

Did you hire a LICENSED plumber and get the work inspected? Doesn't look like he paid any attention to minimums. Call your plumber. He fucked it up. Let him fix it. you get an automatic 1-year warranty on his work. Let him fix it. get it inspected.

Your house is only 12 years old. Pex is good material. I trust it. What I don't trust are plumbing companies leaving stacks of pex pipe out in the sun. The UV damages the pipe. Based on what you're describing, it sounds like the plumbing company that roughed the house was likely pulling pipe...

You can't glue ABS to PVC. Transition cement isn't legal. if you can find ABS fittings, just cut it out and glue it back using ABS. If you're using ABS and PVC in the same system, make the transition using no-hub bands. I prefer to use the heavy-duty no-hub bands (4 bands). it'll give you a...

I agree man. sounds like a regulator issue. I'm wondering if that regulator is rated for LP

Based on what you're saying, you're likely going to need a new PRV and a new Expansion tank. Its leaking at night (when none of your neighbors are showering or using water). That's when you're going to get the highest city pressure. So very likely you need a PRV. #1: Get a gauge from home...

So you're talking about WATER DISTRIBUTION. Run a gut-line full-port. If the mainline coming in is 3/4" then pipe the entire house in 3/4". Take the 3/4" pipe all the way to your bathroom group and take the 3/4 pipe all the way to the drops for your bathing fixtures. you'll have to use a reducer...