Recent content by RickS

Philmacs are awesome and quite popular here for PE. Cheaper than Sharkbite and customizable intenals for different OD's. I don't think Sharkbite can be used on PE, only PEX CU CPVC. http://www.philmac.com.au/Product/Product/ProductDescription.aspx?p=65

OK, great, so then I can cut off the old union and use a Philmac fitting?

Thanks, I will put the gauge on the HWT drain. The city says my pressure is typically around 70-75 but that it may go over 100 at night. Any opinions on Wilkins vs Watts? I still don't know what to think about the check valve. The city plumbing inspector says that a check valve is required if...

Thanks Jim, I do have the Orbit gage with the tattle hand but I can only install it on a hose bib with a PVB or a hose bib on my irrigation system which is after a DCVA, and both are downstream of the PRV. To complicate things further I have no XT. I was hoping that if I removed the check valve...

I once did some consulting work for a guy with a Doctorate in Electrical Engineering. He was selling LED signs to bus companies, and these things kept burning out. In theory, there was no possible way for a 12V system to burn out these signs. I earned a very quick $500 by pointing out to him...

I think I need to replace my regulator, 1" Watts N35B, pressure drops way off with any significant load. Service pressure is 75 PSI, setpoint is 60 PSI, drops to 50 with one faucet on and down to 35 with two showers and a faucet (all 1.6GPM). I cleaned the internal strainer but not much...

Spray heads provide maximum coverage closest to the nozzle, and less as you get farther away. Head-to-head coverage is used to compensate for this effect. Overspray isn't usually a problem, it's underspray that is. Can you elaborate on the problem...it's not very clear what you're asking. 10...

Hello all, new member here! I am considering the Cadet 3 as my least-cost option to get a toilet that swallows my son's mega-logs and is fairly immune to skid marks and bacterial growth. My question is, can I put a brick in the tank to make it into a Flowise? In theory this should work fine...