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    Has Anyone Seen a Gas Valve Stick?

    I've had water heater pilots keep demanding gas after the flame has been extinguished. When that happens, it's time to replace the gas valve.
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    Water Supply PSI

    99K and Redwood are referring to situations covered by a plumbing permit. Where a permit has been issued, the 80psi max rule should be enforced. However, there are all those houses (lots of them) built long ago that wallow in limbo because they haven't been subjected to the code process in a...
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    Gross smell from shower...

    Odors coming from drains are a common problem in many homes. Some people only have the problem when they run water in a drain. The source of the odor is generally a buildup of biofilm on the sides of the vertical pipe running from the drain down to it's trap. This vertical tailpiece pipe can...
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    Questionable connection

    By your description, I believe the line shown is a trap arm (unless there is a vent fitting on the other side of the joist, before the trap). I don't know about your code, but mine (UPC) does not allow a change of horizontal elevation (other then by fall) on a trap arm.
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    Thermostatic shower valve - reversed hot/cold

    Some manufacturers make reverse cartridges. I'd check on that before I'd redo any piping.
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    Flush mount sinks

    Listen to your granite installer. Undermount works best. And they look good as well.
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    Pedicure Spa chairs plumbing help

    I'll bet that the manufacturer of those chairs has an installation packet included with each chair. I will also bet that somewhere in those instructions is a warning that reads something like this: Stop Consult applicable local codes before installing this chair. That means electrical as...
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    basement rough in question

    I guess there's no way to ask the installer how it was installed.
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    Reducing from 2" to 1-1/4 inch. Where to get the fittings?

    A 2x1-1/2 tee w/ an 1-1/2"x1-1/4" p trap ought to do it.
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    3/4" IPS to Copper? Urinal Question

    Use a 3'4" drop ear ell and a brass nipple to make your connection.
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    Floor Drain

    That's what trap primers are for. They also make floor drains with built in back flow preventers which would be a good idea in a basement application.
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    Water

    hj's on to something. How about integrated prison ware fixtures. Sanitary and explosion resistant to boot.
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    P trap height too low?

    Generally, as stated above, low roughed in wastes can be attached with tailpiece extensions. Problems arise when you have to notch cabinet floors or shelves to fit the trap. On some pedestal lavs the porcelain on the pedestal is not hollowed out all the way to the floor. With a waste line below...
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    Black Specks - AGAIN

    Does your water utility use chloramine as it's primary disinfectant? If so, the black specks could be coming from rubber washers, rubber gaskets, or the rubber diaphragm on an expansion tank. Chloramine attacks rubber.
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    Redwood pipe guard

    Haven't seen curb feelers on a car in quite awhile. My grandfather used to have them on his '56 Mercury. You could put a positive charged magnet on the hose bib and a positive magnet on each wheel of the mower. Have to be pretty large magnets to do any good. Make for good conversation pieces...
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