Recent content by Timmed

Thank you, Jeff. Any idea what the other end of this primer tube would be connected to? It seems to be pointing toward a basement bathroom that has a shower, my guess would be it connects to the shower trap.

Hi all. DIY person here asking for advice. Demoing an old basement kitchen and in the process of removing tile I discovered there used to be a floor drain that they tiled over (WHO DOES THAT???) I'm sure there was a remodel at some point, and whatever handyman did the tile work thought it was...

The drains are 1.5" for both upstairs and basement, looks like it transitions to 2" just before it runs under the floor. Isn't that the standard size for drains?

Greetings all. Been trying to troubleshoot an issue with a basement sink for a few years now. The house has a mother-in-law unit in the basement with a full kitchen. There is a utility/laundry room located directly above it in the main house. The problem is that when I dump a large volume of...

Thanks all. Found out those nipples are dielectric only, and manufacturer suggests piping a heat trap, so that's the route I'm going.

Thanks for the tip, Reach4. The dowel appears to go right through the top nipple (hot water outlet), but has slightly less clearance on the cold water inlet. It still goes in a good 8 inches or so, which makes me think it's just a diffuser.

Hi all - Just purchased a new Rheem hybrid electric hot water heater. It's unclear to me whether the factory installed nipples are heat trap nipples, or just an inlet pipe. It sorta looks like a heat trap, but its installed horizontally, which makes me wonder. The installation guide also...

Thanks again John. That pic is the piping for the basement sink. Was trying to show that it doesn't even have a sanitary tee, looks just like a 90 degree cleanout it's connected to. So if I tore that cast iron out, the basement drain should either have a separate line to the sewer main, OR...

John - Not even a sanitary tee in the basement location, looks like it just got plumbed into a clean-out. Would that explain the behavior I'm seeing?

Hi all - I have a really weird problem I have been unable to diagnose. Typical ranch house built in 1963. There is a utility room on the first floor with a large sink. Directly below the utility room is a basement kitchen, also with a sink. The two sinks seem to share the same 2" drain pipe...

Thanks Wayne, I didn't realize they made 90's with that large of a radius, I'm only seeing the stuff on the rack at Home Depot.

Hi all - I'm replacing the line between my well casing and well tank, planning to use 1.25" Uponor PEX. The pipe comes up through the floor of the garage, and I'm hoping to bend it from the trench up through the floor rather than using a 90 degree elbow. My trench is like 24 inches deep, so...

Thanks Terry.

Thanks Reach4, that Danco Hydroseat looks promising.

Here's a couple more pics. I do have as much wax scraped off as I can, what you are seeing is the top of the cast iron flange. I scraped it a bit more, and now you can see the lead solder joint as well. The screws still thread in fine, I'm tempted to just re-use it, I'm just concerned about...