Recent content by Zaaphod

Thanks for the help with this! knowing what to search for is a big help. almost everywhere lists it as 1/8" fittings. most of the on-line places charge $10-$12 shipping and handling, Grainger has it 5P170 for 68 cents, and I do have a grainger account, but it's a bit of a drive so I called...

Do you think it would work with the high-temp solder normally used for refrigeration lines?

I'm installing a built in double oven in my kitchen with a steam assist feature, so it needs to be connected to a water line. The oven has a short piece of 1/4" O.D. tubing protruding from the back of it for this purpose. The instructions specify that the connection to the water supply remain...

Just a quick update on this for anyone else who may have had this kind of issue. I got a bit lucky with it, and solved the problem on my first try. I thought I would start by working on the easiest to fix areas first. My first choice was where the pipe went through a wall header, I decided...

I have worked with PVC before, but not any real long lengths, and most of it was pipe buried in the ground for sprinkler systems.. I didn't mean the holes provided support because they are so tight, but because I have a fitting and a coupler that won't fit through the hole holding up the...

I am building a new house, and I'm encountering a strange problem I did not expect to have.. It's a 2 story house with a 4" PVC drain / stack vent that runs vertically from the crawlspace all the way up through both first floor, second floor and through the roof. The first floor does not drain...