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It might be the wiring at the solenoid. My old house had 13 zones. The company that installed it basically nicked at least one wire in every valve box. This didn't show up for years. As I recall, one year, after more than a decade, I had weird symptoms and finally tracked it down to a wire that...

For the wye, you'll be best off to glue one side and use banded couplings for the other two sides. Just untighten the metal band and move it down the pipe. Now peel back the neoprene onto itself on one of the pipes so you can but the pipes together and then unroll the neoprene and move the band...

Yes, it is a good idea to do the testing you are taking about. I just did this on my own remodel. At this point, you don't need to use the actual shower arm and you should not, because it is going to get in the way of tiling. There is a stub pipe already there and that is just fine. Make sure...

Many times there is very small printing on the back or front of the base of the valve. Get your phone and take a photo and blow it up of the part of the back and front of the valve that is just above the escutcheon.

I'm wondering if that 50+ point outer spline isn't just screwed on the stem and acts as something the escutcheon fits over and holds the rubber piece against the wall?? You might try and unscrew that outer splined ring form the stem. It may not want to easily unscrew from scale over the years. A...

The seats that the cartridge o-rings sit on are not in good shape. First thing I'd do is soak a small rag in vinegar and stuff it in the valve body and leave it for half a day. Then clean it all out good. Now get a kitchen sponge that has a scotch-brite-ish side and work it around everything in...

Just coming back to let you know how it went. In the end there was no enough vertical length room to make the Y work for the vent and have the tailpiece be less than 24". So, I went ahead and demo'ed the stuff I didn't want to and cut out the back to back Y and sanitary T. Put the bottom Y back...

Thank you Wayne. Here is the updated diagram. I think this is what you mean. As to the your other observation below, it is done with two 45's to jog from the foundation wall up into the stud cavity on the floor above.

I'm remodeling a master bath. The master shower used to be a sunk-in tub. The tailpiece for the 2" shower drain is now about 34" long which violates the 24" maximum tailpiece rule. Here is the existing diagram: The section A is accessible with difficulty. Section B is not accessible without...

I want to be able to turn the water on and off from outside the shower. I also want to be able to turn the water on and off from inside the shower. Think of the operation as a 3-way light switch -- I can turn it on outside before I get in and then off from the inside when I'm done. And, the...

I need advice on what to do with this 1-1/2" vent. Some background. The primary bath was remodeled about 15 years ago -- before I owned the house. In the process, the old shower area now has the toilet room. To service the toilet, a new 2" vent was run as in the diagram. It runs up into the...

It can't be this. The shower can run for 10 minutes and not get real hot, but the second I turn on a body spray, the shower head gets as hot as one would expect given where the handle is.

50 gallon hot water heater. Another maybe interesting data point... The house is new to us and I've been working though what needs to be done. I recently got around to the water supply. The existing Honeywell pressure reducing valve was not working. 90 PSI from the city and the pressure...

I've got a strange problem in a new to me house which is has a 15 year old shower. It has a Hansgrohe thermostatic shower valve. The cartridge has been replaced by me, but my problem persists. Usually, when I turn the water on and direct the water to the shower head, the water temperature isn't...