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I would use 1” pex in a heartbeat. I used a lot of it at my well and pressure tank, filters and softeners and it’s great, but I used the straight lengths, not the coiled. The oxygen barrier only comes in 5’ straight lengths instead of 10’ and not sure I want to put in a pex coupler to reach my...

Yeah. A couple places are right by a bundle of electrical and insulation, which is why I was looking at pex. I’ve seen the less expensive hydraulic manual propress tools online. Maybe I’ll go that route.

There's nothing wrong with the system, just want the bathroom to be on the main floor zone instead of the bedroom so the bathroom is warmer since we keep the bedrooms cooler to sleep. Maybe I'll just run copper and use a pro press to make things easier. I've never used a pro press but people...

All the piping is 3/4” copper throughout. I don’t think there are any calculations that need to be done. I think you are overcomplicating things. I have a 4’ baseboard that I want to move from the bedroom zone to the main floor zone. There is only one pump and zone valves. So all I needed to...

So I have hot water baseboard heat with three zones. The basement, bedrooms and main floor. The baseboard in the master bathroom is connected to the bedroom zone. We keep the bedrooms cooler for sleeping so I want to change that baseboard to the main floor zone otherwise the bathroom is...

I went with an 84 gallon pressure tank. Up from the stock 20 gallon that was in there. Made a huge difference in the amount of times the pump goes on and off, but then my tank fills up at 17 gpm.

Yeah you don't have enough prefilters before the ro filter. You need at least a 5 micron sediment filter then maybe a 1 micron before the ro. You shouldn't have a carbon filter before your ro, the carbon goes after the ro if at all.

I actually just had the same issue except my water heater is an amtrol boilermate so it's heated by a coil inside the plastic lined tank that is fed by the boiler. So no burner, exhaust or anode rod to rust. I installed a peroxide injection system and backwashing carbon filter and noticed the...

The screen is actually the biggest issue. It gets clogged up quickly and is a pain to clean. I usually just end up removing the screen and take my chances with replacing a prop. But a quick reversal would be ideal.

At our lakefront property we use an underwater blower called an aquasweep. It’s a Franklin 120v submersible pump motor with a propeller on it and it’s mounted to our dock in a way that it pushes the surface of the water away from the swimming area to keep floating algae away. Is there any way...

That's close to the age ours is. Ours was the lennox signature series and I remember it was replaced free. That's all i remember.

Like reach4 said, replace the tank. If you can fit a bigger one, then do that.

How old is this unit? Our lennox had the same issue and there was some kind of recall on the part and it was replaced free.

This is probably the best way. Hire a plumber to be there for the next inspection. There are many inspectors that will do everything possible to not pass a project completed by a homeowner. They just don't want the hassle of handholding. Now if there's a local plumber that looks at it and...

Home has a septic and the unit is in the basement. The sink just runs into the sump pump pit.

That’s my dilemma. The issue would be what if the sump pump runs, while regenerating. Which one would get priority and would it force water back where it shouldn’t go? Need some kind of check valve and you couldn’t have an air gap. I think I’m just going to leave mine as is. I have a WiFi...

So as you can see from the picture, my water softener drains into my sump pump pit, and has for the past 5 years. I have a main sump pump the outflow goes underground to a ditch about 30' away. The second battery powered one just dumps on the lawn. So is there a reason I couldn't tap into the...

Humidifiers all use 1/4” od tubing. Nature of the beast. All they need is a trickle of water to keep a basin full as it evaporates.

I’m guessing you’re hearing it while the water is flowing. I have the same issue but mine is downstairs. If you are in the room you can definitely hear it. I have a straight through ball valve on a tee so it’s not your valve causing it. I’m guessing it’s just the sound of water through the line...

The same amount of water does enter the brine tank each time. It's almost to the upper float level. So if the brine tank isn't almost full of salt all the time, there is water above the salt level. The brine tank holds probably 220lbs of salt. If it gets down to 175lbs of salt, there is...