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Thanks for the reply. I wasn't planning on grouting the toilet base, but UPC says you are supposed to caulk it. I don't really want to, but my local inspector is a stickler for code. I am sure I could claim ignorance and not do it and see if he calls it out. When I had a minor issue on the rough...

I am at the end of a long basement finish and have gotten lots of great advice from Terry's forum to get me to this point. Thanks for everyone's help. I moved an old Toto drake to my basement for the new bathroom. Because of the repair plate I had to use secure the toilet flange to the tile and...

John, Thanks for the reply. I appreciate it. I thought about trying to use the same brand stop but being 20+ years old I couldn't find one to match. If I cut it back, how far back from the indentations from the old olive should the new olive go.? For example, if I cut it off so the new olive...

I am replacing a 20-year-old angle stop for a toilet. When the plumbers put it on, they tightened it too much and the compression fitting crushed the pipe some. It isn't bad but you can see and feel it. Plus, I managed to scratch the pipe taking of the old olive as I had to cut and break it. I...

I just picked up a new Drake. Was surprised to see they don't finish the outside back of the tank anymore. The porcelain finish only covers about 3" in on each side of the back but the middle of the back is unfinished. Is mine defective or is this how they come now. My original Drakes were...

I just picked up a new drake. Was surprised to see they don't finish the outside back of the tank anymore. The porcelain finish only covers about 3" in on each side

Jeff, I pulled the red vinyl and foam out of the hole. Still weighing my options but if I do fill in with concrete or mortar as you suggest what would you use? I assume you don't mean thinset? By the time I wrap the pipe with foam so can leave space for my 3" hub flange I will only have maybe...

Reach, Thanks for the reply. You are correct on not screwing into the vinyl. The 'instructions/pictures' on the spacer made me assume that since they only have you cut out the center where the pipe comes though. But the spacer is 6" in diameter which is the same diameter as the screw holes in...

Jeff, thanks for the reply. The plumber was there 20 years ago when the house was built and is long out of business. I am just getting around to finishing the basement. Tile guy said to just glue the flange to the pipe, and bed the outside in silicone. Here is the repair bracket I am...

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When the plumbers installed the PVC toilet train pipe in our basement floor before the concrete was poured, they used one of the Harvey red vinyl closet bend spacers to keep the concrete away from the pipe. Spacer When my tile guy was setting the tile, the top of the vinyl spacer was a bit too...

Thanks, I will try it and worst case if it leaks, I can cut it and use the supplied olives.

In another question I posted, one of the contributors pointed out UPC requires a separate shutoff for a dishwasher supply rather than the dual outlet angle stop I had used. The faucet supply line connected to the current angle stop compression fitting is a pex line that is permanently connected...

Thanks for the tip on the UPC req. for separate shutoffs. I am normally pretty good about checking code before I do things and had missed that one. I can get a dual handle Dahl or Brasscraft and replace the one I have. Just curious, will the compression end of the pex supply line that is a...

I am installing a bar sink faucet and the angle stops are compression onto the copper stub out and compression to the faucet supply lines. My hot stop is a dual outlet with one for the faucet and the other for the dishwasher. Unfortunately, the dishwasher (backorder) won't be installed for at...

Jeff, thanks for the reply. I appreciate it.

I am about to install a new Kohler Duostrainer sink strainer in a bar sink. The strainer came with a flat rubber washer for the tailpiece. The Oatey P trap instruction say to use a flanged washer for the included Oatey tailpiece but doesn't include one. Is the flanged washer the better choice...

Thanks for all the replies. We are seeing the same problem with all the showers in the house. When I showered last night, I decided to keep an eye on the clock. The temperature stayed consistent for about 6 minutes with a 2.5 gpm shower head but by 8 minutes it had noticeably dropped. If the...

We had our 19-year-old 50 gallon Rheem powervent water heater replaced this year as the old one finally rusted through. We had it replaced by a new 50 gallon Rheem powervent classic water heater. The new one seems to have noticeably less hot water capacity than the old one. With the old one we...

Terry, thanks for the reply. I appreciate it. Have you sold any of the new ones yet? Just curious about user feedback. I saw your poor review on the drake 3 CST746 last year so now I am leery of updates over what we have now.