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This is the faucet in my kitchen. It drips, so I'm thinking it needs a new cartridge. The problem is that I have NO idea what brand it is. There is no name on it anywhere. It looks like I'll need one of those vendor-specific wrenches to remove the cartridge. So short of taking the whole...

I just installed a Toto toilet in my upstairs bath. It is a standard installation and didn't take long. But now I'm having a problem with the toilet. Specifically, after tightening the 2 nuts that hold the toilet to the floor, the toilet is nice tight. But a week or two later, it rocks side...

Hello everyone. I have a very general question, and of course, there is no right or wrong answer to this. But I'm looking for advice or opinions on my situation. I have a 20 year old house that still has the original furnace and A/C. I'm expecting to have to replace them at any time given...

Here's the quick summary of what I'm doing. I'm remodeling a master bath that has BOTH a shower and a separate tub. According to the plumbing inspector here in central NJ, I need to have a thermostatic (not pressure) balancer on BOTH the shower and the tub. 1) Problem #1 - A requirement...

I have a standard 5' tub/shower in on of my bathrooms. When taking a shower, there are no drainage issues with a 2.5gallon/minute shower head. When someone takes a bath, however, the water takes a while to drain, or so it seems. The water comes in through a 1/2" pipe at 5 gallons per...

When running ABS through an exterior wall for drain and vent, how does fiberglass insulation get put into place? The existing R-13 Fiberglass insulation was installed 2 different ways. In some stud cavities, the ABS was in front of the fiberglass and paper vapor barrier that comes with it...

This seems like such a simple problem, but I'm at a loss as to how to deal with it. My wife just purchased a Jado shower head and valve body (pressure balanced). The inlets and outlet are 1/2" NPT. How the heck do I thread the copper supply pipes onto this? The supply line is always going...

In the picture below, I have 2 ABS "T" pipes. One is on the left, with the upper end going to the roof vent. The right-hand "T" is for a sink drain, and then it continues a few feet to the right for another sink. I need to move the right-hand "T" in the picture to the right about 20"...

I am replacing most of the plumbing in my masterbath for a remodel. Today I ran new 1/2" supply lines through the joists (using existing holes from previous plumbing) and then up through the floor under the sinks. I used 1/2" O.D x 1/2" IPS ball valves on top of the supply lines. There are 4...

In my bathroom, the 1/2" copper supply line that feeds the 2 sinks goes through about 5 joists that are on 16" centers. The joists are 2x10 or 2x12 (dont recall which). The longest continuous span of copper pipe (no "T" or couple in place) is about 4 feet long. Given that the holes are...

I did a search and found quite a bit of information about boring holes in studs (including the Joist/Stud boring guide PDF), but I'm looking for a little more info. I have 2 sinks in my master bath against an outside wall. The ABS drain pipe comes up the wall to the left of the left-hand...

I've heard that running AC wires through a heating/cooling duct is not allowed by code. I figured there are a number of reasons for this. My house has some ducting for the central heating and air, and there are also a number of air shafts that just use the space in the wall between studs (no...

I'm remodeling my bathroom. Around the new airbath, I have built a podium that is about 20" high. This is basically a box around the tub. The box is about 12" from the wall on 3 sides. The power for the tub comes from the wall, and I was planning on running it along some of the studs for...

I'm doing some plumbing work in my house and I have a choice to make. My new tub is within 3 feet of 3/4", 1/2" and 1/4" copper supply lines for hot and cold. To make a long story short, the builder of the house ran the supplies through 2 reducers for some reason and had the 1/4" supply line...

I'm working through my master bath remodel. The previous whirlpool was on a 120V GFCI breaker. The same circuit also powers the bathroom fan. The new airbath tub runs on the same voltage, so I can re-use the same circuit. Whereas the old tub was hardwired to the electrical service, the new...

I'm a DIYer and have just started a master-bath remodel. I've removed a whirlpool tub that has a capacity of 150 gallons. Now I'm preparing the site for a new BainUltra airbath with a capcity of 65 gallons. Looking through the instructions for the BainUltra tub (Amma 42"x72" oval), there is...

I see quite a few posts here on the forum about moving a tub drain. I've attached 2 pictures of how my tub drain looks as of right now. As you can see, the home builder hacked a hole in the joist for the tub drain piping and the waste line. Looks a little messy to me. Both pictures are of...

I am currently remodeling my master bath. I'm removing an American Standard whirlpool tub and putting in a BainUltra air-bath. In the existing setup, there is a wall switch that activates the tub's circuit for the jets, sort of like a master override. But I can't figure out why it is needed...

Hello everyone. I've been looking for a good resource like this site for a while. I finally stumbled upon it when someone referenced it over in the John Bridge tile forums. I'm doing a complete bathroom remodel. I'm in the planning stages right now. Trying to work out a couple of...