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  1. Sylvan

    Tub Drain Removal with extractor

    I use a reciprocating saw and a old screw driver and small sharp chisel OR get a 1" pipe and cut slots in it and it is easy to remove the strainer
  2. Sylvan

    Advice for 19 year old entering plumbing

    When I finished my UA training and passed all my journeymen courses I was qualified to work in any US state plus Canada The UA training is AMAZING
  3. Sylvan

    Need some advice on this fix!! Urgent

    Actually No one knows more about proper sewer and drain cleaning then the master plumbers who install them I started Water Jetting in the early 1980s and taught classes on when and how and which water Jetter and or cable machine to use I was averaging over $6,000 a a day doing sewer and drain...
  4. Sylvan

    Another tragic death

    I was hired by another law firm as an 11 month old child was scalded by steam The pictures I saw showed the radiator valve split by the half union and the room filled with steam prior to be taken out. MIDWOOD, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A baby has died after he was apparently burned by steam from a...
  5. Sylvan

    Another tragic death

    Another tragic death
  6. Sylvan

    Water heater question

    A hair line crack will end up splitting open wider especially when heated and over time the tank will fail
  7. Sylvan

    Water heater question

    I would be a little concerned that the glass lining inside the tank may have been damaged. It all depends on how hard it was hit
  8. Sylvan

    Overflow tube

    There is an adjustment on the fill valve USE IT
  9. Sylvan

    3 cleanouts in front yard right next to each other?

    Any company with the name " ROTO" run as far as possible from them IMHO You can rent a camera or even buy one from E bay relatively cheap
  10. Sylvan

    Tie water heater drain pan into utility sink standpipe?

    A water heater T@P cannot be tied in a drain. It has to be an air gap. If your discharge pipe from the T&P is 2" above the pan then the pan can be connected to a drain line as long as it is trapped and vented. Check local codes first
  11. Sylvan

    water in drip pan

    If the tank is more then 10 years old replace it
  12. Sylvan

    Bathroom Remodel DWV and Supply Questions and Advice...

    I hope someone has very small hands when it comes time to work inside the toilet tank. Why do people want to make life difficult for anyone who has to replace the fill valve or flapper
  13. Sylvan

    House inspection shows belly in pipe

    There is no need to even think of having the belly removed or worrying bout slight back pitched waste line. If your really concerned buy a used cable machine and snake the line yearly
  14. Sylvan

    Brass Compression Coupling

    One plumbing contractor sent a so called mechanic to repair a leak. The idiot on a Friday afternoon was in a hurry and used a 11/2 dresser coupling on a hot water riser and the dresser failed (big surprise) and not only caused a major the hot water scalded a lady and did thousands of dollars...
  15. Sylvan

    Question about PVC vs Cast Iron

    Cast Iron is safer and is non toxic in case of a fire, it has a 70+ life span, quieter, allows for better drainage as the fittings are normally longer radius, Sweeps Vs Ells. For venting Plastic is ok
  16. Sylvan

    Relocating Water Heater - need advice on drain for TPR & drain pan

    You should never dump spent antifreeze onto the ground or down a drain Doing so would allow ethylene glycol to seep into the nearby soils and groundwater, which could pollute water sources, kill flora, sicken fauna, and make the EPA very, very unhappy.
  17. Sylvan

    Relocating Water Heater - need advice on drain for TPR & drain pan

    Floor drain with the discharge from the T&P no more that 6" and no less then 1.5" above the floor drain (double the size of the discharge pipe)
  18. Sylvan

    Edge case about slope

    The "inspector" needs to go back to class if they think will leave solids behind. NYC had the "greater NYC toilet change out" to conserve water All toilets were 3.5 GPF or more and the soil lines were sized by a much more gallons . The majority of plumbers thought this would be a money...
  19. Sylvan

    Edge case about slope

    11.25 , 22.50 45.00 deg 60 deg fittings available for rolling offsets "drainage fittings" Not very common any more as too much math is involved. we also use crooked threads for various amounts of pitch for drainage of steam condensate lines. In cast iron 1/32 bend (11.25) 1/16...
  20. Sylvan

    Cold water bypass in Delta cartridge

    I had that with Moen and the "bold look" but never with a Delta Then again I am only dabbling in plumbing for 56 years (not including my 3 years in the USN)
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