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Removing lead from a 2" hub, I use a small bit and nibble it. Often the first bit snags and snaps. Consider them disposable. Then you can push in a new 2" pipe with a donut and upsize from the 1.5" And then of course, if things are fairly open, at some point a repipe is a good idea. Lead...

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You can use a medium 90 there. They make flanges that drop right into a hub end or a spigot end. Or come off the main line with a wye to the toilet and up, and a 3x2 wye on the horizontal for the lav which becomes the vent for the toilet. 3" wye, to a 3x2 wye, then a 90 up to the flange. From...

The toilet could be wet vented by a tub or shower, but then the laundry trap can't be part of the wet vent. Right now you have the toilet on it's own vent which works.

The reducing slip joint washer at the tailpiece. In Washington you can use a medium 90 on the lav trap arm. Is this on a pedestal? If so, I sometimes use a spigot trap adapter. The one above is a hub fitting for pipe. Normally with a cabinet installation, you have plenty of space to work with.

They make replacement seals for the flush valve of the 160 Mansfield. It's a pretty simple repair.

Here in Washington State, the T&P is required. A few years back in the Seattle area, a water heater exploded through the roof of a garage and landed two blocks away in the middle of a roadway. The expansion tank is only required if the system is closed. I still like them though. It...

The piping to the floor drain is ABS plastic. I agree with Jim about getting too close to the fixtures already in place, that at some point will need replacement and may not be the same size. That part is not normally done with flooring. That's utility room stuff. I would leave some of the...

There is a rule about running with sissors. It's called "Don't run with sissors." I alway walk slowly when I have sissors. I went to a football game tonight, and of course everytime we scored against the Oakland Raiders we got some fireworks. Very nice.

Black rock? Reminds me of the job in Issaquah on the lake. The tile setter had placed his broken tile in the toilet drain line. I couldn't figure out if it was sabotage or stupidity. I've never seen new toilets come with decorative rocks.

I installed a new Kohler Memoirs last month. Maybe you didn't see that post. I had to shim the bowl on two opposite corners. The bowl alternated between filling to the proper level and filling part way. Therefore the flush varied. I fiddle with it for a while, but couldn't improve it. My...

Gary, I'm letting this one go. I would like to see a few of these in person and use a few to see how they work. If they want to send me some, that would be nice. Terry

Okay, Now if you can run over to my brothers place and check his gas water heater, that would be perfect. He's over in Arlington, just a little ways out of town from you. A 5.9 caused any problems? Earthquake shuts down Virginia nuclear plant...

Ian, The funny thing here, is that I always considered Europeans as fuddy duddy's. People very entrenched with the old ideas and that the people that motivated themselves the hell out of there to start like anew were the ones that were never satisfied with the status quo. They moved to the US...

Maybe next Summer I should go to Europe. I hear Greece is very nice. My brother likes to vacation in France. I would love to swim in the Mediterranean there. It looks so nice.

You need to finish the replacement is all.

Most people report that the Aquia will flush even solids with the half fllush. You can't tell everything from a picture. Sometimes you have to use the device.

Fix for the McAfee anti virus program that disabled thousands of computers running XP Pro Windows this morning. This morning and virus signature update from for McAfee Total Protection took down thousands of computers. The update causes the antivirus program to identify a critical system...

Yes, you can run it that way, or you can cut some cast off shorter from the upper floor, and use the upper wye for the second floor and the lower wye for the pump. That way you are not crossing your pipes, and it will look cleaner.

You didn't install a ledger board? Too bad. Plumbers work from experience, not from a desk.