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I am going to need to install a pressure reducing valve on my water supply. And from what I've read, once I do this I also need to add an expansion tank at the water heater. What brands are recommended for each? Are there any to avoid? Thanks.

I'm curious on how most do this. I am installing some new runs of copper tubing and insulating the hot. I have 2x4 trusses and the cold is sitting on the lowest horizontal 2x4 member of the truss (presently clamped to it every 10' or so). The hot runs above it and is going to have to be...

I am curious how many people have them and what they think of them. How often do you have to change the filters? I realize this will vary some so just looking for ideas. recommended brands? Right now I have an Omni undersink filter and an icemaker filter. I'm wondering if it would make...

Ok, I am going to install one of these with the hammer arrestor and not sure of the differences in the models. I am using copper supply so I have that part covered. I can sweat fittings so I assume my best bet is the 1/2 female sweat? What are the differences in the below models (what...

33" high bathroom sink/cabinet combo. What should the heights for the supply lines and drain be above the floor where they exit the wall? Thanks!

I'll be replacing a gas water heater eventually and want to know the right way to install the piping to it. What I have now is copper male NPT sweat fittings threaded directly into the WH; cu tube is then sweated to the fittings at the WH. There is no dielectric union at the WH which I've read...

while I think these are probably 2X more expensive than they should be, it seems like a great idea. Yet, I find very little info on them online- besides the mfg/dealer info. Opinions? http://www.a-leak-detector.com/leak-detection-products.php

I have another thread about a leak between the water meter and house; the leak is a crack in the copper tubing where it enters the block wall for my basement. There's no easy way to do a quick fix on it as the crack is literally right at the wall, it so it will need to be replaced. Sooooo...

ok, I have a very odd leak situation. I was out of town and a few days ago my wife noticed an unusual noise in the bsmt when I was gone- the sound of water running (there's just the two of us) when the washer/toilet/DW, etc were not on. It basically sounds like someone is taking a shower when...

I have a 15 yr old ranch house with basement with a finished drywall ceiling and walls. The first floor sits on prefab 2x4 trusses and the plumbing, HVAC, electric runs thru in the truss area. I’m in TN and the county I live in did not have a building code or do any inspections until 2006...

House is ~14 yrs old and a few yrs ago the downstairs shower, which isn't normally used, developed an odd leak. If you turn on the water to the bath spigot, no issues, no leaks. Turn on the shower, water comes out the shower head, but there is a leak-behind the wall- runs out on the floor. I...

two questions I have a ~14 yr old US Craftsmaster natl gas water htr that's working fine but figured now is a good time to replace it before a catastrophic failure. I believe the tank lining is deteriorating as I noticed blue chips when I last drained it. So, I've done as much research as...