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Has anyone had any experience embedding a cable / conduit / raceway in a solid plaster wall (its solid plaster on masory - no lathe, no gap between the plaster and the brick on the other side)? I'm thinking I'll have to cut a channel in the wall and put in a piece of conduit to use as a...

While re-piping the cold water supply to my Water Heater, I noticed that at the the dielectric union at the water heater was very clogged with rust and other minerals. This would probably partly explain the terrible hot water pressure I get in my house. It was almost totally clogged with rust...

Hi all, in the final phases of replacing the old pipe in my basement. I've got three (easy?) questions... 1. Frost-Proof Hose Bib - How far into basement does the stem need to reach. The hose is going through about 10 inches of brick and concrete before reaching the interior basement space...

I've recently started a repiping job in my basement using type M copper. When I started the job, everything I read seemed to indicate this was fine... of course, now that I am in the middle of the job, I've noticed alot of folks recomending type L copper, mainly for durabilty reasons, but also...

In my basement is a laundry tub (aka stationary tub) that the washing machine drains into. For some odd reason, it has no trap. There is simply a straight length of PVC drain pipe that was somehow fitted into another larger pice of PVC that goes under the slab. The house was built in the '20s...

I've got some old galvanized water pipe in the basement I'd like to replace with copper. Since all the pipe is exposed, and the all the pipe going to the upper floors is already copper, I'm going to take on the job myself. I've never dealt with getting a permit or inspection before, and was...

I'm considering replacing the old galvanized pipe in my basement with copper. Since I've never sweated pipes before, I'm doing alot of research and reading on the subject before I begin, and many questions are starting to come up. This forum has been a great source of info. The house was...