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I just had a new refrigerator delivered and a new braided water line was included for the ice maker. My water supply valve is angled about 45 degrees off center. The old refrigerator used plastic tubing, which had a smaller connector that fit fine onto this valve. The new refrigerator came...

I'm a homeowner and I'm installing a Sterling Accord shower in my basement. It's a four piece unit - a base, a back wall, and two side walls. A plumber installed the water lines and what I think is a Delta multi choice universal valve for this shower. I say *think* because he left a delta...

I have a Bradford White 48 gallon water heater, model number MITW50L6BN12. It is a power vent model (i think that's the right terminology) and it is 12 years old. The attached picture shows a lot of rust on the cold water supply input. I have been told by a few local guys just to wait until...

I am installing a Sterling Accord shower in my basement and will be using an Oatey no caulk brass shower drain. This is my first shower install, so I'm trying to figure at what height to cut the 2" PVC drain pipe. I will be putting mortar piles under the shower base (as described in one of...

My basement has two extra unused PVC drain pipes protruding from the concrete. These are not the basement bathroom stubouts as those are located elsewhere. My guess is the builder put these in as a generic "cookie cutter" approach to house building. Anyway, I'm finishing my basement and I...

I am planning to glue up soon and was wondering if the following looked OK, choice of fittings, etc. Our town uses the 2012 Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC). The Lav elbow is a long sweep. The toilet will have the long sweep elbow that's laying off to the side in the picture. The lav will arm over...

Hello all, I am in the process of moving my basement bathroom stubouts. I've got the concrete busted up and trenches dug, but I'm trying to figure out the best technique for preparing the area for the PVC pipe. My inspector said to use beds of sand, adding 1/4" slope to the sand then lay...

I have a quick shower trap question. I bought the following trap for my basement shower. Is this the right trap to be using under concrete? If so, do I just angle the trap outlet the direction I want it to go, and then hand tighten the nut and then tighten a bit more with a wrench? I read...

I'm insulating my basement rim joists with 2" of rigid foam and foil faced polyisocyanurate. Then I'll seal the edges around the rigid foam with spray foam (Great Stuff) to eliminate air leakage. The process I'm following is described at...

Hello. I'm installing a new double bowl kitchen sink and faucet. We are also strongly considering getting rid of the disposal since we don't use it AND since we are thinking it will provide more usable space in the left cabinet if we get rid of it. Also, note that there is a dishwasher drain...