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I installed a new Bradford White gas tank water heater URG140T6N model year 2019. It has a honeywell V2 thermostat, see page 20 in https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.supplyhouse.com/product_files/BradfordWhite-URG140T6N-394-InstallInstructions.pdf My house is old and the showers have no thermostatic...

I notice that all major manufacturers except Moen supply gaskets with their bathroom faucets. Moen requires messy use of putty or silicone for faucet and handles, for all models that I looked at (Banbury, Align widespread models, ...) - no gaskets; metal on granite sink. Also, Moen is ca. 50 to...

Can the hose or connection to the side spray of a modern kitchen faucet usually be capped under the sink (side spray optional, e.g. no hole in sink available, or side spray otherwise not wanted), or am I stuck with the side spray if I buy a faucet with side spray?

My shower head is leaking at the connection to the shower arm. Whenever I screw on the shower head and tighten, the rubber washer that was included with the shower head (and most other washers that I tried to use instead) get pushed into the shower arm pipe, rendering it useless! Adding plenty...

Hi, I have a few basic questions to the pro plumbers regarding kitchen faucet types: 1. Do pullout kitchen faucets, on average, require more maintenance/repair in the long run? 2. What is the pullout hose of brand name faucets typically made of? Stainless steel outside, plastic inside? What's...

Will a pot of boiling water poured down a kitchen sink melt ABS pipe starting ca. 2 feet downstream (after garbage disposal and under-sink piping which I couldn't care less about as it's easily replaceable)? I know the max operating temp of ABS is 180 deg F which is below the temp of boiling...

Will grease clog plastic drain pipes in the long run? Background: I had plenty of clogs in my old iron sewer pipes, until I replaced all my drain pipes with plastic pipes about 3 years ago. I poured grease and oil from frying pans down the kitchen sink since then, thinking it won't stick to...

Why are shower valves exempt from the lead-free plumbing regulations? Isn't the shower valve connected to the house potable water system, and the leached lead will distribute throughout the potable water pipes?

Is there any disadvantage of using a brass PRV (e.g. Watts LFX65BU, pressure range 20-80 psi) for drip irrigation lines over the plastic PRVs that are usually sold at sprinkler supply stores? What is the respective expected longevity? thanks.

I have a gravity based greywater system that is fed from a rain barrel with water level about 3-6 feet above ground. The rain barrel has an inlet from the roof gutters, as well as from the laundry machine. (Biodegradable detergents will be used when the laundry water is used for greywater.) I...