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I have been plumbing the house I'm trying to build and I'm almost done with rough-in and starting to second guess myself before the walls get covered up. For my shower and tub drain I used a high grade silicone to set the drain assembly instead of plumbers putty. Is this OK? It seems like people...

I am running all pex in our home that I am plumbing but I have purchased all copper stub ells for coming out of the walls. The ells that I purchased have a 4 hole flange for nailing or screwing the ells to studs. I have always been told that steel and copper should not come in contact with each...

I am looking to buy a couple of non-freezing hot cold mixing valve hose spigots. All the ones I have found on line so far say they are not for potable water systems and they contain lead. Does anyone out there know of any that will work for a potable system. We will probably use this to water...

I have a old Zurn Qickclamp tool that I have always used for pex connections. I am starting on the plumbing of a house I'm trying to build and want to know if this is a reliable and long lasting connection method. I don't see these for sale anymore and am curious if they had problems. Do you...

I have been getting ready to buy enough pex to plumb the house I'm trying to build. I have a old cinch tool, but I think it and the clamps that went with it may no longer be made. I found Mr Pex at: http://www.supplyhouse.com/Mr-PEX-1720030-1-2-Red-Potable-PEX-Tubing-300-ft-Coil This stuff...

I am in the process of building a house and I'm getting ready to plumb the waterlines, I'm not a pro but I'm handy. I have a old cinch tool that I bought a decade or more ago. I was in blissful ignorance and did not realize different pex manufactures require there own fittings. Seems like...

I am trying to build a house and am planning on using a Manabloc PEX manifold. I'm planning on having dedicated lines to most fixtures but was curious if some can be shared with out have flow issues. I assume the ice maker in the fridge would just come off of the kitchen sink run, is this right...

I am trying to build a house and am doing the plumbing myself. I roughed in my toilet flange into my first floor slab at 13" off of what should have been the outside edge of the studs. I just noticed today that the framers have framed in the wall behind the toilet further out then I expected and...