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  1. IPDQKWID

    Compression fittings need to stop leaking

    Thank you for the details, very much. I think I've been way too concerned with overtighteningo_O
  2. IPDQKWID

    Is it advisable and possible to run for this PEX layout, without using elbows (i.e. just bends)?

    I know this was a couple months ago (I stopped checking in here). I meant I was going to turn on the water to the addition. My inspector wasn't needing to require an air test on the supply side.
  3. IPDQKWID

    Compression fittings need to stop leaking

    Thank you for the advice James. If I can rather easily slide the ferrule off the copper stub, does that mean I didn't tighten enough? And if using pipe dope, do I try to get some between the ferrule and pipe, or is that impossible, and dope goes just on the outside of the ferrule?
  4. IPDQKWID

    Compression fittings need to stop leaking

    I have been installing all the shut-off valves on an addition project. I'm using quarter turn angles or straights, 5/8OD inlet and 3/8OD outlet like the one pictured here. The install went fine on the cold water side, but now I am installing the hot side and I'm 3-for-3 on leaks. It's been a...
  5. IPDQKWID

    Is it advisable and possible to run for this PEX layout, without using elbows (i.e. just bends)?

    I ran 11 PEX lines (hot and cold) with almost no elbows (fewer crimps, fewer whatever rhymes with crimps that means goddammit), aside from the toilets, which I used something like these...
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    Purple primer on threads

    If it just will not loosen, even with a pipe on a pipe wrench for leverage, I'd cut the square off, then drill through the plug, then jigsaw or sawzall down to the threads, in two directions, then break the plug outward. Afterward, fill in the hole with one of these - they work regardless of...
  7. IPDQKWID

    Cutting cast iron - is it difficult?

    Thanks for the ideas guys - I soaped the hell out of the cast iron Fernco cap, and it did not show leakage. I had my misophonic son (he hears things others cannot - not to worry, its not voices), and with all sound shut off, system loaded up with 5psi, he walked around the addition, and comes...
  8. IPDQKWID

    I have a really quick question, can't find the answer anywhere.

    2" PVC repair coupling (the kind without the hub, and not the slide extend-a-thing): The two ends of the PVC pipes will almost touch, do I prime and glue both pipes, then slide the repair coupling down on the joint, with a twisting, jerking motion (sorry, that's an old Chris Farley line)? Thank you
  9. IPDQKWID

    Cutting cast iron - is it difficult?

    This is the cut out section of cast iron. Would you expect a Fernco Kwik-Cap torqued to 60 in-lbs to seal this pipe for an air test?
  10. IPDQKWID

    Cutting cast iron - is it difficult?

    Close to getting the DWV piping air tested. I cut out a 10" section of that cast, and put Fernco's over the cut ends. I torqued them to the required torques - should I have tried to make sure they were smooth? Is it likely that air will be leaking there? I have a gauge and Schrader valve...
  11. IPDQKWID

    Cutting cast iron - is it difficult?

    I see in the 'similar threads' below a number of threads with the info I was seeking. Got my questions answered. The search tool didn't reveal these as easily. Snap cutter it is.
  12. IPDQKWID

    Cutting cast iron - is it difficult?

    In order to get a pressure test done on an addition (two bath, laundry), I need to seal the drain piping, and this location seems to be the least disruptive. How difficult is it to cut cast iron? Would a rented soil pipe cutter be up to the job? Should I buy one? I intend to replace this cast...
  13. IPDQKWID

    San-tee in horizontal position (on side)

    Thank you for the info Wayne. About 8" over to the right is the drain with vent take-off
  14. IPDQKWID

    San-tee in horizontal position (on side)

    Hi, I am plumbing an addition with a laundry room, and am putting in a vent loop like I have seen depicted here many times. I've heard and read how sanitary tees shouldn't receive flow from above. But how about from the side? The image here has the standpipe to the left, and to the right in...
  15. IPDQKWID

    Question on adequate toilet venting

    I take it that is what the 'note' in the vent sizing table is for - not to be used as venting a water closet. Thank you, I'll go 2" - gosh there's a lot of misinformation online regarding the "1/2 the diameter of the drain pipe" statement in the code.
  16. IPDQKWID

    Tying in new shower drain to tub drain

    I think I just realized the double san-T. The other inlet receives the tub drain. So I suppose the drain slant doesn't allow you to easily change the height of the san-T. Maybe a combination wye- 1/8 bend gets that drain pipe to the right height? Basically, the tub and shower drains come...
  17. IPDQKWID

    Tying in new shower drain to tub drain

    I think the trigonometry makes a 22.5 too far of a drop (more like 4+ inches over 16" run). Trying to make it fit will probably put too much strain on the 22.5 joints What if you cut the stack just above the San-T and glue a new san-T and a short length of pipe with coupler to the existing...
  18. IPDQKWID

    how to remove pvc fitting

    Just make sure you go in plumb. A 2" version of this saved me another floor bust out. An attempt in a ceiling hub, facing horizontal, resulted in a slight offset at the hub - I must have had the drill not completely level. The bit weakened the side of the hub, making it soft and nearly...
  19. IPDQKWID

    Question on adequate toilet venting

    I am wondering if a 1.5" vent is adequate for a single water closet. The vent is in the wall immediately behind the water closet, goes vertical into the upstairs story and turns above the ceiling to tie in with a 2" vent before traveling over to the 3" stack. I know the code says 1/2 the size...
  20. IPDQKWID

    Is this pipe glued correctly?

    I'm hoping I can get some opinion of whether this pipe/fitting looks correct. After gluing the joint I noticed it seemed like the end of the pipe is out from the hub bottom (like moving towards the middle of the fitting). I put an arrow where I think it seems like it sticks out too much. I...
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