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I have a ball valve leak at the sweat joint and I would like to desolder the leaky side, clean it up and solder it back. It's in series with a lot of other fittings, which are very close together (1 inch of distance between fittings only). I would like to avoid taking everything apart... Is it...

I'm a DIY'er, beginner in plumbing. Is there a trick to cutting a very short amount of copper pipe, in order to line up a fitting? Whenever I try to cut say 1/16, I can't seem to keep the cutting tool at that exact location, and it ends up shifting further in as I make turns around the pipe...

Weird question: can someone confirm or not that BB sumps can be installed upside down without detrimental effects (other than messier filter changes, if that)? Specifically for a sediment filter application. I saw it somewhere that you could, but I'm not finding the manual to check on that. I...

Looking for recommendations on a decent air gap fitting for my softener discharge. There are tons of options online (they are hard to find at Blowes and Home Despot), not sure which ones are more "industry recommended". I'm planning on using a 2'' standpipe. Thanks

Hello, I would like to ask your kind help in picking a proper softener for my family of 3 (soon to be 4). I'm going to try to keep this as factual as possible: - Location: SE PA - Occupants: 2 adults and 2 small kids - Bathrooms: 3.5 - Average Water Usage: 2,000 to 3,000 gallons - City water -...

I'm in the market for a softener and have discussed options with professional installers. One of them told me that he was going to install a standpipe and a p-trap off my main 4'' drain pipe in the basement (photo attached). I asked him what he had planned for venting this trap, since the...