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In practice I had a situation once where the dishwasher was so far from the water heater that it never got any hot water. I plumbed it onto the cold line to avoid wasting hot water and to get the benefit of cleaner water in the dishwasher and it worked fine and was still fine a decade later. The...

Hey congratulations on going gold! You don't hear that much these days. I'd have to make to 80 or so. At any rate, we're on the north fork, and on municipal water, so we are in a different water distribution area than East Meadow and Babylon, but I'm surprised the difference would be so great...

Thanks for your response. I tested the water hardness using a fairly accurate Taylor kit that I use to test my pool. The result was 250ppm, which I understand is fairly hard water. The dishwasher develops thick crusts over time in recesses in the racks and other locations. They are difficult to...

Is there a small water softener I could buy for just one appliance? I have a scaling problem in my dishwasher due to hard water. I don't really have a big problem with my other appliances. I don't feel that I need or want softened water at every fixture, particularly at outdoor hose bibs, but...

Well I'm late to this party, but a TP fitting would have probably saved you the drywall work: https://www.mrsupply.com/approved-vendor-1-2-threadless-pipe-x-copper-adapter-cftp12.html

Turn off the main hot water supply at the water heater. Open a hot water tap. You might need to disconnect a hot water supply line and put it in a bucket if you have only mixing taps at your fixtures to be sure. Is water coming out?

A single hole 2 handle lav faucet with pop-up waste is what we needed for this project. While a perrin and rowe and a zuchetti faucet were identified they were in the 500-1000 dollar range and had a long ship time. Enter the Bristan R BAS C Regency...

3/8th OD Refrigeration tubing seems to be commonly sold with half the wall thickness of type L.

Actually following up, I see terry said the following in 2019: It sounds like that may be 1/4" ID type L soft copper? I just checked the specs, and that would seem to have a 3/8" OD. I think the difference is that the wall would be thicker, but it would not fill the dishwasher as fast...

Thanks Mr. Young. That seemed like it made sense, although another thread suggested that they were thinner walled than type M or L copper used for underground supplies. I guess it's good enough for a dishwasher supply.

I need to replace a copper supply line for a dishwasher, the supply stop valve is 3/8th compression. However I noticed when I went to order the soft copper tubing, the 3/8th inch OD is labeled for refrigeration, utility, or oil. Are these suitable for use in a dishwasher application, or is there...

Terry, you will be missed. You and your forum have been made it possible to learn to safely and correctly learn the basics of plumbing for DIYers and aspiring pros alike. Thank you so much, and your inspiration will not be forgotten.

Cool, thanks for the help! Everything seems to be working great now.

Thanks Terry! I went ahead and installed the 528MP, the toto 330 went in the trash. Now I noticed the little black valve on the 528MP that controls the portion of water directed to the bowl is leaking. It's not really an immediate problem because it leaks into the tank, but I could imagine it...

Thanks Terry, in my basement inventory I find I have a Korky 528MP. Any concerns about this options? Thanks, DIY

Hi Folks, I have a promenade e-max I installed maybe 2 or 3 years ago. Recently we noticed it has been running occasionally, but frequently enough to be a problem. I went to check it out, and assumed the flush tower(ie the fancy replacement for the flapper assembly) was to blame. However upon...

I would be very worried about this situation. Since you already called several pros, here are some actions that I might contemplate in your shoes: 1) Call your fire dept to investigate. 2) Hire an HVAC engineer to evaluate the situation. 3) Install a direct vent boiler, or retire the system and...

I've got this, is it the right stuff?

Thanks gentleman. Is there any concern about using antiseize on the mating surface in a potable water application? Would it work better than megaloc? On the Union threads I do have a copper antiseize I got for working with electrical conduits once. Do you think the antiseize on the threads...

Ok thanks again for those who responded! I obtained the salvage unit, and it looks like a match. The cost was $300, so it was a gamble, but now that I have it, I can see it has speakman markings on it, and uses speakman stems. So I have two swivels/tailpieces, with what looks like an ancient npt...