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  1. PlumbumZepplin

    Replacing Kohler K-5942-5 kitchen sink with stainless steel

    Maybe try polishing your sink. It's vitreous enamel over cast iron, I think, and if so, you'd polish the finish up like glass. I'd guess a mechanical polisher would be best, but find the right blend of abrasive polish and maybe give it a whirl (literally)...
  2. PlumbumZepplin

    3" PVC joint not fully inserted

    Calling a conventional PVC-to-PVC solvent bond a "solvent weld" isn't quite accurate. Solvent diffusion inside a polymer is complex (this is my area of academic expertise). The joint, for reasons of geometry but primarily of the material itself, isn't what you'd expect by saying it's...
  3. PlumbumZepplin

    3" PVC joint not fully inserted

    Don't grind or pay for an expensive tool. Heat and peel. Cut if off flush with the hub (or nearly so) and heat with a heat gun or torch from the inside of the spigot fitting. Work in a screwdriver between the hub and spigot, and then a set of needle nose pliers. Keep heating further and...
  4. PlumbumZepplin

    Cast iron sewer trap + pipe encased in concrete.

    Wouldn't they have to be vented like any other trap to actually be effective? Are they vented that way where they are required?
  5. PlumbumZepplin

    Toilet Flange Install (without much exposed pipe)

    Terry's a real plumber, and I'm definitely not, but I had this situation and wasn't happy about not having enough depth there and that forcing me to use an inside flange in a 3" pipe. So I got elaborate. I unglued the section of pipe from the 90 degree fitting socket in the floor. This takes...
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