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hi everybody! thanks for any advice in advance my current situation is explained in this picture what i want to do: 1. move the toilet to where the sink is 2 add a shower where the toilet was sink plumbing is on the left, and on the right is the existing drain pipe from the toilet 1. i know...

So I'm installing a new prv valve. My old one had failed and I had no flow. What would be the best way to attach the prv to pvc since it has metal threads. I've read where its best to try and avoid plastic to metal threads. I'm just a diy'er. Also where would be the best place to install a ball...

Old angle valve failed so I had to replace it and needed to replace the supply line as well - the old supply line was part of the valve. First time doing any of this kind of work and wondering if the supply line I installed is the wrong length. I had to put a lot of pressure on the line to make...

So I am in a predicament... I remodeled my bathroom recently, which was an entire tear-down to the studs and rebuild. I installed a new Onyx Collection stand up shower which included a new mixer valve and I decided to raise the shower head up about 6". Everything was pressure checked before...

I'm trying to replace the stems and handles in our tub after the shower handle essentially stripped and could only be turned on and off with pliers; and the pliers slowly stopped being effective as the valve stem itself started getting stripped. No clue as to what brand we have, but the...

DIY Guy remodeling my master bath. Planned to do everything except the shower mortar bed bc it just seemed too tricky. SO...I had some not-so-great tile guys build the mud bed for my shower. They installed drain, pan liner and did the mud bed. They messed it up, isn’t level and not sloped...

Hey there guys - great forum with lot's of useful tips. I am replacing my toilet, which should be an easy job, however the previous owners appear to have done some sort of complicated install job previously. If you check out the photos, it looks like a 4" abs pipe with an abs bush fitting...

Hi experts, Well it looks like the guy who installed PEX for his basement bathroom supply lines before finishing the rest of the basement messed up. Unfortunately that guy is me. Three years ago, I finished the rest of my basement, holding on the bathroom to spread out the expense and give...

Hello Recent complaint from spouse was the hot water almost immediately died while in shower... Dutiful husband(me) checks hot water faucets in other parts of house, feels hot water EVERYWHERE except said shower. I am guessing the mixer valve may be the culprit but have ZERO idea what...

I am attempting to replace the handle, faceplate, etc. on my Kohler tub/shower kit without replacing the temp valve. Currently installed is a K-304 valve, but the new handle is set for the K-8304 valve - threads do not line up. Are there conversion kits to help? Or is a complete replacement of...

Hey Fleck-heads, Some neighbors and I did a group buy a few years ago from one of our friends here on the board. Fleck 5800 valves over twin stacked tanks with Katlox/Ferrilite for low iron/manganese. Units have been working great. Since I did the research, comparison, ordering, and plumber...

Has anyone made a DIY shower water flosser? I want something like this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003ES2HNI/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 but it has an awful lot of plastic that breaks, and people say the tips are too large. No company seems to sell a good quality one...

Will my drawing of wet vent work?

If you have a mobile phone holder at home, but this one don't have a wireless charging function, are you entangled in another one that has a wireless charging function and discards the original one? Things may not be that bad, you just need to buy a small wireless charger and install it on the...

Hello all. I'm in need of some help as I have very little plumbing knowledge and this is the first time I've had a disposal in my home. My garbage disposal is backing up into my sinks. I started with a sink plunger (but didn't cover the sink overflow to increase pressure), followed it with...

Good Morning! I'm new here, just joined and searched for this question and was unable to find the answer. Can you turn a Wye on its Y, for lack of a better term? For those that like to read, I explained a lot below the photos. For those who don't look at the photo and tell me if it is a- okay...

Question about bathrooms and installing a porcelain on steel alcove tub. We have installed a tub, put in the hardiboard for the surround and realized the tub is not resting on the stinger- it is about 1/2 to 1” above it. It’s screwed in, level, and doesn’t squeak, seems very solid. Question is-...

I'm rebuilding my shower and ran into an issue that I'm not quite sure how to solve. After pulling the old shower out, we discovered the whole house needed to be repiped. Yay home ownership?... We had the repipe done by a local company, and now with that done, I've resumed plans to rebuild the...

I'm using 3/4" schedule 40 pipe for the structure of an industrial looking shelving project installed on a wall in my house. I'm running into a hiccup that I just can't wrap my head around solving and I bet that the plumbing community can easily tell me if it's a hopeless cause or offer some...

If there’s a thread that covers all of this stuff, or even several, I’m happy to read them. I just don’t know what terms to search for, at this point. I’m reasonably confident I can DIY this because I’ve DIY’ed a lot of other things, and have basic plumbing and electrical skills. (And, in my...