Giantsean
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Hi All,
So this post deals more w/ the inlet plumbing of a slop sink.
The supply is 1/2 copper (currently stopped off at the ceiling while I removed the old sink) which will run down the wall. In most cases supply will be under the sink but w/o routing I'll need to leave a gap to allow the pipes to run straight down.
My question is this... if it was YOUR house, would you simply use flexible compression line and small sink shutoffs like most sinks (I can either do 3/8 to 1/2 or 1/2 to 1/2) or would you just forgo that and go full copper with a couple of quarter turn ball valves in line above the sink? I don't imagine I'll be moving it a lot but will be nice to be able to take it apart if absolutely I have to (unlike the cast iron sink which was going NOWHERE... this is the first time it's probably moved in 60 years lol)
On that note, I am also working out a way to better afix it to this block wall, as it's very unstable now w/ 1 1/4" pipe legs and just one bolt each. I will add another bolt to the front legs and thinking to build a ledger shelf to sit the back on to get it tighter to the wall. I looked into various clamps but hard to make it work w/ the sewer pipe so close. In front I was just thinking of tapconning a flange to the floor and threading the legs in.
I thought of other ideas like wood stanchions as it had before, or a PVC or pipe frame, and everything in between. Again if it was yours and you were looking for stability and most efficient use of space, what would you guys do?
Thx!
So this post deals more w/ the inlet plumbing of a slop sink.
The supply is 1/2 copper (currently stopped off at the ceiling while I removed the old sink) which will run down the wall. In most cases supply will be under the sink but w/o routing I'll need to leave a gap to allow the pipes to run straight down.
My question is this... if it was YOUR house, would you simply use flexible compression line and small sink shutoffs like most sinks (I can either do 3/8 to 1/2 or 1/2 to 1/2) or would you just forgo that and go full copper with a couple of quarter turn ball valves in line above the sink? I don't imagine I'll be moving it a lot but will be nice to be able to take it apart if absolutely I have to (unlike the cast iron sink which was going NOWHERE... this is the first time it's probably moved in 60 years lol)
On that note, I am also working out a way to better afix it to this block wall, as it's very unstable now w/ 1 1/4" pipe legs and just one bolt each. I will add another bolt to the front legs and thinking to build a ledger shelf to sit the back on to get it tighter to the wall. I looked into various clamps but hard to make it work w/ the sewer pipe so close. In front I was just thinking of tapconning a flange to the floor and threading the legs in.
I thought of other ideas like wood stanchions as it had before, or a PVC or pipe frame, and everything in between. Again if it was yours and you were looking for stability and most efficient use of space, what would you guys do?
Thx!
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