Questions tagged [pipe]
For questions generally relating to hollowed out materials used to convey a liquid, gas, or other fluid substance.
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Remove kitchen sink drain pipes
I am trying to remove the kitchen sink to replace it. Its drain pipes are showed in the following photo:
Anyone know how to remove these pipes from the sink? It doesn't look like I can turn the part ...
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Flexline on a t and p release valve?
Opened new water heater box and noticed that the t and p valve is in the wrong place...on top. It used to be connected on the side with a copper flexline, then 3/4 copper pipe through a kitchen party ...
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How do I move a drain pipe move into a wall?
My washer drain pipe is in the floor, but I want to put it in the wall. How would I go about moving the drain's location?
The drain pipe goes under the trailer
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Will reducing the size of a pipe running to my bathroom reduce pressure at the fixtures in the bathroom?
I bought an older house and there are 1 inch pipes running from my hot water heater, across the basement then up to the bathroom on the second floor. The pipe also goes a round-about way and there is ...
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Soldering or brazing copper pipes
At a local workshop we have a portable and old heating device where the heat generator's housing reaches around 180°C during operation. The original external aluminum radiator with a fan attached to ...
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Does black iron pipe need to be cleaned before installation?
Black iron pipe comes coated in oil, presumably to prevent rust but possibly as a side-effect of having been machined. Does that oil need to be removed from the threads before assembly with thread ...
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What do I use for backfilling septic pipe leaving my home?
I have a 4" PVC septic pipe leaving my house on the cinder block wall about 4 feet below my house. There was a crack inside of the part where it leaves the house and I need to replace it (from ...
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Does ambient temperature impact gas pipe sizing?
I'm running a gas line for a garage heater in a cold northern climate. At times the pipe could pass through air as cold as 0°F.
Does pressure drop due to reduced pipe temperature present a concern ...
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What size black iron pipe should I use for a 45,000 BTU attached garage heater?
I'm running a new gas line for my garage heater. I have all black iron in my house, so that's what I'll continue with. I'm more comfortable having that exposed as it crosses part of a wall in the ...
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Cannot unscrew stuck shower arm
I’m replacing my old shower arm but it stuck and won’t move not even a bit.
The picture is my old adjustable shower arm remnants(female) attach to the pipe(male) coming out of the wall.
I tried ...
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How do I get rid of the sulphur smell from cold water only in one sink?
In my powder room only, I have a strong sulphur smell that comes out of my cold water faucet only. I have a water filtration system for my house but only have this problem in one sink. I have ...
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Can the internal part of a slip-on tub spout be removed to install it as a front-end threaded spout?
I bought a Pfister pfirst modern shower trim kit as it's one of the few compatible with my 80's Pfister Avante valve.
I'm discovering now, however, that the included tub spout appears to be the "...
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What are these capped, metal pipes in our yard?
We've owned this home for 5+ years now, and these pipes have been bugging me. Even moreso now that I'm looking to do some landscaping right over one of them.
The house was built in the 60's in a ...
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Pipe insulation, pros and cons
Someone told me that pipe insulation is not necessary, rather he said it could cause more problems.
I'm under impression that he's making an excuse because he forgot to put it back.
Any inputs, anyone?...
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How to Fix Busted Pipe Under Slab
I have an iron pipe underneath my slab. I busted it this morning when I was working on an adjacent pipe. It is a seam-split, parallel to the pipe's axis (i.e. the split runs long-ways on the pipe).
I ...
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What pipe has approx 5/8" (.625) ID?
I need to make some spacers on a 5/8" axle shaft and I'm thinking if I could just buy a steel or even pvc pipe with 5/8" ID or slightly over that will be the easiest solution. Is there a ...
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Gas Vent Pipe - Outside Placement
I Recently adjusted the exterior furnace gas vent pipe as per the picture below. The old placement ended where the first elbow (up/left looking at the pic) is currently. However given that my 2 year ...
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Causes for toilets to self-flush due to water pressure issues
Hopefully I can convey my question properly. My townhome is about 20 yrs old (relatively new). It is two stories tall. I have 2 toilets upstairs and one toilet downstairs. This issue just started ...
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What are these copper pipes and do I need to do anything to them before covering them with a wall?
Home was built in the 1950s, and this is where there was originally a shop in the back of a basement garage. We just tore out the wall that had been put up here (sometime in the 80s?) and were ...
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How to support 20 feet of 4 inch pvc drain pipe horizontally along a concrete wall?
I need to run 20 feet of 4 inch drain pipe horizontally along a concrete wall. Someone suggested saddle clamps and anchors. I am not sure exactly what type to use, especially if the pipe is full of ...
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What is the material leaking out of my plumbing drain stack?
This has been happening since about a month after we moved and we noticed a fluid leaking out of this pipe. It seems to be a sewage pipe. Whenever we flush, we can hear the water running down this ...
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Repair or replace a water pressure regulating valve?
The water pressure inside a property is low. The property obtains the water from a municipal water supplier. Staff from the supplier measured the incoming water pressure and reported it was within ...
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What is causing these water heater pipes to rust/corrode?
This water heater was replaced by a plumber 4-5 years ago. Within about a year, all the new connections were rusting/corroding.
Did the plumber not sufficiently tighten the fittings?
Is this perhaps ...
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New bathroom design - stack pipe
I am trying to add a new bathroom in the attic for kids.
Here is idea 1, my doubt is that could I join the toilet drain into the laundry drain? Does that cause any issues like the smell?
I am new to ...
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I removed my bathroom vanity and found some pipes. What might they be?
We are doing a bathroom remodel, and I removed the vanity and found some pipes I did not expect to find. This is a second story bathroom, and the wall pictured is an exterior wall.
The pipes are ...
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Disconnecting Long, Clipped Pipe Runs
When the installer fitted my floor standing boiler, he neatly, clipped the main 22mm feed to the wall. The pipe in question enter the room at floor level and has several components (pressure reducer, ...
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Is PPR pipe that is twisted around its axis still reliable?
A PPR pipe is twisted (not bent) around its central axis by the weight of flexible pipes (and water in them) that is connected to its exit which is right angle to the pipe (that is the reason for the ...
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Leaking gutter down pipe/elbow junction
I noticed a leak at the joint of a down pipe and An-elbow, yet rain water flows through the down pipe as expected but quite a large amount of water is dripping (I outlined with red on the photo).
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What type of pipe is this protruding through my floor? [duplicate]
Basically, we are renovating a house we have moved into and undoing countless bodge jobs. After removing the old system boiler hot water tank, we have found a large cap protruding out of the floor by ...
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How to connect sections of black iron gas line?
In my crawl space I have a fairly convoluted maze of black iron gas connections which only serves 2 appliances.
During basement renovation this maze gets in the way and I would like to remove most of ...
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HDPE water and gas pipe v. Gophers
I have an open trench and I might as well fill it with expensive plastic.
I went by the local irrigation supply to get 1 inch HDPE water line and was told gophers eat that around here (south-central ...
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Not sure how to reattach two bathroom objects
About a year ago we had a contractor switch out a cabinet for a pedestal style sink. I didn't notice until recently that behind the sink there was a loose ring object on the outflow pipe and the ...
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How can I cut this recessed PVC pipe?
The top of this pipe is gouged where it needs to seal with the new shower base.
I need to trim off a few inches from this pipe so I can glue on a clean piece. the hole is 10" square. The pipe ...
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Drywall joint/edge against pipe ok?
I'm wrapping up the design of my basement ceiling. Going with drywall to save an inch or so.
One problem area I have is write at the bottom step to the basement there is a heating pipe that cuts ...
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I can’t stop a tail pipe leak after installing in bathroom sink
I installed a new faucet and tail pipe in a bathroom sink. It leaks where the tail pipe collar connects under the sink. I have done this type of bathroom faucet replacement probably 6 or 7 times over ...
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Help with double leak at Toilet Supply in flat please
Could anyone here please offer any advice on how to troubleshoot/fix 2 separate leaks I have in my flat in the two positions shown below?
The first leak spurts out of the top of the nut at the ...
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How to safely chip away at a tile to make room
I need to install a shower against a tiled wall.
I have 2 issues :
I need to safely remove a tiny bit of the tile, to give me more access to the water outlet of the pipe. What tool and method should ...
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Is there a Plastic Barb to PVC Pipe pipe fitting?
I'm using this Diaphragm Pump that I bought online for a certain project, and I want to attach the inlet and outlets of this diaphragm pump to a PVC pipe.
I think that Barb Outlets are supposed to be ...
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2 unknown pipes in garage, one dripping/leaking
These pipes are about 4' tall. The one on the left is dripping water, it appears to have a valve to turn it off....Can anyone tell me what these are for and if I should turn the valve off?
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How to change waste pipe fitting with a small amount of male pipe to work with?
I'm adding a 4th bathroom to my home and need to update the waste pipe going to the septic tank from 3" to 4". The pipe coming out of the foundation immediately transitions from 4" to 3&...
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Water pressure in apartment (2nd floor in two floor building) lower since new pipes and new shower
I live in Seattle. I don't know anything about plumbing but after a problem on the ground floor, over two days all pipes in my apartment and one below were changed. I didn't want them changed but they ...
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Is rust inside a black iron natural gas pipe normal?
I was doing some repair on a tiny leak in one of my natural gas pipes, and noticed that inside the pipe was a small amount of rust. When I took the pipe off, when I turned it upside down a small ...
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Can I put road salt into toilet/sink trap to prevent it from freezing?
I have been advised, that I can put salt into a trap to prevent the water from freezing in building I do not use much during tough part of the winter. I know I need to remove all water from pipes ...
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What is this rotating pipe adapter called
This is the solenoid valve from Orbit Water Timer I have. I want to know what is the rotating adapter on the right side called. I would want to buy one for some of the threaded taps that I have in my ...
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Can I replace a portion of a furnace exhaust pipe by using two couplings?
I live in York Region (Vaughan Ontario). The gas company came by and performed a visual inspection. They identified my furnace exhaust pipe (black APS 2") is starting to crack at the coupling (...
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Can I just cover PVC pipes with elbows with soil underground?
I had a leak in my piping, I fixed it and I'm going to cover it with soil. My concern is that somebody can walk over this spot when it's underground. Can pipe elbows break in that case and how can I ...
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What is this closed off pipe under my kitchen sink? [duplicate]
This pipe has a very slow leak. What is the pipe for and what is the best way to stop the leak?
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Identifying 2 pipe pieces
I'm tasked with producing a barre. This:
And I'd like to walk into the plumbing supply store with the right words for the parts.
I realize that in screwing pipes together, one can't make a square and ...
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Threaded Brass adapter leak
A pair of adapters is bridging CPVC to PEX. The pair is coupled through threaded brass: PTFE Teflon tape was applied. There is a very slight leak in the brass threading. Any suggestions remedy the ...
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UK Building Regulations Concerning Radiator Pipes in Walls
I had a builder install a wall cabinet in a new build. He hit a radiator pipe so I then called a plumber to fix the leak, who did so by disconnecting the relevant radiator from the system . The ...
