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Rotating an existing compression fitting valve 90 degrees
Compression Sleeves Ferrules
are considered tricky if you try to reuse. It might work or it might not work.
The reason is clear, the ferrule was deformed to create a seal.
Now you are trying to deform ...
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Rotating an existing compression fitting valve 90 degrees
Yes. While you will find some folks here who claim compression fittings are "use once" that does not match my experience over multiple decades. Perhaps because I don't overtighten them the ...
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Leaking Shower Diverter
As I recall those diverters require a strong pressure to hold them securely. If the pressure is too weak, they leak. Running the water stronger may help.
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Leaking Shower Diverter
It is common for those to leak somewhat (they certainly don't have a tight seal, or an O-ring, in my experience (non-brand specific - you might want to call Kohler for their take) - a small leak even ...
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New kitchen sink to 2 inch threaded PVC join
Sure. A trap adapter, which you can get in PVC-glue or threaded flavors for the end that connects to the drain. The other end is a standard slip joint, often including a washer seal for both 1-1/4 ...
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How can I add a hand-spritz to this shower setup?
There are shower bar systems that can be retrofitted to any shower without any drilling or cutting. They are like this shower system
I have installed many over a period of about 7 years and have one ...
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How can I add a hand-spritz to this shower setup?
Replace the arm with an elbow
Get a single shower head on a bar that doubles as overhead or handheld, and connect it to the elbow. Perhaps buy a longer hose if needed.
Or get a two-head (overhead ...
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How can I add a hand-spritz to this shower setup?
Put a wrench on the flats and unscrew that joint. Then find an adapter to fit those threads that includes the hand-shower function.
Probably will be difficult to find as it appears to be "...
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Why don't 3-way elbows exist?
Depending on exactly what pipe you are working with, "side outlet elbows" do exist, to some extent. But demand is probably quite limited, and they are not common in all piping materials. But ...
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Why don't 3-way elbows exist?
Putting a street 90 on a tee is trivial, so I'd say it's lack of demand. There's no technical reason why that configuration is bad.
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New toilet already clogging?
If the wax ring shifted when the toilet was set it could be partially blocking the opening in the closet bend
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New Pressure Switch on Pentair Shallow Well pump, Runs but shows 0 PSI
I think your foot valve is defective. Normally, a foot valve at the bottom of the drop pipe allows water to be sucked into the pipe but not to return to the well from the pipe. I think your foot valve ...
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What is this plumbing fitting connected to the kitchen faucet?
This is, in fact, a proprietary hose and quick connector made by MOEN. You can make out the brand name in the second photo from the question.
Here's the same connector construction in diverter form:
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What is this plumbing fitting connected to the kitchen faucet?
Yes, as @GregHill suggests, those are proprietary fittings used by the faucet manufacturer to simplify user installation of the faucet (connecting faucet sprayer/spigot to output of faucet control). ...
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