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What sort of washers go in this type of washing machine supply line? https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-3-4-in-FHT-x-3-4-in-FHT-x-96-in-Stainless-Steel-Washing-Machine-Supply-Line-7243-96-34-1-EB/205854150 I need to take them off at the washer to clean the accumulated rust flakes out of the...

Our main water line was replaced a few months back and that cut the pipe leading to the sprinkler manifold in the front yard. A picture of that manifold taken from the side is in this old post: https://www.plumbingforums.com/threads/leaking-irrigation-valve.12706/post-96402 The sprinkler...

Our gas water heater will be 30 years old this year, and the manufacturer (American Water Heaters) lists it now as "obsolete", so there are no replacement parts available. Other than anode rods, which are generic. Consequently I am looking into replacing the WH. We only have two gas...

My neighbor had gutters put on recently. It drains onto a concrete slab which tilts towards my yard. We always received some water from there, but it was only a small part of the roof, now it is a much larger area and it flooded pretty deep at the last rain. If it would just enter our...

I ran across a video for a device called a "sediment buster" on youtube today: Basically it is a Y. The common leg screws onto a water heater drain valve, one arm has a ball valve and then attaches to a hose to drain the water, and the other arm has what looks like a common car tire valve...

The old gas water heater thermostats have a temperature probe that goes into the tank and two tubes for gas, one for the pilot light, one for the burner. No signs of any wiring. Were they entirely mechanical? Seems like a very difficult problem to convert the tiny motion from, for instance, a...

Gas water heaters usually have conventional TPR valves. I just learned there is a gas shutoff valve that can go in the same place: https://waterheatersonly.com/the-watts-210-automatic-gas-shutoff-valve/ Now I'm curious how this all works out. A gas shutoff valve like that would be a good...

I recently installed one of these: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Charlotte-Pipe-1-1-2-in-ABS-DWV-Spigot-x-Slip-Joint-Trap-Adapter-ABS00103P0800HD/313834563 the nut side is taking a 1 1/2" polypropylene pipe made by Oatey. There was no washer supplied and it wasn't clear to me that the supplied...

Not my day. Tightened up all the under sink fittings and tested with normal flow, no leaks. Filled a sink with water, let that drain, and it leaked at the brass J trap. Initially at the nut going to the fitting to the drain. So I tightened the nut a little more and then it really started...

How does one connect a polypropylene slip joint tube like one of these: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Oatey-1-1-2-in-x-12-in-White-Plastic-Slip-Joint-Sink-Drain-Extension-Tube-HDC9793A/316622022 properly to a brass J trap? The receiving end of the J trap is expanded, so the plastic fits inside...

Installed a new Insinkerator disposal today. After it was rotated all the way "up the slope" on the mounting flange it is still possible to rotate the body of the disposal, which is good, because that is needed to line it up with the top of the J trap. But it is also bad, since there seems to...

Redoing the drain under our double kitchen sink. Bought a kit with all the parts (supposedly) to hook up the drains and the disposal, but it only works if the disposal moves to the other side. That's OK with me since the disposal is being replaced too. Unfortunately, after removing all the...

Our double basin kitchen sink had not been draining well lately. It is a periodic problem because the horizontal pipe that goes into the wall makes a connection to a much smaller pipe running vertically in the wall, I think at 90 degrees, and gunk from the sink piles up there. (I know it is...

We have a 3/4" brass ball valve T'd off of our new water line which will be used soon (as in weeks, not days) for the irrigation system. Right now though one end is just waving around in the air, completely exposed. I want to screw a plug into the exposed opening to keep dirt out of it, and...

There is a low brick facade on the front of our house. The old galvanized water service had a big brass T which pretty much blocked the hole through it, but with just the copper pipe running through now there is still a pretty large hole. A mouse could easily walk through that hole, maybe even...

We have an old American Standard hardware set on our tub/shower. The kind with 3 handles in a row (hot, shower/bath, cold) and below thata plate with a lever which controls the pop up in the drain. The plate also hides the overflow opening. There is a sort of see-saw mechanism attached to...

The main service line is being replaced on Monday, which will take out the house ground during the work. I want to temporarily attach a grounding rod (buried in an 8' shallow trench) with some #6 copper wire to a clamp on another outside galvanized pipe near the panel so that the house will be...

When connecting galvanized pipe to copper pipe through brass how much brass is "enough" to ward off problems with galvanic corrosion? Is the length of a ball valve sufficient? In many posts on the web people say to use 6" of brass, but none of them cite their source or explain why 6" is the...

A part of the plumbing code for California says: (2) All piping and tubing shall be run as directly as practical with adequate provisions for expansion, contraction, jarring, vibration and settling. Exterior piping may be either buried or installed aboveground and shall be well supported and...

We have an old Champion brass valve which is dripping (into the pipe) a little when it is off. In the pictures it is the one with the solenoid pulled off, third from the left. It is in our backyard. The valves in our front yard (see "front_yard" picture) are relatively easy to service, as...