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i talked to grohe tech support he says my design layout ok. I guess they dont mean the on off volume control valve needs the arrow "upward" but the arrow in line with flow direction.. DUH He did advise i get a 3/4" on off valve for 3-4 side heads and my 1/2" would be ok for 2 heads. he...

Yes, I will add support and nail plates.

i just plumbed the short 3' steam line. I sloped it away from the shower like I have read but there will be a rise up 12" at the steam generator I guess any liquid in the line will steam out in the first 10 minutes. I cant ever imagine this creating a slug of water that gurgles or something.

Frodo, .I didn't know it was just a 6-8 drop leak. I thought maybe it was a continuous flow if valves upside down. And I Still don't see how the hose outlet location above or below the balance valve making a difference. Yes I have OCD. But I also think about if there is an ossue after tile...

In this case the diverter valve is beloe the outlet of the temperature control valve so I pointed the valve arrow in flow direction. Downward. I also looked at the location for the shower hose outlet by seeing where the hose wanted to be so the loop wasn't tiuchtou a valve. And the shower...

I never aimed to make this shower ADA compliant. It will be curbless but only a 28" wide entry door. It will not be an ADA sink but I can imagine it's cheaper to convert a sink area than redo a shower. The entry door to this apartment is only 29" wide. A gravel ramp could be paved and used...

https://www.cedengineering.com/userfiles/ADA%20Accessibility%20Guidelines.pdf I'm having trouble finding a good ADA guide for multiple control valves.. i did find this that says control valves located 38-48" high. I am in this zone. I also don't understand how a on/off volume control valve...

all I will say is that roots are amazing things. we never know how far they go or which ones if cut will kill the tree. I had a 3" roof drain line totally clogged for 5 feet by fine roots from a columbine flower. I think the drain line i installed had a sag so it always held water and the...

I thought I had posted that the whole house regulator had failed I replaced it and set it at 55 PSI per Grohe tech rep but can raise it later if needed. I do have hand support bars in my shed I salvaged. Why does ADA care where handheld shower hose outlet comes out of the wall? Where I...

Here are some things in the technical paper. I did 3/4" PEX up untill volume control valve per convo with grohe tech.

You may meed to install a sump oump somewhere. What is your history of this house? Any signs of previous leaks. Do neighbors have any issue. What is issue outside?

well I finally got the the shower plumbing today and it took two of us all day and I am afraid i made 2 mistakes. I did not follow my original plumbing layout.. I should have looked at it or re read the Grohe technical information this morning. The manual says I did two things incorrectly...

Thanks Tom,. Well I am slowly slipping into the plumber job. Bought a PEX crimper tool today and enough fittings to cut out my old 1/2 copper at the hvac room and I'm going to put 3/4" valves on the basement service. I bought what I think I need for the ABS drsin tie ins. For shower...

Looking at my valve wall. The drain vent is 32" from the wall can I divert it over 10" and back? I would move the stud. This is like a puzzle. New appreciation for plumbers

I adjusted the regulator this AM.. it seems to go down to 70 PSI but the bolt is almost all the way in.? I'm sure this hasn't been serviced since install in 98' IT seems quite sensitive in adjustment. I don't really notice any different flow rate in the kitchen sink which I use so...

Hmmmm. Was it a regulator failure ? Should I try to adjust it?. Man I'm going to hate my flows at 72 psi.

Yes tge trim slides. It's funny you mentioned water hammer. No where in this 3 story house dies it happen but this bathroom. Even the moen sink faucets did it. And the other day the toilet suppks did it. Yes I was rubbing my chin on mounting these Grohe flow valves. Using copper was one...

I figured I have 3/4" leeway. I was going to determine exactly the depth to install my risers. Based on tile selection, and plumbing tee or elbow I find. I see the PEX elbows with 2 mounting ears. And the ones called 3 hole press in with 2 tabs. I am used to missile tolerances so I think...

if my 2.5 GPM side heads cause to much flow i can always replace them with 1.5 GPM heads. My question is if i use a threaded angle in the wall for my side head balance loop how do you remove the head and make sure this threaded connection deep in the wall isn't the one that is unscrewing? If I...

The plumber will probably want to use pex. Where do I order the moen mounting tee's for the side heads? The ones with the nice brackets. I dont think they are the S1300 ones as I want to just want pex inlet and outlet and 1/2 NFPT to put a brass 1/2" pipe stub out that my heads will mount to.