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    PVC Setup in Crawl Space Minor Code Issue- What Should I Do?

    I agree, I doubt it will ever be checked from underground. But since I'm a bit OCD I think I'm just going to redo it with only DWV fittings and solvent weld it all in. I wish I didn't care, but it's going to bother me. Ugh. Here is one I did on another project for a tub. Do you guys see any...
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    PVC Setup in Crawl Space Minor Code Issue- What Should I Do?

    I was trying to remove an old shower and install a pre-made shower pan in a condo and made some mistakes. I had to redo the PVC plumbing to the shower pan below ground to have the new shower pan drain line up properly with the P-trap below. The PVC below is all underground and only accessible...
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    General Questions w/ Pics on 1st Time Shower Pan Build/Install

    Thanks so much, your answers were really helpful and I will read up on the links you gave me. And yes, it is steel under the concrete. This is a condominium and I am on the first floor. Here are some more pictures just for fun to show you what's going on if you are interested. The photos may...
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    General Questions w/ Pics on 1st Time Shower Pan Build/Install

    If anyone here doesn't mind answering a few questions, I'll just list them below. I greatly appreciate any help since this is the first time I've done a shower pan and just want to do it right. I've attached some photos, but basically I am redoing my shower and have already removed the old...
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    Copper Sillcock Broke off inside Brick Wall- How to remove?

    Nevermind, I was able to punch it out with an old sillcock. Took a while and a ton of hits, but it finally popped out
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    Copper Sillcock Broke off inside Brick Wall- How to remove?

    Hey guys, replacing some old frost proof sillcocks simply because they are leaking/are hard to find replacement parts for/and have their handles rusted on. Basically felt it would be easier and take me less time to just replace them. I replaced 2 out of 3 of them already, the last one is...
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    Is Type L Soft/Coil Copper generally approved for in home plumbing

    I agree, I actually made a mistake in my earlier post when I said 10ft of type M cost $8, I meant to say that 5 ft of type M cost $8 (10ft only costs $10 or $11 here). I prefer to use type L as well, but I had bought about 5 ft of type M that day since I was driving in my little car and...
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    Is Type L Soft/Coil Copper generally approved for in home plumbing

    Yeah phishfood, I was thinking it had to do with issues with kinking soft copper as well. It's not a huge deal for me to not be able to use it though, just would have saved me some time from having to solder fittings in tight spaces (I'm not very comfortable with push fit fittings either so I'd...
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    Is Type L Soft/Coil Copper generally approved for in home plumbing

    I don't know why either. But that is what my governing body told me when I got a hold of them. They said specifically that it used to be only type L rigid copper was approved, and now recently they've amended it to allow for type M rigid copper, but that type L soft copper is still not...
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    Is Type L Soft/Coil Copper generally approved for in home plumbing

    Nevermind, I got my answer finally today from them. In my area (yours may be different)Type L soft copper is not approved for in home potable water. My area allows both type M and type L rigid copper, but not soft/coil copper.
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    Is Type L Soft/Coil Copper generally approved for in home plumbing

    Hi guys, currently in Missouri and have two quick questions: 1) Is Type L soft/coil copper approved for in home plumbing? I want to use soft Type L copper for setting up the plumbing for a frost proof sillcock since it will make my life easier since I can bend it instead of soldering in a...
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    Soldering copper pipe in tight location- Help Needed Pics included

    Don't worry John, I appreciate the advice, even if it bares bad news. But I don't really even know if solder is on the seat, it is just a guess at the moment, so the seat may actually be okay. I will have to inspect it with a light or something later. The sillcock is at my parents' home...
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    Soldering copper pipe in tight location- Help Needed Pics included

    Yeah, I wasn't very comfortable with using a shark bite inside a wall so I decided against it. I'm sure they can last a long time if done properly, but I wanted peace of mind knowing a soldered connection would last longer if done properly. I am sure I will use a shark bite one day, but I want...
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    Soldering copper pipe in tight location- Help Needed Pics included

    Well the drip didn't stop after 30 minutes, so I'm guessing the drip is permanent till I can fix it. I even put in a new washer and it still drips. The only thing I can think of is maybe solder got in too far and is obstructing where the washer is seated. I'm thinking of shining a flashlight...
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    Soldering copper pipe in tight location- Help Needed Pics included

    Hey guys, thought I would post about my time trying to solder the frost free faucet in place. Let me tell you, the space I worked in was very cramped for me and made things really difficult. This was my first time soldering so the lack of space was definitely a worry of mine. As you can...
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    Soldering copper pipe in tight location- Help Needed Pics included

    Thanks so much guys, makes me feel a lot safer soldering near that valve now. I did buy a bunch of different lengths of sillcocks and even the longest (12 inch) needs a coupler and more copper, so I'm out of luck by changing sizes. But I'm going to try to tackle this today if I have time and...
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    Soldering copper pipe in tight location- Help Needed Pics included

    Got another question though, I cut out the old frost free sillcock and there is not much copper to work with so I have to solder on a coupling and more copper as you guys already mentioned. But this is all going to be very close to the shut off valve pictured below. I have to have to shut off...
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    Soldering copper pipe in tight location- Help Needed Pics included

    Thanks for the replies guys, one quick question, would a compression fitting or shark bite fitting be okay to use in this case? Or do those leak easily? Since this will be in a ceiling that will be covered with drywall it won't be exposed so using a fitting may not be a good idea, but I have...
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    Soldering copper pipe in tight location- Help Needed Pics included

    Hey guys, need some help with soldering a frost free sillcock and I have a lot of questions. I'm a very basic DIY guy, so please excuse me for my ignorance, I don't know much and am still learning things... but I can do things well with good instructions and I really enjoy learning. And I have...
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    Do frost proof outdoor faucets have shut off valves?

    Great advice speedbump, but the problem I've been having in "digging up" the frost proof faucet is the exterior bolt has rusted heavily, the bolt that you need to remove to get to the valve/washer inside to make the repair. If it hadn't rusted, the repair would have been done real quick. Due...
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