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This is the sort of answer I was looking for, but Apollo's catalog must include 1000+ different valves, and I don't think they sell direct to consumers. Can you advise me more on which APOLLO valves to look at and where to buy them?

No, the valves under the sinks and toilets seem to be fine. I don't know if that is their location or what they are made of. This is strange, as the bathroom has much higher humidity than the basement, and the valves right before a sink or toilet appear to me to be more cheaply made. I didn't...

I have some humidity issues in my basement, and obviously I need to fix that, but I am shocked how quickly the newer valves from Home Depot, Lowes and similar stores corrode. I am referring to ball valves to shut off the hot and cold 3/4 inch and 1/2 inch copper supply lines. The valves in the...

I bought something called a "Fluidmaster waxless gasket" which appears made specifically for this situation. If this doesn't work, I will go with the double wax ring.

The first option is what I did the first time. It leaked. This is very hard to do unless the new flange is wider than the old flange - I'd need to put wood between the 2 flanges, and am worried that will rot. Probably less work just to bulldoze my house and build a new one. I am going to...

I have cast iron pipe in my house, with a flange for the toilet. The top of the flange (part of the cast iron pipe) is about 5/8" below the top of the finished floor. I was told by a guy at my hardware store (usually he's pretty knowledgeable) that I have to make up the height difference...