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The venting options depend mostly on cost. In cold climates, direct venting makes sense. The same holds true for pellet stoves and similar heating devices. Think of it this way... Indirect venting draws air from the living area in order to burn the fuel. This draws air from the...

The whole thing about the size of the tank... If you are on natural gas... a 40-50 gallon tank is plenty for a family of four. I raised a family of six in a house with a 40 gallon tank (on natural gas). For full disclosure... that was in a house in Florida, where the inlet water...

Hi Steph, I'm a long-time homeowner who has researched all of these options. Beware of contractors and plumbers who are only looking to "make a buck". There are several things to consider. These are, in order from most important to least... 1) Local building codes. 2) Your immediate budget...

The "supply line" you mention is the line from your water meter to the house. Not inside the house.

I always use rigid copper between the faucet and the drop elbow for the shower head. It's much stronger and resists breakage due to someone pulling (or whatever) on the shower head.

I completely agree. I had a similar issue. My issue was that there was no check valve at the meter, so surges in the city mains would cause water to alternately flow in and out of my meter. The expansion tank contains air that can be compressed, unlike water which cannot. This causes the...

I have to agree about the galvanized T connected to brass fittings AND about the metal clamps on the plastic pipe. Just plain dumb to use iron and brass/copper together... and it is against every CPVC manufacturer's installation instructions to use metal hangers/clamps on CPVC pipe. As for the...