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The ones that I'm most familiar with look like this, and you screw a 1" pipe into the top for pulling. The last one I installed I had a...

For many years, S-traps were perfectly legit. Then they were not. Many if not most of the time, they work. There are cases then they...

@soonerbrink, can you excavate on the outside of the flange next to the washer to see if there is PVC there or if it is open? You may...

What i would do is remove those bolts and then cut slots into the solid hole so you can slide new closet bolts in, since it seems to...

I like the rationale there.... if this is the same for the one I am planning to work on.... they wouldn't have used a bolt and washer if...

The bolt has a nut on it and a washer. You can see it here in the picture If you can not figure out how to remove the nut then call a...

√√√√√√√√ Exactly. Current setup not written in stone.

That worked thank you!

That's interesting. Here in South Africa, the expansion relief valve is a critical component in a pressurized water heating...

I talked to a local inspector who said it is an expansion relief valve that is in lieu of a thermal expansion tank. He said at least up...

Looks like an adjustable pressure relief valve from an earlier installation. Possibly an earlier installation had a Watts 210...

Is it not an expansion relief valve. Releases excessive pressure caused by water heating/expansion?

Is it not an expansion relief valve. Releases excessive pressure caused by water heating/expansion?

You have to scr@w up the fitting, then use string to seal the joint. It's a wonder they don't tell you to use oakum and molten lead.

What i would do is remove those bolts and then cut slots into the solid hole so you can slide new closet bolts in, since it seems to...