Questions tagged [pipe]

Question 1

I have a 6-inch single-wall stove pipe and a 22-gauge piece of galvanized sheet metal for making a stove jack in an uninsulated cabin. I’ve cut a 6-inch hole in the sheet using the hole saw, but the ...

Question 2

Is this pipe risk for legionnaire disease or other bacteria? We live in a city, and not on well water. Is there a concern if we go on vacation or water pressure becomes low?

Question 3

(Following up on previous question about insulating a heated floor.) Upon removing the carpet I found this weird thing in concrete, which rises up over fairly flat floor around it, making a very tiny ...

Question 4

I'm building a bathroom from a garage from scratch. Before final leveling and adding missing vent pipes and pouring the concrete just want to know that I didn't miss something. Sorry for the picture ...

Question 5

I need to connect incoming PEX pipe to an existing copper pipe which is at a right angle. So I bought this push-to-fit for that purpose (see photo) -- pipes are 1/2". Of course these fittings ...

Question 6

I got a pencil-style deburring tool for cleaning up the edges of cut ABS pipes, but realized that due to the swiveling nature of the deburring bit, this tool seems to be only for the inside edge of ...

Question 7

We had the drain in our basement back up recently, so had in a plumber to clear out some roots and they used a camera to capture a video of the line out to the city system. We've been in the house for ...

Question 8

I’m installing under the sink RO water system. I’m at the step of drilling a hole to install the drain saddle but I don’t know where should I drill. I’ve attached the picture with 3 spots marked. I ...

Question 9

I recently repaired a sprinkler valve that had the threaded adapter to the supply side burst at the bottom of its threads. I had cut a segment of PVC beneath the sprinkler valve and made a coupler and ...

Question 10

We got our 25-year-old furnace replaced about 2 years ago. It used a pipe running through a closet in what's now the nursery for our baby. Since upgrading, we no longer need the piping that goes out ...

Question 11

Dishwasher waste hose is currently just floating around in the sink cabinet. The top of its bend is higher than the disposal unit it's attached to, but not by much. I'd like to raise it all the way up ...

Question 12

As a corollary question from this one: Is there any reason one can't run low voltage cable in PVC pipe rather than conduit? I'm thinking for inside the attic, not outside—just for tidying up the ...

Question 13

The condensation drain pipe for my upstairs A/C condenser is draining slowly enough that its overflowing and causing water damage underneath. I understand online that its usually the p-trap that one ...

Question 14

From a mid 1950s home. The PVC is from the kitchen and laundry (washrooms are connected on the other side of the basement). The white 'puffy' thing seems to be a plastic bag... What is this? Can it be ...

Question 15

Sometime last year, Sept/Oct timeframe, we starting to hear knocking in our plumbing. It seemed to be located between the main and upstairs floors in the area of the upstairs washroom and main bedroom....

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Questions tagged [pipe]

How can I slightly enlarge a 6" hole drilled for a stove pipe?

Is there a risk of legionnaire's or bacteria in water pipes with a vertical u-bend?

What is this insulated copper pipe, sticking from concrete floor under the carpet?

Building a bathroom. Plumbing question

What are the various parts of a push-to-fit plumbing connector?

Tools for chamfering ABS/PVC pipe?

Clay tile pipe lining [closed]

Where should a drain saddle for an RO system be installed?

Can PVC cure with standing water in the pipe?

Can I remove a disused furnace flue?

Raise dishwasher hose in tight quarters

Low Voltage Cable Indoors Inside PVC Pipe

How to find the outflow for my A/C condensation drain

is this part of an old cast iron plumbing?

intermittent knocking in pipes

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