Homeowner Forum / Plumbing / September 2006

I am self installing a Baxi Luna 310fi wall hung boiler in a new
construction home and need some help identifying the selection of valves
and fittings supplied with unit.Their is limited documentation as to
which fittings go where and they can be installed several different

Well,
  After spending $14.50 for 10' of 1/2" copper yesterday, should I give
in and start using this stuff, or should I resist the temptation?

I have a 4yr old Rothenberger hand bender for copper pipe which has started
to ripple the pipe on bends made. I,ve cleaned the guides,former and pipe as
well as lubricating the rollers with penetrating oil but still it ripples
the pipe .Does anyone have any suggestions to remedy the ...

Hi guys I'm new to this group. We just came across some older Am. Std.?
wall hung closets and two were cracked (probably from heavyweights
dropping down hard) anyway, the existing roughing dosen't support new
bowls and it is not feasable to open the tile walls. Does anyone know

I have a sizeable leak in the storm drain pipe in my cellar.  It used
to only leak with heavy rains but now it leaks even when water is
poured into one of my backyard drains which lead into the storm drain.
The leak is coming from around the pipe in the penetration. I should

I hope one of you can help me out on this.
I've got a job where, in doing demo, the geniuses threw out the Briggs wall
hung one piece WC's.
If you're familiar with those water closets you would know they use a 2 bolt

I was helping a friend with some pipe shortening in the week ...
We found a MAJOR bodge in the old gas pipe - there was a self piercing stop
valve fitted to the pipe (15mm copper) hidden behind a cupboard unit.  We
use these valves in the UK for installing washing machines etc ... ...

I am going to have my water service line from the meter to the house
re-piped.  It's about 120 feet total (don't ask me why the city
installed the meter around the back.)  I was told I can run about 60
feet underground to the house, then the other 60 feet in an accessible

Have an issue where my submersible water pump is constantly running.
By constantly I mean that two toilet flushes will set the thing off.
Sometimes I haven't used water for quite a while yet the pressure tank
will start filling up (it's a bladder style:  Well X-trol Wx-203).  It

My final point is this.........    For everyone who might have followed
the water heater conversation between Mike, Bob, and myself, I will let the
average homeowner make up his mind about this.  I say that it IS important
to check the Pressure Relief Valve on the water heater, ...

I have serviced hundreds of these tanks, I am a plumber by trade and one of
my first jobs was to service water heaters for NB Power. I know my way
around a water heater.

Well, Do you happen to know what the pupose of a relief valve does, By
opening the relief valve you do 2 things:
1: Regulate the atmospheric pressure in the tank to allow it to drain, if
this is not done the tank air locks and it will not drain, it will literally

I hope you can help me do this myself.
My shower head had low pressure and water would run out the tup spourt.  I
have the kind that has a knob for the hot, the cold, and one to change the
water from either the tub or the shower.

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