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Post by Big L on Mar 9, 2015 8:31:58 GMT -5
Replaced the guts of a toilet today. The flapper wasn't sitting right, and slowly leaking, so the bowl would occasionally refill itself. All my flapper tricks didn't work. Got a Koheller terlet, with the three bolt configuration. The replacement kits don't account for that. And last time I recall not being able to find the three bolt gasket. Has to reuse the existing gasket, but nothing I could do. Terlet works like a charm now. Here's what you do: Get rid of the Kohler toilet. Smoke a blunt. It came with the house. I wouldn't buy one, fo sho.
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Post by tkasper01 on Mar 9, 2015 10:12:23 GMT -5
Here's what you do: Get rid of the Kohler toilet. Smoke a blunt. It came with the house. I wouldn't buy one, fo sho. Why not? I have three of them in my house and they never give me any trouble.
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Post by Big L on Mar 9, 2015 10:28:42 GMT -5
It came with the house. I wouldn't buy one, fo sho. Why not? I have three of them in my house and they never give me any trouble. I don't like the non-standard parts.
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Post by Big L on Mar 11, 2015 8:47:30 GMT -5
Thinking about reworking my laundry room. The washer drain pipe is black PVC, and in a bad location. I want to move it a few feet. Can you mate new white PVC to the existing black PVC without any special preparations?
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Post by PK on Mar 11, 2015 11:21:08 GMT -5
Thinking about reworking my laundry room. The washer drain pipe is black PVC, and in a bad location. I want to move it a few feet. Can you mate new white PVC to the existing black PVC without any special preparations? The black stuff isn't PVC. It's ABS pipe. They make glue and fittings to join them.
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Post by Big L on Mar 11, 2015 12:00:08 GMT -5
Thinking about reworking my laundry room. The washer drain pipe is black PVC, and in a bad location. I want to move it a few feet. Can you mate new white PVC to the existing black PVC without any special preparations? The black stuff isn't PVC. It's ABS pipe. They make glue and fittings to join them. Did they make the diameters the same?!
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Post by Gunnails on Mar 11, 2015 12:22:09 GMT -5
Did they make the diameters the same?! ============================================================ Diameters are close enough, personally I would connect the ABS to the PVC with a Fernco fitting, this is rubber fitting not requiring glue, it instead uses two hose clamps, I have found them 100% reliable and easy for waste/drain lines. Some times these drain lines are in a bad place for a reason, as there is framing, foundation, HVAC, etc. In the way. But it could very well be the plumbers were not thinking, sometimes tough to tell with out removing some sheet rock and/or checking the crawl. Of course I will defer to PK"s advice.
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Post by PK on Mar 11, 2015 12:44:44 GMT -5
Did they make the diameters the same?! ============================================================ Diameters are close enough, personally I would connect the ABS to the PVC with a Fernco fitting, this is rubber fitting not requiring glue, it instead uses two hose clamps, I have found them 100% reliable and easy for waste/drain lines. Some times these drain lines are in a bad place for a reason, as there is framing, foundation, HVAC, etc. In the way. But it could very well be the plumbers were not thinking, sometimes tough to tell with out removing some sheet rock and/or checking the crawl. Of course I will defer to PK"s advice. Ferco it up. I use them all the time.
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Post by Big L on Mar 11, 2015 12:47:56 GMT -5
Did they make the diameters the same?! ============================================================ Diameters are close enough, personally I would connect the ABS to the PVC with a Fernco fitting, this is rubber fitting not requiring glue, it instead uses two hose clamps, I have found them 100% reliable and easy for waste/drain lines. Some times these drain lines are in a bad place for a reason, as there is framing, foundation, HVAC, etc. In the way. But it could very well be the plumbers were not thinking, sometimes tough to tell with out removing some sheet rock and/or checking the crawl.
Of course I will defer to PK"s advice. Both the plumber and carpenter apparently were half a case in when they put up the wall and drain line for the washer. Opposite of where the hot and cold supply lines are, and built in a small 45 degree angle from another wall, which prevents the washer from fitting in the space correctly. I'm gonna knock out that 45 and run the drain line over to the supply area and put the washer in the right spot.
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Post by Big L on Mar 11, 2015 12:52:11 GMT -5
I was going to cut the ABS after the trap, at a horizontal run, then connect the PVC there, run it horizontal (well, slight down slope), to a new trap which would be at the bottom of the vert. piece for the washer drain hose. That way the trap is flushed out every washer cycle.
Would the Fernco work for connecting horizontal ABS to horizontal PVC?
And another thing, Vonnegut, I want to cut the ABS close to the main drain line and put a PVC 90 right there. Not sure I have room for a Fernco there.
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Post by Gunnails on Mar 11, 2015 12:59:30 GMT -5
Would the Fernco work for connecting horizontal ABS to horizontal PVC? =============================== Yes And another thing, Vonnegut, I want to cut the ABS close to the main drain line and put a PVC 90 right there. Not sure I have room for a Fernco there. ==================================== Not sure I am completely following all of this, but you can get the Fernco's in 90 degree elbows, T's, reducers, etc.. Vonnegut's may require photos
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Post by Gunnails on Mar 11, 2015 14:00:17 GMT -5
I want to mention that what I call a Fernco is actually a brand name for a rubber fitting, kinda of like how people refer to an adjustable jaw wrench as a crescent wrench.
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Post by Big L on Mar 11, 2015 14:19:02 GMT -5
Would the Fernco work for connecting horizontal ABS to horizontal PVC? =============================== Yes And another thing, Vonnegut, I want to cut the ABS close to the main drain line and put a PVC 90 right there. Not sure I have room for a Fernco there. ==================================== Not sure I am completely following all of this, but you can get the Fernco's in 90 degree elbows, T's, reducers, etc..
Vonnegut's may require photosLOLz, and another thing, Vonnegut, is a reference to Back to School movie with Rodney.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2015 9:01:03 GMT -5
Anyone have an answer for my rental property? PK?
We just replaced our bathroom faucet with another single handle model. It works fine, except when the water is turned on half way, with the handle in the middle set to warm water, it is really loud. It is not water hammer, it just sounds like lots of water is going through it -- same sound a shower faucet would make when turned on full blast.
When the faucet is turned on all the way, the loud noise gets quiet and goes to a normal level. And if it's half way on and the handle is turned fully to hot or cold, then the sound goes to a normal level, too. So it only happens when the faucet is half way on, and set to warm water.
The sound is loud enough that it can wake you up when sleeping on the next level up.
Does this sound like a faulty valve in the faucet, the previous faucet wasn't this noisy?
Thanks!
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Post by PK on Apr 2, 2015 9:09:51 GMT -5
Anyone have an answer for my rental property? PK? We just replaced our bathroom faucet with another single handle model. It works fine, except when the water is turned on half way, with the handle in the middle set to warm water, it is really loud. It is not water hammer, it just sounds like lots of water is going through it -- same sound a shower faucet would make when turned on full blast. When the faucet is turned on all the way, the loud noise gets quiet and goes to a normal level. And if it's half way on and the handle is turned fully to hot or cold, then the sound goes to a normal level, too. So it only happens when the faucet is half way on, and set to warm water. The sound is loud enough that it can wake you up when sleeping on the next level up. Does this sound like a faulty valve in the faucet, the previous faucet wasn't this noisy? Thanks! That's hard to say. I mean...it might be the faucet. A lot of the newer ones have annoying water restricters built in...that could be what's causing it. What brand is it?
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