Plumbing Parts
Sep 19, 2023 09:22:27 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Thanks. The one big drawback of this job is that it has to be done all at once. I can't do it piecemeal. Once I remove the old tank, I have to complete the new installation. I find it odd that I had to go to three different big box stores to get the parts I needed.
Yeah, been there done that myself, luckily we have Ace Hardware close by and if they don’t have it either isn’t made or I don’t need it. Also, there’s a true value hardware store locally and they have everything.
Sep 19, 2023 09:31:33 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Thanks. The one big drawback of this job is that it has to be done all at once. I can't do it piecemeal. Once I remove the old tank, I have to complete the new installation. I find it odd that I had to go to three different big box stores to get the parts I needed.
There's your problem. The big box stores.
A plumbing supply house is MUCH more likely to have all the parts you need.
Sep 19, 2023 10:00:37 #
DirtFarmer wrote:
There's your problem. The big box stores.
A plumbing supply house is MUCH more likely to have all the parts you need.
A plumbing supply house is MUCH more likely to have all the parts you need.
Yes, that's true. Unfortunately, the local one is closed on weekends. I think I have all I need, but if I need anything else, I'll go there.
Sep 19, 2023 11:04:36 #
Sep 19, 2023 11:45:39 #
jerryc41 wrote:
As I've mentioned before, I like standardization. ... (show quote)
Hire a plumber. He/she will know what the proper parts are.
Sep 19, 2023 16:28:20 #
Flash Gordon wrote:
Do you have a local plumber who may have had the parts you needed in his truck?
Of course. I have all the parts now.
Sep 19, 2023 17:27:18 #
Many years ago I had a water heater that started to leak. I went to look for a replacement. The store I looked at had 3 versions: A $300 version with a 4 year warranty, a $400 version with an 8 year warranty, and a $500 version with a 12 year warranty.
I asked my plumber which one he recommended. He said to get the $300 version. They were all the same water heater. The price difference was insurance.
I put the water heater in place and put hose fittings on the plumbing. I then used laundry hoses to attach the water heater to the plumbing. Next time I had to change the water heater I didn't have to do any soldering to the house plumbing and connecting the water heater was just replacing hoses and the wiring to the heater (electric).
I asked my plumber which one he recommended. He said to get the $300 version. They were all the same water heater. The price difference was insurance.
I put the water heater in place and put hose fittings on the plumbing. I then used laundry hoses to attach the water heater to the plumbing. Next time I had to change the water heater I didn't have to do any soldering to the house plumbing and connecting the water heater was just replacing hoses and the wiring to the heater (electric).
Sep 20, 2023 07:24:48 #
Sep 20, 2023 12:30:17 #
DirtFarmer wrote:
Many years ago I had a water heater that started t... (show quote)
You can buy a pair of nice SS flexible hoses with thermal isolation for about $20-25. More expensive than laundry hoses, but more robust and only about 1’ long. They’re becoming the standard for easy HW heater replacement. BTW, these are actual ribbed, bendable SS pipe, not rubber hose with a metal braid covering
Sep 20, 2023 13:24:53 #
When my daughter remodeled a repo house that she and her husband bought, she has a problem that her contractor couldn’t solve. The kitchen ceiling was sloped and one of the hanging pendant lights has to have a threaded tube had to be shortened to make the two lamps be level. Looked that a normal 3/8 machine threaded parts had to be cut off and be retapped. Tried to tap and they would not fit without binding. Finally found that thread was a 1/8 in pipe and I realized that this was a hangover from the days if pre-electric gas lighting. Go figure!
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