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Umm, this is the show your work thread. If you didn’t install that, which I hope is the case that picture belongs in the winners thread

Winners*

not sure what this “light switch” does.. Turns the meter off when they don't want to get billed of course.

www.plumbingzone.com

That might be at his house. The cobblers kids go without shoes type deal 🤪

 

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I usually reply back with a big F You Buddy🤣

Makes me feel gangster 🤡

 

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I can see an off gird hack…

Off grid hacks I’ve developed.

You can expand pieces of Pex A to make garden hose repair clamps that won’t cut your hands like stainless can.

You can use a spent 556 cartridge case and a brass ferrule with nut to plug off a 3/8 fixture stop valve.

 

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I once saw a pop-up rod replaced with a torch head View attachment 135047

Meths a hellava drug

 

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Why do you guys dope the threads on your trap assemblies? you know its absolutely useless and does nothing at all.

Probably lubrication. Prevents false tights and wastes pipe dope 🤡

 

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Some heroes use pipe dope then tape then more dope.

 

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My PM at our large job does that. drives me crazy. doesnt leak though. ill give him that. They're installing a lot of 4-2" ball valves, some stainless, brass, pvc. Really like the Banjo brand pvc threaded valves. they turn like butter.

You can only put so much material between the root and crest. That’s what I tell all the girls

 

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Got a cracked diaphragm cover and no replacement? Just putty it!

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Sad part is I think one of our techs did this in desperate attempt to get it to stop leaking. Supply house is 5 mins down the road...

That should be his last day.

 

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I had a cracked one the other day that for the life of me I couldn't see the crack. I was there a few weeks prior for it running, replaced the innards and it was good. Went back last week for a couple others and they said this one would sometimes flush itself since I had been there last.

I changed the innards again because the diaphragm had some weird clearish/black gouk, only a little though. Town's been workin on the waterlines so not a surprise. I get it all assembled and flush it several times, seems good. Flush it once more for giggles and a couple drops come out of the top. Open it up and there's water above the cap. I inspected everything, reassembled it, cranked the top on a little tougher and again, five or so flushes and it leaked!

I replaced that A-71 top cap and everything was good. I checked it several times in between fixing the other valves. I think it was slowly relieving pressure from above the diaphragm which would then cause it to flush. Still never found that pinhole, flexed it, tried a light, nothing. The bottom edge was smooth so I don't think it was leaking out the rim. With water between the top caps it had to have had a crack.

I’ve had similar experiences and have started replacing the cap when working on them.

Got tired of the call back on that 1 in 50 that’s cracked.

 

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I see so many of these water heater vent pipes coming out of the outdoor metal closets View attachment 135254

Same here, except it’s a wooden shack

 

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Just came across one of your side jobs Terry. You know pex doesn’t bond to cpvc right? The real winner on this install is the pvc threaded coupling on the tub spout.

Why you try to hurt my feeling ? It lasted over a year.

 

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No, No it didnt. they just bought the house a few months ago. That screams DIY. I've seen a lot of handyman work, and that is far beyond.

Settle down Rocky, thats gravy work. Get it while you can

 

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not the big fish i go after but we'll take it to keep the help busy.

Pennies make a dollar. I learned that when I was 3

 

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You also learned your boogers taste good ,☝👃😋

I never did things like that. I had good parents and I was a quick learner. Very mechanically inclined at a very young age.

 

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I hook up temporary water heaters for people like that. Converted the heater to 120v 1500 watt element. I use brass adapters to go from 3/4 pipe to hose thread.

Easy to slide it into a washing machine connection and get hot water easy…..

 

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I only did that because of the drawer.

 

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I concur. I always worry about one coming off driving down the highway and bouncing off the road and busting someone’s windshield.

That’s why I haven’t bought a piece of black iron or galvy in 20 yrs. I’m scared of the thread protectors falling off.

It’s all copper now breh. I braze or flare. The younger kids use the gas press fittings.

 

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More like hold my meth pipe

More like hold my weenie and my meth pipe.

 

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I probably would’ve cut the pipe off coming out of the wall and installed a sch40 trap.

 

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It’s no Taj Mahal there View attachment 135822

Everyone does things a little different for whatever reason.

I’ve don’t things crazy ways because that’s all I had on mmy truck

Because I was hungry…..

I was in a hurry to get home.


In a hurry to get out of the nasty mess

People don’t have any money to pay you

So I wasn’t criticizing you ✌