I found it was mostly the cpvc to the fixtures (faucets, shower heads, and mixing valves) that leaked like the hoover dam. On my one mixing valve I had used the rubber washer the cpvc fitting came with plus tefllon paste, then a layer of teflon tape, then another layer of teflon paste again in order to get the bishes to seal.

 

Finally got round to finishing this years work. Drivers side wheel bearing hub and U joint. Should be good to go for another 15 years.

 

I believe you're looking for volume with the larger size pipe.

I'm not sure if you are calling the bathroom a water closet and I had a hard time w the pic, but, my point is in Oregon you can't call a bedroom a bedroom unless it has a closet.

If making the bath large means taking the closet of a bedroom out and that adversely affects you home value it put good thought into it.

I don't envy you. We've done two pretty good makeovers on houses. I'm burnt out on it. FWIW out west plumbers don't use cpvc much anymore but they use an absolute **** ton of pex pipe.

 

The closet is for the entryway and doesn't connect to a bedroom (thankfully). I'm just worried that someone will see that as out of place and complain about it. Personally I would much rather have a nicer bathroom!

 

Use either copper or pex and ditch the cpvc.... As soon as I can afford it for my house, the cpvc is going buh-bye...

 

Well the first thing I have to do is figure out the flooring situation. Everyone needs to give me some direction so I can move forward on that or I'm going to be asking the guy at Lowes for help and I don't think he really gives a damn about my bathroom

 

Put it in perspective by drawing out a floor plan if you can.

 

Good thinking

 

And here is the way the bathroom was set up when we moved in:

 

Picked up my Expedition, very happy with the shop. Bringing them the '69 Cougar on Monday. Price came out very well and she runs like new!



Even gave it a quick bath afterword

 

Pex.

Yup, pex.

I think you answered your own question then. Ditch the closet and make the bathroom bigger for the wife.

Stewart

 

I made a boost leak detector. No immediate leaks found but pressure falls down pretty quick so the search continues.

 

Looks like you still have the vacuum lines hooked up. That may account for the rapid drop.

 

Are you talking about the red and green lines?

 

Yeah pex seems to be the thing now. If your gonna do the whole house buy the good tool and go to town.


In the north we always avoid putting the plumbing of anything in a cold wall. Because they don't take kindly to winter.