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Kali

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6. close. I'm not sure how old that big elbow is but the reducers were probably done in the 60s

Reply to greatauntoftriplets (Reply #5)

Thu Dec 17, 2020, 10:53 PM

Dec 2020

the main pipe was likely set in the 40s. yeah, water actually flows to that trough now - it had gone down to barely a trickle and then when fixing something else upstream it finally choked all the way off so the first repair turned into a lot of replacement as it tends to do around here. sigh.

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results of a slightly overdue plumbing project [View all] Kali Dec 2020 OP

... greatauntoftriplets Dec 2020 #1

admittedly it was buried in a corral Kali Dec 2020 #2

It almost looked like it was from the Victorian era. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2020 #5

close. I'm not sure how old that big elbow is but the reducers were probably done in the 60s Kali Dec 2020 #6

There's always something to fix at any property! greatauntoftriplets Dec 2020 #14

I want to do a simple replacement on my toilet inards but the shut off valve at the wall will not efhmc Dec 2020 #3

you have a shut-off valve for your toilet? Kali Dec 2020 #4

Learning through experience, are ya? JudyM Dec 2020 #7

still prefer any plumbing to electricity. Kali Dec 2020 #8

All the toilets and sinks have shut off values at the wall. Learned that the hard way many years ago efhmc Dec 2020 #9

I love a good toilet story. Arne Dec 2020 #10

Since that night I've used this knowledge to fix ghost flushes, running toilets, etc efhmc Dec 2020 #11

The older they are the more temperamental they get. Arne Dec 2020 #12

Stainless hose clamps Mopar151 Dec 2020 #13