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The stems in the OP aren't from a faucet, they are from the water shutoff valves on the supply lines. Anyway, Home Depot's catalog (in...

It's a drain arm, the lower portion of this fitting sits constantly in whatever sludge forms in a sink drain. Corrosion of the...

Seems more like to me that galvanic corrosion between the galvanized ****** and the brass is to blame. It's amazing how nobody seems to...

I had a buddy call me at 9:30 PM and ask about repairing a tiny leak in the kitchen sink drain. I told him in the morning go pick up a...

With nearly two decades in my current house, I can tell you that staying in a house long enough means you will have a Fernco in a couple...

Don't unscrew anything going into the wall on a friday

Glorified Fernco’s are buried on sewer mains….

Or it could be given the fact that as a horizontal trap arm, that part of the ****** was constantly incontact to a wet sludge of...

Change the rubber washer on the end and stick it back in.

I had difficulty with the toilet shut off valve. Vintage 1950 house. Long story short… I ended up with a complete floor to ceiling gut...

My hat is off to you. Old houses have lots of rabbit holes to go down and potentially turn a small fix into a much larger project, and...

An alternative technique based on same idea that is often employed by hydronyc on youtube, is cutting slot into threads using recip saw...

My concern is if that ****** looks that bad, what is the condition of the pipe in the wall? My kitchen drain was leaking. Actually...

I have nothing new to offer, except my sympathies. It's amazing how some long-past plumber or homeowner can reach out and make your life...

Agreed. But replacing the galvanized steel pipe is not a project I want to get into right now because it won't just be that pipe that is...