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Pretty sure you don't need a special recirc water heater, you just add a small circulating pump to the return line you have to add right by the heater, and tee it into the intake, check valves added accordingly obviously. For even more control a small temp sensor at the end of the run that can...

And now you see why i prefer to cut my own nipples, at least i know the threads are good then, and why i bother doing the tape and dope. The good news is that if your water is hard enough it'll repair itself! I've actually heard of guys wrapping a leaking screwed joint with a rag full of rock...

Was it pipe or tube size? There's a difference, and some are stupidly close but no cigar. We did a job on a bunch of 6" stainless on an outage once, where we fabbed up the pieces and then went to install them on the shutdown. We go to fit the pipes up and discovered, much to our horror, that the...

I don't think the tolerances have changed, but the quality of the parts definitely has dropped when you consider how much foreign stuff is out there, some of it is terrible.

It'll seal better, the tape goes on first and a thin coat of dope goes second. It's super rare to have a leak if you use both, dunno why exactly but it works wonderfully. I'll use just dope if i need a fitting to stay put tho, the tape and dope makes it very lubricated so it'll spin really easily.

I meant chuck. Cut some short nipples and you'll see what i mean.

I would cut and thread where the machine is and then carry the pieces down, much easier. A bit of walking is better than humping that thing around. Get your measurement, calculate the pipe length, then go cut your threads. I'm sure you know how to check and see if it's cutting right, spin a...

Not really since cancer, haven't been feeling good enough to do them, working 40 plus a week as a fitter is enough physical work for me at the moment, when the weekend rolls around I'm ready to relax a bit. If i was laid off it might be different, but I did my stem cell collection and have been...

That's cool, but I'm not a fan. I'm a union steamfitter, i install piping systems for a living (not much residential, we do mainly commercial and industrial), trees were my side hustle. I remember when they first came out, we did a job at a college dorm and the contractor decided to run a bunch...

I wouldn't use sharkbite stuff, especially with oil!

The pipes will screw in with a wrench just over a half inch into the fittings if everything is done right, so that'll help you figure out the lengths. Or you can post your measurements here and I'll figure them out real quick for you. Screwed pipe is a kind of wierd compared to other types in...