What's the difference between a diverter and a rough-in valve?

My question is whether there is any real difference between the functioning of a diverter and rough-in valve piece. As I understand it, a diverter is the piece which "diverts" the water between one and three different water outlets. If that’s so, then doesn’t a rough-in valve function similarly? I’ve heard the rough-in valve described as the "engine" of a bath or shower. Some clarification between these two terms would help a lot. Thanks!

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Brass vs. Plastic

So I bought a couple quick connect tees to join copper to pex, and I saw a brass version and a plastic version. I got the plastic version. Did I make a mistake? I haven’t used them yet and can always return them.

Thanks guys!

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Help. Dishwasher won't drain.

My dishwasher won’t completely drain. There is a puddle in the bottom of the washer after it runs. I made sure there is no clog in the drain under the sink. The basket is clean and I also removed all gunk but it still won’t completely drain. I also noticed that the drain hose that runs under the sink runs in a sort of an S fashion from the washer to the drain because it is too long. It seems to me it should kind of run like an upside down U instead but I am no plumber to say the least. Could this be the problem? Also. what would make it only partially drain? Seems to me it should either drain completely or not at all but again I am far from knowing anything at all regarding plumbing or dishwashers.

Just noticed there is water remaining in the drain hose under the sink. Does this mean the drain hose is clogged and is the problem ?

Thanks in advance for any help.

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How should I prepare copper pipe for a quick connect fitting?

Any tips? Just make sure it’s cut straight?

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Tub/bath value stuck?

I have a standard bathtub. There is a valve which one can use to collect water if needed to take a bath.

My tub was dirty so I added some bleach and collected/retained some water and left it over night. Now bath valve is kind of stuck. I have pushed valve up or down, but nothing is happening. I can’t get rid of this water in the bath tub.

Where could be problem? How much would it cost to repair it?

Thanks in advance!

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New well pump gauge reads zero despite good pressure??

We have a 20-year-old submersible pump in a deep well (~500-600′?). The tank capacity is–I dunno–maybe 10 gallons. For the past few weeks, while filling white plastic buckets at a hydrant (to water our small livestock), we’ve noticed an abundance of little black flecks in the bottom of the bucket. They are flat, thin and soft, not sandy or metallic-seeming, and sink to the bottom of the bucket rather than floating.

Today, we noticed, after filling a couple of buckets, that the water pressure began slowing to a trickle. In doing a little reading online, my partner concluded that the black flecks could be clogging up works. He took a look inside our water well house and noticed that the gauge was stuck on 35 psi–unusual, since the gauge reading usually fluctuates between 30 and 40 according to whether the water is running, the pump is cycling, etc. Thinking the needle was stuck, he tapped on the gauge, which was so old and corroded it fell apart. He went to town to get another gauge and installed it, first cutting off the electricity to the pump. He forgot to relieve the pressure and water squirted all over the place.

Anyhow, he turned the electricity back on and waited about 10 minutes. The pump clicked on, and the water pressure seems fine now. BUT…the pressure gauge is reading zero. This is hard to understand, since water is gushing out nicely now.

I’m glad our water pressure is back to normal, but sooner or later, we may need to actually monitor the pressure, and it would be nice to have the gauge working correctly. Did we just buy a bum gauge, or is there something else wrong? Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

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Leak in floorboards when it rains

Hi,

We have owned the home for a couple of years. For the past few weeks, I have been having moisture in the hardwood floorboards in the kitchen, only when it rains (it doesn’t have to rain very hard to make this happen), but not in the floorboards adjacent to the walls. The one floorboard where the moisture starts (like little droplets of water oozing upward from the line where two floorboards meet),is located about 1.5 feet from the wall in either direction in the corner of the room, not adjacent to the wall itself. We have a drainage system installed, which is best described as a bunch of rocks lying along the side of the house. We dug them up, removed the dirt and grass that was on them, let them air dry, and put them back, but it rained just a little yesterday afternoon and the floorboard got wet. The siding is wood, with a 3 or 4 inch section of some type of vinyl strip below it, and under that there is a garbage bag type material that runs down to the foundation of the house. The area where we are getting the leak has a 3-foot crawl space underneath, and there is no visible signs of water there. We ran some tests today using a hose, and hosed each area along the side of the house individually and waited, but we could not replicate the wet spot. We also simulated rain, using the hose, to force water into the gutter above the area, but we were also not able to replicate the leak. Does anyone have any more suggestions about how to troubleshoot for the source of the leak? Thanks!

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