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pedestal sinks

george_42
george_42 Member Posts: 123
in THE MAIN WALL
does anyone else dislike installing these? also ran into for the first time left hand threads on whirlpool water heater thermocouple

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  • Jack
    Jack Member Posts: 1,047
    On a pedestal

    You have to be dead nuts on your rough-in...or else. The left had threads is identified by the "cut" in the lands of the nut. Kinda hard to describe. On the flats where your open end wrench goes the surface has a slot cut in the circumference.
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,213
    I'd just replace that Whirlpool water heater

    it's a lousy, troublesome design. We like Bradford-White units, since they designed their FVIR setup so it can use standard thermocouples. Also, B-W's M4 series tank-type heaters have a higher energy factor than the usual, without the need for installing an electrical circuit to run them. This means an owner can get a more-efficient heater with no costly infrastructure changes.
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  • icesailor
    icesailor Member Posts: 7,265
    Pedistal Sinks:

    Pedestal Sinks. Another old fashioned idea, brought back for nostalgia.

    If you ever worked on an old one, you wonder why anyone in their right mind would want one. Where do you put your "Stuff" when you have one? Where do you put your electric toothbrush? Hair dryer? Razor? Etc? When you are done with them? How about all that "Stuff" that you put under the sink in a vanity cabinet that you don't have room for on the top?

    Then, if you try to change one, good luck on the rough-in. Get out the Ram Bit.
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