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jwirr

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4. This novice can tell you what my plumber told us. Food on the way down does not stick to plastic

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Thu Dec 29, 2011, 07:12 PM

Dec 2011

as easily so it is better. He also told us to pour boiling water down the drain at least once a week. We have a lot old metal plumbing from when this house was built in 1919. We are replacing it when we have to.

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Kitchen Sink Drain Pipe [View all] Renew Deal Dec 2011 OP

I've done quite a few sinks lately and I prefer PVC. Yeah, I'm obsessed with plumbing. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2011 #1

Wow! MADem Dec 2011 #2

I love plastic Warpy Dec 2011 #3

I seem to recall that the rubber was for mating platic to copper. Stinky The Clown Dec 2011 #5

This novice can tell you what my plumber told us. Food on the way down does not stick to plastic jwirr Dec 2011 #4

PVC is more forgiving, IMHO pipoman Dec 2011 #6

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