what's a "street-ell"? the loop sounds like a good idea, I was just hoping
there'd be enough give in a long enough run of pipe that it'd bend a little.
on the other hand, I'd like to use the biggest pipe I can lay my hands on, at
least an inch, and that doesn't seem like real bend-y stuff. the setup now is
visually skewed to look at, especially since it's a long wall and I might have
overdone it a little on the drop...
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From: John Miller <jem@milleredp.com>
> > how do you make a loop from iron pipe and have it tilt? I cannot
> > visualize it--since the fittings are all right angles, doesn't the
> > downward slope make the loop out of square to the walls? or does the
> > pipe bend enough to make this not an issue? or am I just missing
> > something?
>
> Yeah, the pipe will bend a little, you only need a little slope. If you
> can't get enough bend out of the pipe, you use an elbow pointing down
> and a street-ell threaded into that to make the coupling to your
> right-angle run.
>
> For drops you put in a tee pointing UP with a 4in or so nipple pointing
> up, then an elbow and a street-ell to turn that 180 (well, 177) degrees
> to a downward drop, that way any water stays in the main run and doesn't
> enter the drop.
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