i have 3 children and i get really nervous at night being by ourselves and i thought about getting an alarm. but i dont know what a good alarm would be. any other suggestion would help too. thanks
L always most plumbers use mapp gas for soldering it gets hotter than propane
Use PEX and the new Shark fittings - the stuff is pretty amazing and will allow you do do some pretty fancy work in a very short time, far faster than with sweat-copper. The cost will be competitive as you can fish PEX right up through walls and around corners on a fish-wire as you would electric cables - so labor is greatly reduced. There is a company called Houseneeds (linked below) that will help you through the entire process, talk you through things over the phone (sometimes even at odd hours) and generally be very helpful - as well as sell you stuff at pretty good prices. Despite what some might think this is NOT rocket science. It just requires care, attention-to-detail and some basic practice. Were you to wish to go back in copper, or even with solvent-weld PVC/CPVC fittings, I would stop you and suggest you call a pro. But with the new PEX system and appropriate fittings things have gotten much easier both to understand and to do. NOTE: 1,300 feet rancher - about one very long day's work for two reasonably adept individuals to plumb the entirety including a water heater, washer, dishwasher, 2 baths, outside hose bib and so forth - *THAT* is the beauty of PEX plumbing. And that would include a central manifold with individual, valved hot and cold feeds to each location. Lose the manifold and do series plumbing - a short day for two, long day for one.
Type L is for water M is for heat (m is thinner and not code approved for domestic water same fittings.. get a mapp gas torch from home depot or wherever thats what i use.
not likely, but it is possible. If it is a newer kind that isnt 30+ years old I would say no. You are more likely to start a fire at the outlet where it is plugged into the wall. A sheet is pretty thin and I would rather have a thick comforter over it for better protection. As someone said follow directions on the cord that by law should be on the cord. This is why I like the cove heat. They warm the whole room up and everything you touch feels warm. Just pull the sheets back on the bed and when I go to bed it is already warm. I suggest replacing 220vac baseboard heaters with these.
I've always chosen type L it is a heavier wall thickness- much more resistant to abuse corrosion. the fittings all seem to be L or even k an even heavier wall thickness. propane would be fine- ample heat, relatively cheap. If you are going to do alot of this you may consider a prest-o-lite torch which uses air and acetylene.
