This is the tech stack we need to learn in 2026 my dudes.
>>2985413based
The way construction is going just about everything is going to be a semi-skilled trade soon. Plastic disposable dogshit that needs to be replaced every 20 years and can be assembled by a trained monkey. It will all be done mostly by illegals making about the same as a shift manager at a fast food place.Plumping used to require actual skill and tools. You hard to cut and thread metal pipe. Now everything is plastic and is crimped or glued together. My houses waste lines are cast iron. That shit is ABS. That is what they make Lego out of. Enjoy huffing fumes on your knees all day and having to learn Spanish while your kid makes the same money down at In-N-Out.
>>2985413>This is the tech stack we need to learn in 2026 my dudes.Not if the best LLMs can produce is half-baked nonsense like that picture.
>>2985462>waste lines are cast iron. That shit is ABS.I never understood how cast iron didn't rust through.BTW, most "ABS" isn't even ABS anymore... it's this ABS foam-core shit.
>>2985413> "tech stack"The irony is that no stack is shown in that pic
>>2985523>I never understood how cast iron didn't rust through.It does. Cast iron from the early 70s and older is really thick and generally lasts 50-70 years before it rusts out. From the 70s to the 90s the cast iron was thinner to save money on 2 fronts: it weighed less so it was cheaper to ship/transport and less material. The shipping/transport thing became an issue with the 70s energy crisis, but when that ended nobody made it thick again because it then had a larger profit margin. The thinner stuff usually lasts 25-35 years. Clay lines were fantastic, however with any soil movement or tree roots, they just get crushed. PVC is fine, it too should last 35 years but is cheaper than modern cast iron. There is no better material currently being used for residential drain plumbing. If I'm understanding this diagram correctly, did the creator of it fuck up the slope directions? Whats with the slope arrows and the blue arrows seemingly being nonsensical?
>>2985524It's right here faggot.
>>2985526>PVC is fine, it too should last 35 yearsWhat kind of caustic, nasty shit are you pushing out that eats through PVC? My pipes have been in there that long with no issues at all.
>>2985413Don't forget to notch out as many floor joists as you can.
>>2985539Chlorine and fluoride. Same reason peoples' guts are rotting out with colon and ass cancer by 50 and men have no testosterone anymore. Well water chads don't have this issue. No chemicals and the pipes build up a thin layer of film that actually coats and protects the pipe.
>>2985523>BTW, most "ABS" isn't even ABS anymore... it's this ABS foam-core shit.Cool. Picture related. It all just gets worse and worse.I stopped following plumbing technology when PEX became the new standard. Glorified garden hose. PVC was for sprinklers only in my area. I figured they couldn't get any worse than that after Poly B pipes caused all sorts of issues back in the day but here we are. We didn't learn our lesson.I knew people in the trades when PEX was just hitting the scene and how it made things so much easier. They have all abandoned residential plumbing because they don't get paid enough anymore. Like, no fucking duh, right? Your job just got super easy and you thought no one would notice? Next thing they know they are getting underbid by some crackhead willing to do it for less because you don't have to sweat pipe anymore. The best part is the same shit happened when copper became the standard. Sweating pipe was so much easier than cutting and threading galvanized steel and cast iron. Its a race to the bottom and the only winner is the fucking developer.
>>2985462>You hard to cut and thread metal pipeFor galvanized steel, yes. That does not require a lot of skill, just strength and stamina, especially for larger bores. Also, soldering. Getting the lengths right, though, now that takes skill.>Now everything is plastic and is crimped or glued together.Lots of copper and stainless with press fittings here. Again, it takes skill to get the lengths right.>My houses waste lines are cast iron. That shit is ABS.It's not so shit. I've got ABS drains from the 80s in my house. They're fine. And much larger bore than the cast iron ones used to be, so a lot less likely to get clogged in a hurry.>Enjoy huffing fumes on your knees all dayYou aint't gonna huff lots of fumes sticking ABS pipes with rubber O ring fittings together.
>>2985462> illegals making about the same as a shift manager at a fast food placelol we don’t pay them anywhere near that much>construction industry
>>2985556>>2985539That plus the glue joints can fail over time, soil movements can crack it open, and many times the plastic basically dries out and becomes brittle.
>>2985413legit question, why 1% slope ? Why not more ? Seems like more slope = better
>>2985624Too much slope and the liquids flow too quickly and leave solids behind. Obviously a vertical or near vertical drop is the exception. And it varies by pipe diameter, thinner pipes should be sloped a little more and large pipes should be sloped a little less.
>>2985582>Lots of copper and stainless with press fittings hereThey are shit too.>with rubber O ring fittings together.They ain't even glued together? Christ, you fuckers are lazy. Do you size the O-ring based on how far out the sale date is so you can charge the new owners for the repair?
>>2985715>>Lots of copper and stainless with press fittings here>They are shit too.Indeed? How so?>They ain't even glued together?What for? It's a very tight fit. Often you need to use lubricant to even make the connection in the first place.
