I noticed that the plumber that did some finish work did two things that seemed questionable to me. 1) He used white teflon tape at gas connections for water heater, etc. He says that the only diff between that and yellow tape is that yellow tape is thicker and if you wrap white tape around more it is like using yellow tape. Is this true? He also used no hub connectors off of threaded cast iron nipples out of the wall and then built his ABS drain assembly off of that. Is this acceptable. How long before those no hub connectors start to leak? I have a 10' run from my dishwasher to sink connection. Can I run the 5/8" drain hose high from the dishwasher, and drop under the sink and do my 2' coil under there rather than do it at the dishwasher for the air gap? And finally, is it better to use braided 3/8" water line or soft copper or does it matter?
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19 years ago