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Dovrò far installare un tubo nuovo.

Dovrò far installare un tubo nuovo.
I'll have to have a new pipe installed.
From Lesson 209:Making someone do something (fare + infinito)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Dovrò far installare un tubo nuovo.

Why is it far installare and not fare installare?
You will often see fare drop its final -e when it comes directly before another infinitive. This dropped vowel makes the phrase flow more easily and is very common in everyday Italian, though fare installare is also perfectly correct.
How does adding far change the meaning compared to just saying Dovrò installare un tubo nuovo?
If you just say Dovrò installare..., it means you will be doing the plumbing work yourself. By inserting far before the infinitive to create the causative construction, you change the meaning to 'I will have someone else install it'.
Why does this translate to 'have a new pipe installed' instead of 'make a new pipe install'?
The structure fare + infinitive is used to express causing an action to happen. When it is followed by a direct object like un tubo nuovo (a new pipe), it translates to 'having something done' by someone else (like a plumber). You aren't forcing the pipe to do the installing!
What would happen to the word order if I wanted to replace un tubo nuovo with the pronoun lo (it)?
When using a modal verb (dovrò) with a causative construction (far installare), you have two options for the direct object pronoun lo. You can attach it to the end of the final infinitive: Dovrò far installarlo, or you can place it entirely at the front of the verb chain: Lo dovrò far installare.

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