COMMUNITY FORUM: PLUMBING

Drainage pipes (My nightmare)

I have a problem and a question. We had new drain tiles installed around the entire house about 6 months ago. Now that it has started raining alot,...

over 14 years by DR HOME

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Banging noise from Water Heater

What cause the Water heater to to bang?

over 14 years by SprungJo

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Pipes in the middle of the "Secret Place"

We recently bought a 45-year-old Cape Cod and as is typical, there are two bedrooms upstairs. In the back of each of the bedroom‚Äôs closets there...

over 14 years by TomR

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Water softerner issue

I have a Kenmore 80 water softener. Recently I noticed that there is water about half-way up in the salt storage tank (with a small layer of salt ...

over 14 years by zoominla

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help!!...running out of hot water too fast

i just bought an house built in the 60s, but apparently, the hot water heater (40 gallons) is only around 10 years old.but...in this house we can't...

over 14 years by TomR

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Gurgling sounds when water is draining

When were are either the running the washing machine, dishwasher, running water at the sick or flushing toilet there is a gurgling sounds when the ...

over 14 years by jimbo

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Toilet Won't Flush Right #2

I have a toilet on the second floor of my house whose bowl will not completely drain when it is flushed. The water runs in and out, but the level ...

over 14 years by jimbo

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installing new sink

I'm replacing my current sink and vanity top with a one piece sink/vanity top. I'm thinking of doing the job myself. Is this a difficult process?...

over 14 years by DR HOME

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Hot water woes

We have the same problem as Suzanne back in November. Our bathroom sink gets hot water O.K., but the bath does not. We replaced the cartridge, MI...

over 14 years by DR HOME

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Clogged drain with garbage disposal

Last night I think I put too much in the garbage disposal when the dishwasher was running. Water backed up in to the sinks (dual kitchen). When t...

over 14 years by DR HOME

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Basement shower pump

Floor drain not close and don't want to run drain in or on top of concrete to drain. Saw a water box picture. It holds sump pump. Like concept. Cou...

over 14 years by Jim Toms

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Propane

How do you connect polyproplyene propane line to a standard green pipe? What building codes are applicable?

over 14 years by Steve C

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Toilet Won't Flush Right

I had a toilet clog that ruined the carpet in the bathroom. We removed the carpet and pad and used self sticking tile. Since this was done the toil...

over 14 years by Steve C

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224

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Well Pump

I recently purchased an old farm house with a well. The current pump is a jet pump residing in our basement. It is a 20/40 pump that puts out abo...

over 14 years by BigOrange

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RUNNING NEW BATHROOM PLUMBING

HEY, MY WIFE AND I JUST BOUGHT A HOUSE BUILTIN 1938, IT HAS ONE BATH DOWNSTAIRS,WE'RE THINKING OF MAKING A CLOSET UPSTAIRS INTO A HALF BATH, I TALK...

over 14 years by Mike from Homeworks

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Low flow toilets -- the curse of Al Gore!

I am convinced my water bill has gone up with the installation of the new low flow toilets. Multiple flushes and frequent clogs are the reason. I...

over 14 years by SprungJo

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Garbage Disposal

I flick the switch on my garbage disposal and NOTHING happens -- not even an enigine hum. What are the steps I take to check this out?

over 14 years by Kevin

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Dishwasher airgaps

The dishwasher in our house just went out, and in buying a new one we learned that we don't have an airgap, and that code requires us to have one. ...

over 14 years by andywa

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