Singing water pipes.
When ant water, hot or cold, is turned on our pipes vibrate until the water is shut off. It always suddenly starts to happen in late summer every y...
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no cold water
Shower has been working great for last three years now all of a sudden no cold water.Single faucet turns both ways but no cold water.Help Thanks
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leaking toilet
I have a toilet that has somehow managed to start leaking. After 2 or 3 days of not wiping the commode down, I get this urine-colored scum on the h...
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Bathtub installation
Shower in basement now. Drain in middle of shower floor. Can I put bathtub in same place without breaking up concrete floor. Can I raise bathtub up...
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Shower Base Installation
Had an acrylic shower base (single threshold) installed by a plumbing company. Come to find out the base is not level and when the shower is on the...
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My vacuum assist toilet won't completely flush
Here is the problem, when I flush my vacuum assist toilet the water level in the bowl doesn't go down. This is a problem because any toilet paper o...
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Water pipes sing when I turn any facwett off
For starters my home is about a year old. The other day I added a thermal expansion tank because the pressure relief valve popped off causing water...
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dampness of the carpet
Plumbing Gurus, I am greatly worried at the small dampy area of the carpet. The location is downstairs, adjacent to common bathroom (out s...
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Low Hot Water Pressure in Shower Head & Faucet
I have low hot water pressure in my shower. It is a single center knob for changing from cold to warm/hot. The cold water flows fine but when I twi...
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how much plumber's putty?
when intalling a drain like for a sink or tub,are you supposed to put on a lot then squeeze it out by tightening down or just put on a thin amount?...
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cast iron pipe
is there a way to keep cast iron pipe clean after running a snake through it? from the build up ? some kind of chemical ??
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Low flow in bathroom sink after closing and opening shut-off valves
I closed the hot and cold water shut-off valves to my bathroom sink. When I reopened them, the water flow coming out of the sink was low compared ...
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green substance in bathtub
I looked at a bath tub/shower in our guest room. We do not use bath often. Under the tub faucet and under the shower head was a dry green subst...
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plumbing
I have a well and use a water softner. In only one bathroom, I am seeing rust in all fixtures - toilet, shower head and sink. Why would this show...
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clogged kitchen sink with garbage disposal help!
Hi, we have a double sink with garbage disposal on the left. I ran the disposal and water started shooting from the right side. I tried several tim...
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Sewer Smell in bathroom sinks
Hello, we are looking for suggestions on how to solve a problem with a terrible sewer smell coming from all 3 upstairs sinks, only when we run wate...
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under kitchen sink plumbing valve identification
Im replacing dishwasher and noticed it was connected to its own hot water line valve under the faucet hot water valve. and a cold water faucet valv...
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Pipe identification
Am purchasing house and preinspection says Polybutylene pipes present. Owners local plumber inspected and says pipe is not poly. How do I resolv...
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Temperature Pressure Relief Valve
Hi, The Temperature Pressure Relief Valve on my 9 year old AO Smith water heater has started to drip. It only does this when we use our central ...
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Sewer odor from 1 toilet and basement area
I've been in the house for one year, it is 7 years old. The house has a septic and I know it has never been pumped. All has been well until the l...
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