Changing from an electric to a gas water heater.
I live in a 70's brick ranch home, formerly all electric, with no chimney or easy access from basement to roof for a conventional gas water heater ...
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over 12 years by Tree Farmer
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Frozen water lines
Water line coming int house is on an outside wall. I have placed heat coil around the biggest problem area as it was frozen before. Now a space h...
over 12 years by Nosoup4you
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Vanity sink leaking but not from spoiut or handles
Believe it or not, my wife was upset that I shut her hot water off to stop the leak. Well a number of weeks have gone by and I went to replace the ...
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Sump pumps
In the winter our sump pump will kick on, but it gets stuck on and will not shut off by itself. We tried spraying the switch on top of the pump wi...
over 12 years by PattyB
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Electric Well Pump
I just bought a cabin that has a shallow well with an above-ground electric pump that sits on a small tank. The cabin is heated. The water system w...
over 12 years by Jack of All
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installing baseboard heating
I have installed additional baseboard in my home but do not know how to drain boiler so I can hook it up to existing lines. Any help would be great!
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toilet flange
I'm tiling my bathroom. I secured the flange directly to the underlayment, and I plan to tile under the toilet up to the flange. Do I need to put...
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Knocking toilet noise
Hello:Each time we flush our 10 year old toilet, it knocks while refilling and makes alot of noise in the house.This has been going on for about 3 ...
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Plumbing - My hot water is not working
Plumber installed a new boiler furnace in myhome. The hot water no longer comes to any of the hot water fixtures in the house. For some reason col...
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Leak in new pipes
We installed an upstairs bath in tight quarters where one joint is against the next with little or no space between them. Problem: A leak where we ...
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bellies in sewer pipe
I have a 2 teir slab. Lower slab is fine(Garage,Living,Furnance & Laundry),Upper slab has numerous sags and 2 full baths & kitchen and bedrms I ha...
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washing machine
when my washing machine empties the water backs up in the 11/4 inch copper standpipe. I have opened this drain and flushed it with a garden hose wi...
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Vibrating baseboard heat pipes
Trying to find a solution to a recent problem I'm having with the gas fired hot water baseboard heating. Shortly after the circulator starts, the ...
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Slow draining bath tub
Bathtub does drain water after a shower but very, very, s..l..o..w..l..y. Does anyone know of a pipe unlcogger(i.e. Liquid plumber, etc..)that ...
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Energy Efficient Electric Water Heaters
I would like to know if anyone can tell me where I can get an efficient electric hot water heater. I've looked at the ones at Home Depot and Sears,...
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tankless water heaters
I'm thinking of switching over to a tankless water heater for our ranch home of approx 2400 sq ft (upstairs and basement). Does anyone have any op...
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1.6 gallon toilet
When did the 3.5 gallon toilet production stop. I have built a Carriage House with a half bath and a contractor neighbor gave me a toilet that he b...
over 12 years by Silent_Bob
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Gas fired tankless water heater drawbacks
What if any, are the drawbacks to using tankless water heaters over conventional gas water heaters? I'm currently converting my household applianc...
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Broken Pedestal of sink
Does anyone have an idea about fixing the pedestal of a pedestal sink? Mine was rather loose and fell. Does this mean it was installed improperly? ...
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water well
We have a water well that is constantly kicking on and off(within seconds). It goes down to 30 and up to 60 and back again, kicking on and off both...
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