Yes
What we do is to put a small vacuum on the piping. First cap off the riser going through the roof. Then put a long test ball in the main sewer li...
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Level
If you are referring to the level in the bowl. The only adjustment for it, is in the tank. The tank has a tube that stretches from the top of the...
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whirlpool design
I would never suggest putting the faucet and drain to the back corner of a whirlpool. I always install them towards the front of the tub, so they ...
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Reset Button
There is a panel on the front of the water heater. Under this panel is a red reset button. Please be very careful when you reset this button, the...
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Handyman installation
Although a check valve will prevent sewage from backing up into your washer. You also need a trap to prevent sewer gas from coming back up into th...
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You can't.
There will have to be some damage done to make the repair. I have been doing this for over 35 years and as yet, they don't have nanobots that can ...
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If I had to guess
I would think it would be the solenoid valve or the check valve that is causing the problems. I would have them both checked and serviced. Raymon...
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Servicing Building sewer
Here's the deal. If you have clay, cast iron or other piping with flexible joints, and trees around, then you need to have the main line either sn...
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Yes
I have done this before, but you have to remove enough so that when you set the shower, the front rim sits on the floor. In addition, You have to ...
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Noisy Pipes
Actually, the reason your pipes vibrate is typically caused by the toilet valve or by expansion and contraction. Inside the toilet is whats called...
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No problem
I would do the same thing. The only thing I would make sure I do, is to bolt the pipe rigidly before I cut it. Most plumbers typically use either...
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PEX
We use PEX flexible piping. You simply install a PEX valve on the copper, then run PEX up to the faucet. On the bottom of the faucet, install a P...
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Gurgling
When one fixture gurgles when another drains, that means the branch to that fixture group is becoming clogged, or the vent is clogged. Whenever yo...
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PEX
Crosslinked polyethlyne. Absolutely the best thing I have been teaching. It has been in Europe for over 25 years and has been recently approved f...
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Plumbing soo easy
The thing about plumbing is the downhill. A couple of important things are to maintain only 1/4" per foot of fall when you run a drain line, or yo...
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Aarg
If you have an easy out, (a reverse threaded tapered tool) you can insert it into the threads and turn them counterclockwise and they will unthread...
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Fishy Smell
Smells can come from all sorts of problems. You could have a vent thats blocked, which forces sewer gas up into the home every time a toilet is fl...
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water smells
Water smells are caused by different impurities in the water. Some well waters have iron, magnesium, bacteria, swamp water and other water that ha...
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A tough one
The only real way to stop the noise coming down that interior wall, is to insulate (which you have done) or to replace the pipe with cast iron. Ca...
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It sounds like you have a pressure problem.
You may have a flow pressure problem, that needs to be corrected. I would test the flow of your water system. Fill valve needs around 9 psi to op...
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