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Your very welcome. Before taking plumbing advice on any list it would be a great idea to know if the advice giver is some nut case guessing or a...
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What project are you working on now?
Started doing new constuction again,. 50 family homes for middle income
What is your favorite tool?
Sewer and drain cleaning equpment
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16 days by Sylvan
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Re: trying to turn a closet upstairs into a bath in a 100 yr old farmhouse
Another option is the newer types of grinder toilets that can discharge though a pipes of 3/4" ( I never tried it) There is also a normal sewera...
19 days by Sylvan
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Re: Hot Water Heater basics
"You should have a thermostat on the front of your water heater" In semi civilized areas one would want an Aqua stat on a "water" appliance
19 days by Sylvan
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Re: plumbing redo
I am a firm believer heating should be hot water or settle for steam and AC should be separate . Scorched air systems (hot air) is possib...
19 days by Sylvan
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Larry your right
I have been using the Ram from General for over 35 years and even learned learned how to rebuild them . Amazing drain cleaner for basins,tub,floo...
21 days by Sylvan
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Re: Plastic smell when I turn water on in newly installed bathroom sink.
Was the installer licensed and did they connect to a vent that goes to the outside air?
27 days by Sylvan
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Re: Hot Water Heater basics
A water heater can last as little the day it was installed such as the defective AO Smith heaters that were manufactured properly or a copper lin...
27 days by Sylvan
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Re: Hot Water Heater basics
Hey all - This is so basic it almost hurts to write it Just moved into my first home.....managed to get the pilot lit on the heater but still no ho...
27 days by Sylvan
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Re: Very low pressure bathroom sink faucet
Larry is 100% correct you should check the spout for part of a flat washer left inside and the new aerator should only be screwwed on hand tight
29 days by Sylvan
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Re: Slow leak at main water shut off valve
The 1/4 turn stops the valve from freezing in the open position and sometimes having the valve stem fully open causes a slight drip How can ...
about 1 month by Sylvan
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Re: Please help.Toilet flush twice everytime I flush.
Simple solution Your refill tube entering the over flow tube on the Douglas valve has to much volume (pressure) and causing the flapper to stay...
about 1 month by Sylvan
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Re: Pipe noise and low-flush toilet problems
1-The noise you hear is normally excessive velocity (FPS) and under each fixture there should be a globe pattern type of valve. The globe valve w...
about 1 month by Sylvan
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Re: Water under slab foundation
If possible you may want to consider drainage lines with perforated pipe leading away from the building
about 1 month by Sylvan
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Re: 30x30 shower pan
Call a "plumbing" supplier
about 1 month by Sylvan
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Re: Pinhole leak Copper pipe
If the pressure is excessive then the velocity (FPS) could cause erosion or if the plumber used a self clean flux or did not ream the copper pri...
2 months by Sylvan
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Re: Pinhole leak Copper pipe
If the pressure is excessive then the velocity (FPS) could cause erosion or if the plumber used a self clean flux or did not ream the copper pri...
2 months by Sylvan
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Re: low water pressure
Is the pressure low in other areas of the home? It could be ferrous metal having the internal diameter reduced from mineral deposits or rust
2 months by Sylvan
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Re: Low water pressure
Make sure all the valves you closed you opened fully ..If they are gate or globe valves afterr you open them fully back them off a 1/4 Turn so th...
2 months by Sylvan
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Re: Adding Fixed Showerhead to wall mount Tub/Shower Faucet
Another diverter will be needed (Check out Delta)
2 months by Sylvan
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Re: water heaters
Yes of course you can BUT you must make sure the contoller (Aqua stat) is not damaged
2 months by Sylvan
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