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sink drain piping
Our new kitchen sink installation doesn't drain properly. After the two drains empty and pass thru' the trap, it rises 2" before heading downward to the main stack to exit the building (see image...
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What the difference between PEX pipe and PVC pipe?
I am curios what the significant differences between two more popular plumbing pipe PEX pipe and PVC pipe?
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My Watchman oil Gauge. 8Years old The type that is immersed in the tank with the receiver in doors is flashing R and a number which is not t
My Watchman oil gauge is fitted to a 1350 litre titan plastic tank with the receiver in doors .The receiver flashes and a number which is not the level in the tank as I have dipped the receiver shows...
 
parts blow up for eurostream GE452017BN
nead a parts blow up
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My garbage disposal backed up into the basement toilet!
Everything I put down the garbage disposal in the last 2 days came up in the basement toilet! Here's the story: I was doing a load of laundry and when the spin cycle came on, the nearby toilet...
 
how do i fix a constant whistling toilet?
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does tinning flux go bad
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Dissolve plaster/cement without dissolving upvc pipes too
Hi. During recent house renovations waste plaster/cement in water mix form has been disposed of in the kitchen sink and has built up (now in solid form) in the upvc pipes. The 'u' bend I have cleaned...
 
trouble shoot a grohe 34 122 thermostatic valve
The hot water only trickles out ...while the cold flows like a river. Need more hot to mix so I can fill the tub ? I tried backing out the stops they are. where the green plastic thing is..if I push...
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Can I use Great Stuff Triple Expanding foam to seal off an unused drain pipe?
I live in a top floor condo unit and recently had a leak from my outside HVAC closet into my neighbors outside HVAC closet. The leak stemmed from my HVAC overflow pan which had a drain hole connected...
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the handle on my moen kitchen faucet broke off. Do I need to replace the whole faucet or just part?
It is a one handle faucet.
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Stainless Steel Toilet Tank Bolts--Better than Brass?
Can I expect stainless steel toilet tank bolts to outlast brass bolts? The toilets installed when my townhouse was built in 1986 used tank bolts that were not brass. They were brass-plated or maybe...
 
Why did American Standard quit selling the Luxor?
Never gave bathroom venting any real series thought till now due to the fact that my present home does not have an exhaust vent, bathroom only has a window. Why didn’t American Standard just improve...
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I'm trying to remove a kohler shower handle which has no set screws (2023 Update)
there is no space between the handle and the back plate to turn anything and the back plate hole is too small to slide over handle jim
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how to recoil a drain snake
i have a replacement cable for a 75' cobra snake drain and need advice on how to recoil the new cable inside the best way possible so that it wont kink and it flows nice and smooth. Its my landlords...
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BAXI SOLO 3 BOILER MAKING A CLICKING NOISE AND ONLY BOILER LIGHT IS ON. PUMP WOR
baxi solo 3 60pf has the boiler light on and pump is working but it just makes a clicking noise and will not fire up?
 
are the old concrete laundry sinks worth any money
my ma is getting her basement done thereis an old laundry sink in the basement are buddy told us its wouth some money is this true and if so how much is it wouth saving ?
 
How do I disconnect this coupling on a kitchen hose sprayer?
I am trying to remove my kitchen sink sprayer hose and have no idea how to remove the hose from its connector. It is a white plastic coupling thingamagic. I have pictures of the connector. Please...
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Is Rooto professional drain opener safe with PVC pipes?
Is rooto professional drain opener with sulfuric acid safe to use in plastic pipes
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Installing dual sump pumps...
I have a natural gas backup generator. So this is not about a sump "battery" backup. I want to get a duplicate backup sump pump installed in the event my actual sump quits. Has anybody out there done...