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Lead Shower Pan

Can some one fill me in on replacing a 45 year old leaky lead shower pan situated on a concrete slab? How are lead pans...
9 comments posted 19yrs
posted by glass_cut_r
9 comments posted 19yrs posted by glass_cut_r

Water heater supplying warm water

I went to take a shower,and the water was lukewarm,even with the faucet on full hot. This happened overnight,as everyth...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by herb777
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by herb777

sweating a compression fitting

If you have a compression fitting, say a 1/2 by 1/2 coupling, can you remove the compression nut and ferrule, clean and...
9 comments posted 19yrs
posted by subdural
9 comments posted 19yrs posted by subdural

More steam please

produced in direct contact from its water source, same temperature and pressure as the water from which it was produced...
0 comments posted 20yrs
posted by redjacket
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by redjacket

Ned Up !

I'm just syrf'n USA and seen allot here in ships. Most WWII era US Navy surface warships had 600psi superheated plants...
0 comments posted 20yrs
posted by redjacket
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by redjacket

Where's Ironmike?

Gee, I'm gone halfway around the world, actually using turkish toilets with some success, and I come back, and no one mi...
2 comments posted 20yrs
posted by ironmike
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by ironmike

Looking for ideas for hotwater baseboard heating

I have just installed an outdoor wood boiler. There is a heat exchanger in my forced air furnace, and it is hooked into...
10 comments posted 20yrs
posted by cjcoates
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by cjcoates

Water Well problems

I have a drilled water well with a jet pump , July 2 i woke up to no water, i checked the pump, it was running, checked...
4 comments posted 20yrs
posted by rosskeierleber
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by rosskeierleber

quote of the day

LOL, I just can't get enough of this guys statement. """""I hired a general contractor for my project. Many general con...
0 comments posted 20yrs
posted by Lemmiwinks
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by Lemmiwinks

exploding hot water tank

Hey remember we were talking about that video of the hot water tank blowing up? Well I think I might have found a place...
10 comments posted 20yrs
posted by Lemmiwinks
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by Lemmiwinks

Convert from 1/2" copper male to 1/2" NPT male

My plumber, instead of putting a 1/2" NPT male pipe sticking out of my shower wall (which is now fully tiled) for a sho...
14 comments posted 20yrs
posted by positiveclimb
14 comments posted 20yrs posted by positiveclimb

blend valve query

All, (first post here so pls excuse any poor form etc ...) I have recently taken over a children's nursery and need to...
11 comments posted 20yrs
posted by drd
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by drd

MOEN cartridges

These one-piece cartridges, used in bathroom fixtures, eventually become stiff to pull out or shut off. Is there a reco...
7 comments posted 20yrs
posted by dev
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by dev

Want to place Washer below level of outflow pipe

Currently my washer is on the main floor of the house. I want to do some remodeling that will place it in the basement....
4 comments posted 20yrs
posted by cjcoates
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by cjcoates