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Singing water pipes

My water pipes sing at some low frequency when I shut off the shower, and I have to partially leave the cold water runn...
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posted by wrongaddress
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by wrongaddress

New Radiator/ Expansion Vessel Design

October 12th 2004 michael geraghty designs new radiator with inbuilt expansion vessel. Interested parties, please conta...
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posted by Orion20036
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by Orion20036

Seeking Metalworking Limericks

One of my several arcane pleasures is building my own collection of limericks. There is a paucity of limericks containi...
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posted by jwisnia
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by jwisnia

hot water heating boiler wiring

Hello The plumber has the furnace & all the controls in place. The zone valves have 4 wires , 2 red , 2 black. The four...
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posted by ethel
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by ethel

Gas Boilers

Hello People Had two quotes today to replace my boiler (am on my third shortly) one from British Gas who recomended a W...
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posted by craneuk
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by craneuk

High water pressure!

I am getting very high pressure readings in my house at present. The pressure is approx 120 lbs with nothing running in...
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posted by UhOh
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by UhOh

what causes it...

hi, when i turn off my cold water tap (any one - even the garden hose) i hear a 'bang' from somewhere in the house. if...
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posted by none
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by none

An Observation: Plumbers vs. other professions

I'm posting this out of pure frustration. I am an active licensed master plumber. I no longer work in the field and hav...
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posted by snowshoehare
10 comments posted 21yrs posted by snowshoehare

50 gal water heater, installed

I know I'm inviting flames, but my mom's 50 gallon Nat Gas water heater failed last night. I got her the same plumber w...
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posted by dean173
12 comments posted 21yrs posted by dean173

Water Pressure Regulator

I have a Wilkins 600 (1 1/4") water pressure regulator. Street Pressure is 125, inside pressure varies from 25 to 60 so...
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posted by wer25
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by wer25

Roughed in Toilet in basement

I am working on renovating my basement and putting in a bathroom downstairs. I believe there is a roughed in toilet, bu...
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posted by jgdu
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by jgdu

looking for a good resource?

Ok guys ive been reading this newsgroup forever and a day, and quite honestly besides not only being entertaining as he...
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posted by freakplumbr
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by freakplumbr

Gone to Europe

OK Guys, I"ll be in Kosovo and Turkey for the next three weeks. I can't do newsgroups over there in the internet cafes....
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posted by ironmike
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by ironmike