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mainline HELP before the big blizzard!!!

Hi. We live in an older neighborhood and auger our mainline of our sewer twice a year...at least. Two days ago, it started backing up in the basement with the usual standing water, toilet paper...and...

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can some one plz tell me what I'm looking at? Delta shower...

View attachment 79 I have watched a million videos on how to repair a leak in my single handle Delta shower, but this is what I see when I take the "crystal" looking plastic face off of the handle. It...

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Can anyone suggest tips to clean over head water tank?

Hi Its been a difficult task to clean the over head water tank every 3-6 month(I guess the duration). Can anyone suggest idea to clean the tank without entering into it? Because the tank has space only...

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Splash back in kitchen sink from upstairs toilet

Hello All, I have a very interesting problem. When the upstairs toilet is flushed, there is splash back into the kitchen sink of water. It doesn't fill it crazy at all, it just water splashes up from...

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Can I fix my UV tank?

Hi everyone, I have a whole house water filtration system currently installed in my home. One of the tanks (Uniflex Model No. MTP0744F) has a UV light to kill microorganisms. As far as I can tell, the...

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need help with hydronic heat pump

22 degrees this morning. Pump not pumping baseboard water. It is a TACO Model 007-F4. It says cartridge on the end of the pump. Is this pump one I can replace? If so how? thanks.

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Siamp fill valve problem

Hi, i have siamp fill/flush in my toilet which is filling very slowly. I have replaced the diaphragm seal but water is now gushing out under pressure from the hole in the top of the assembly (...

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Sink leak

My kitchen sink works fine when I run the water but when I put stopper in. the water leaks from the pipe above the p trap. It comes out pretty good and floods the floor. Why would this happen. I...

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Pressure only when bsmt. shower is on and cold water is now hot and vicey...

I have a real strange problem that just popped up today and I hope someone can help me. The was no pressure in the main line into the house, just past the main shut off, after the meter. So I removed...

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Losing hot water in tub

We have a 2 year old 2 story 3 bed, 2.5 bath home in south TX.. All fixtures in the house are Moen. The water heater settings are to 'very hot' - so that when any faucet in the home is run - the hot...

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boiler pressure sits at 22 PSI when boiler is cold and runs up to 30 PSI when...

I recently had some work done on my Heatmaker 9600 Boiler. I had the control board replaced which fixed a problem of the system shutting down after 15 seconds (known as lockout) and then replaced the...

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Water constantly running in hot water pipe even though all faucets are off

Hopefully, I can describe this so that my problem is understood. We were not getting hot water in the bathroom sink we had a supposedly licensed plumber come out. To avoid breaking up the floor, he...

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leaking faucet with no cut off

The hot water faucet to the washing machine in my condo is leaking. No one seems to know where the water cut off is located. Not other tenants, not the HOA, not us. Since we are selling the unit we...

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Old Tub Sprout replacing

trying to replace the old tub spout in my bathroom all and any suggestions on what to do . Thanks http://www.diychatroom.com/attachments/f7/72408d1370756672-issues-replacing-tub-spout-img_1199.jpg Old...

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How do I connect 2 male pipes?

I am new here, just signed up. This should be an easy answer for those that know what they're doing...thanks in advance! I have discovered a leak in the front of our house where the water enters. There...

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how to install washer to code

(ignore the tree pics..that is something else) This is my kitchen under construction. 14 years ago, a licensed plumber installed the pipes outside the wall..connecting to the kitchen sink. On the left...

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My Toilet Pipe Leaked Silently!

Hello I have just joined the group.A few days back my toilet pipe leaked and water came in very slowly.However i ignored the matter. After a few days passed suddenly i noticed that my bed room carpet...

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sewege pump and ground water leak. Suggestions needed

Hello, I am facing the following issue and I was wondering if anyone can assist me in this. In my basement I have a sump pump and a sewer pump. The problem is that ground water is leaking not only to...

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water pressure seems high on my boiler pressure gauge

I recently had some work done on my Heatmaker 9600 Boiler. I had the control board replaced which fixed a problem of the system shutting down after 15 seconds (known as lockout) and then replaced the...

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Question for the professionals

How to tell if a company is licensed or not? I found the site of a company who had way better prices than most of the competitors online but I don't want to hire them if they are not licensed and I'm...

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