Homeowner Forum / Plumbing / May 2004

We have a lot of residual water under the concrete slab after re-routing a
leaky pipe. Carpeting in a 500-600 sq ft area has been removed. After 3
weeks with dehumidifiers and fans we still have excessive water vapor as
measured by a calcium chloride test.  (the slab doesn't look or ...

Hope some one can shed some light to my prblem.
Recently my water pipe started make some grunting noise.  It sounds
like that you put some heavy stuff on a wood shelf which is going to
crash.  I thought I had problem on my floor but find out it is my pipe

THERE IS A COMPANY IN THE SF BAY AREA IN THE PLUMBING BUSINESS CALLED
"SERVICE ONE INC" THEY ARE UNLICENSED HACKS, THEY USE A FAKE CONTRACTORS
LICENSE TO BID JOBS, THEY RIPPED ME OFF BIG TIME.THE OWNER JIM BRIGGS IS A
SCUMBAG.

Can any of you guys out there in the uk give some advice about a suitable
replacement for an indirect heated copper cylinder please.
I don't yet want to replace my existing cylinder yet but I do want to be
prepared with a product when the present cylinder inevitably leaks.

     During the winter I purchased a old house with hot water heating.  No
one was living in the house and the furnace was off.  The cold caused some
of the pipes to freeze and break.  Now I have fixed those broken pipes but
there is another problem.

I am trying to remove an old shower base from my basement level bathroom.  It's
on a concrete slab and the drain goes down into the floor, no access from below.
 It's a 48 x 32 rectangle with the drain exactly in the center.  Removing the
grill exposes an opening where there ...

This is a set of Pex crimpers I have for sale on eBay.
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my bath tub is getting clogged up. where do i insert the manual
snake?? do i put it thru the drain place? or do i put it thru the this
clylinder tub on the otherside of the bath tub ? this tub is used to
hold in the water if i want to take a bath. i'm not sure if u guys

Aren't there more legitimate people on this group other than the few of us??
Anyway, anyone have any idea about a toilet that allows water to leave the
tank at a rate where it has to refill every few minutes??
Thanks!!

I posted on 1/31 that I was having a periodic sewer gas smell in the
basement of our less than 1 year old home and got some good responses.
I thought I would post what ended up being wrong.
There was a 3" vent pipe for the 1/2 bath  that was open to the

Hi, I live in a apt complex and the landlord is a deadbeat when coming
to repairs. Its my kitchen sink (double) that's clogged.The water does
go down but at a very slow rate (hours). I've tried the plunger,
baking soda ,salt & vinegar with boiling water and still no luck. I

I think my kitchen faucet is broken. When i turn the hot water knob on,
there a weird squeaking noise and it doesn't turn smoothly. Indeed, when i
turn the hot water knob, i can feel the valve underlying the knob snap, at
which point the hot water flow is abruptly changed. Moreover, ...

I need to use 2 of these on my power shower hot and cold supply pipes
because a potential air trap exists due to me having to go over joists and
back down again.
Because these air vents will be fitted in my loft does anyone have

I have a weird problem with an American Standard cartridge-type
kitchen faucet. I can't seem to find a middle ground for tightening
the faucet assembly in the base. In order to prevent the entire
cartridge housing from turning when I attempt to swivel the spigot, I