Homeowner Forum / Plumbing / November 2005

The service is 1" lead pipe and there's a pin-hole leak just as it comes
up out of the concrete floor before the meter. Any ideas on fixing this
cheaply? It's in a tavern and they don't want a long down time.
Thanks

I've arranged for a salesperson to call from BG to quote me for a new
boiler.  My current one has been in the house since 1993 when I moved in and
it looked a good few years old then (Thorn Apollo wall mounted).  The
current one is located in a 'cupboard' in the main bedroom ...

Create a fall in a walk-in shower.  I really donot want any step up nor
down, but still want the water to find the drain.  the shower is about
6x6 on the plans currently.
Rick

I've got a combination boiler and whenever you use hot water for a prolonged
period of time, say a long shower, then the radiators in the house get hot
too, even though the heating is off. Is this ok, and if not what could be
the problem?

So yesterday the friggin low-bid excavation contrator where I work decided
to smash one of our pump station force mains.  We had to cut out a section
of pipe and install a new piece with stainless repair clamps.  It was 6" ID
cast iron if that makes a difference.

Guys, I've asked you this question before and I get all sorts of
non-answers.
In my area, the standard rate per fixture (assume track home - not
custom home) is $450 per fixture. And for a simple breakdown....

Look it over and anyone with the name Crash MaKool is all
fucken K ! 101Avn.
Anyway he is putting up a new web site, this is his old one.
THE WEB-SITE IS  tropicalsauna.com

Folks:
I recently replaced the stem valve on a Moen faucet on the kitchen sink.
The new valve fixed the leak, but the problem is that it isn't stiff enough
to keep the lift-up handle upright when I turn it on!  So I lift up the

Does anyone know a source for a 4" PVC DWV wye ball valve?
Thanks,
Sammy

Recently there was a main water line break on my street. The water
company had turned off the water to my house and neighbors too.
After the line was repaired,I find that when I turn on some faucets,or
flush toilets,I get whistling for a short time.

Been having a nightmare of leaks trying to get some new galvanized pipe in a
wall for a bathroom sink.
Started out using plumber's pipe dope in a tube on both male and female
portions of pipe threads, but it had several small leaks.

OK Guys,
  The apartment was finally rented out, so I had to solve the "hot through
the cold" dilemma and this is what I found once I took apart the ceiling in
the apartment below.

Been having a nightmare of leaks trying to get some new galvanized pipe in a
wall for a bathroom sink.
Started out using plumber's pipe dope in a tube on both male and female
portions of pipe threads, but it had several small leaks.

Hi Group,
I'm trying to remove my old sealant using a knife and it is a real pig of a
job and stuck on tenaciously.
Are their any tips/compounds that I can use to get this stuff off?

I have an issue with my immersion heater I was hoping the group might
be able to help me with. I am on Economy 7 and since the clocks went
back, the immersion heater is not heating the water up to it's normal
temperature. I am not sure if it is a problem with the heating element