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| Subject | Date Asked |
| Moen kitchen facet | 11/2/2008 |
| Q: Moen faucet in the kitchen leaks. I removed a little logo on the side, removed the screw and the ... A: Well you got me on this one. I have replaced many of these cartridges and never had that problem. On ... | |
| moen faucet replacement | 8/2/2008 |
| Q: I replaced two one control shower faucet cartridges. One is getting a good supply of water through ... A: I had the same problem at my own home here is what worked for me. Take the catridge out try to get a ... | |
| Basement floor drain | 6/28/2008 |
| Q: I am in an older home. I am not sure how this type of floor drain works. There is a clean out plug ... A: If you see water in the pipe, but the drain is working you have a p-trap under the floor. Is the ... | |
| recirculating water from the water heater. | 6/27/2008 |
| Q: I want to turn off or reduce the heat in my water heater. I realize if water is not heated it will ... A: There should be a dial on the front of your water heater to control the temperature setting. Dailing ... | |
| Blocked kitchen sink | 6/25/2008 |
| Q: Our kitchen sink is blocked, despite spending over an hour taking off the U bend and clearing out ... A: Your water coming out of the tap at the kitchen sink should NEVER taste like soap. It sounds like ... | |
| sagging insulation under mobile home | 6/24/2008 |
| Q: Let me say thanks for everything you do first. I live in a Mobile Home, 80X16. It's a 2000 model, ... A: Yes it could be a water line. It could also be a drain line. I assume it is done in PVC pipe and ... | |
| drain tile (pipe) | 6/23/2008 |
| Q: My husband was digging a hole to bury our pet and crushed the underground drain pipe that attaches ... A: Since this is just rain water, you could go either way. Over with bigger pipe or inside with smaller ... | |
| fix a pipe from the shower | 6/23/2008 |
| Q: I noticed in the kids bathroom when you turn on the shower , the water is suppose to be going all to ... A: You need to unscrew the pipe coming out of the wall for the tub spout. If the pipe looks ok (no ... | |
| drain tile (pipe) | 6/22/2008 |
| Q: My husband was digging a hole to bury our pet and crushed the underground drain pipe that attaches ... A: Just carefully dig around the broken pipe to find two good spots to cut it at. You can replace just ... | |
| pluming issues | 6/22/2008 |
| Q: My question to you is my kitchen sink is draining into my bathtub on the 1st floor. My second floor ... A: Sounds like you have a clog on the kitchen sink line causing it to come into your bath tub.You would ... | |
| Connecting new T-Y's... Where do we go from here? | 6/21/2008 |
| Q: Have 2-Family Home and discovered that the BathTub Drain Mechanism (Trip Lever Style) was all worn ... A: Unless code in your area calls for galvanized pipe I would use PVC. You can adapt over to it with ... | |
| plumbing | 6/21/2008 |
| Q: I have well water sediments restricting water flow throughout the house. I have tried to blow out ... A: The only way I ever got water lines opened up was by replacing them. I assume you have galvanized ... | |
| loud noisy pipes | 6/20/2008 |
| Q: I just moved into a brand new home but has issues of loud noisy pipes with rushing water when water ... A: Well if this is a brand new home, your builder has to stand behind his work. This sound like a ... | |
| sewage smell in bathroom | 6/19/2008 |
| Q: I am noticing a sewage/egg smell in the bathrooms downstairs when we shower upstairs. FYI all ... A: Do you have a floor drain downstairs. How often do you use the bathroom downstairs. If you have a ... | |
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