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    metlund recirculating pump

    I bought one of these d'mand pumps. Works great. My only advice is to buy your own flexible lines to connect it. The ones they supplied would not seal and leaked. Just an FYI.
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    black particles clogging faucet aerators

    The water heater and ALL NEW copper plumbing was installed about a year and a half ago. The only "shut down" that I know of was when I had them come out and check the water meter, because of all of this junk in the water. They said the water meter was fine and that it's filter was fine.
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    black particles clogging faucet aerators

    I did have it tested and they said that it has Calcium in it. They said that this is normal for the area and that they don't need to do anything about it. How do I figure out if the anode or nipples are corroding?
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    black particles clogging faucet aerators

    if W/S means water softener, then NO, I do not have one.
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    black particles clogging faucet aerators

    Actually, I said above that the city found that it was iron and my wife just reminded me that they actually said it was CALCIUM.
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    black particles clogging faucet aerators

    When I flush my water heater, I just run water out of the tap at the bottom of it for a minute or two. Is that adequate?
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    black particles clogging faucet aerators

    My house is essentially new. It is a 40 year old house that was completely remodeled. All of the pipe is new copper pipe and the water heater is new also.
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    black particles clogging faucet aerators

    I have sink aerators throughout my house that get clogged with particles or sediment. I can run the bath with the aerator out and I get all of these black particles in the bathtub (photo). It does seem that the sediment is in the hot water more than the cold water. Here's a photo of what it...
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    soap scum problem in dark colored slate shower

    I tiled a shower with a dark-colored green/brown slate that looked great for a year or so, but has developed a white sheen to the lower half or so of the shower. I'd like to know what product is recommended to get this off. Can I scrub the slate without damaging it? I did enhance/seal...
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    smelly washing machine

    I just had my washing machine replaced and I now have a sewer gas problem in my laundry room. I believe that my old washer had something that sealed the space around the hose that goes into the drain in the wall. My new drain is just a tube sitting in the (much bigger) drain hole in the...
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    all 3 of my toilets tend to clog easily

    although I'd like to say that the answer to this one is that I need to change my diet, I don't think that is the answer. I have 3 toilets in my 50 year old house. They all tend to clog easily. They don't flush very slowly though. I also get some signs of resistance to flow through the line...
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    smelly pipes, smelly bathroom

    no, I think the problem is the pipes When I run quite a bit of water through the pipes, a sewer smell comes out of them. Which, to me, means there is a leak in the pipe. I've crawled around down there and looked but can't find one. Is there a technique that a plumber uses to find a leak?
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    smelly pipes, smelly bathroom

    I have a somewhat unique situation: I have a crawlspace that is heated by a vent that comes down from the attic. I suspect that the heating (and, unfortunately, airconditioning) is there so that the pipes won't break in freezing weather. I am in Kansas City. Only in cold weather, the...
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    cast iiron tub - refinishing exterior - suggestions?

    how about rebath I saw this thing on HGTV where this company ( I am pretty sure that they are called Re-Bath or Rebath) sells you a custom made bathtub cover...its a piece of plastic molded to fit your tub exactly. They have a warehouse with thousands of tubs, when you order one, they mold it...
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    what size water line for 2 shower and 1 tub (long)

    I am hooking up water lines to a shower that I am remodeling. Prior to the remodel: there is a 3/4" water line (in the crawl space) extending up to the area near the tub/shower, it then downsize to a 1/2 inch pipe that goes up into the bathroom and splits into one pipe for the shower and one...
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