Recent content by Littlebrook

where to place arresters Hi, I bought some arrestors like the ones that Redwood posted and placed them at the outlet box as shown on the picture. They worked for maybe 2 weeks or so but now the water hammer has returned. Should I try to place on directly on the washer itself? Or do I have a...

Hi, I need to remove a floor-mounted, back outlet toilet to put in new flooring. It has a neoprene ring to connect the flange to the toilet and I was wondering if I can just re-use the same one or do I need to get a new one? Thanks Chun

The point of having your septic tank pumped is to remove all of the "clumps and debris". If the new guy is not doing that, then I don't think he is really pumping out your tank. If you don't remove the solid waste, it could build up over time and cause your tank to back-up and for solids to go...

No, my tub/shower faucet kit did not contain any sort of gaskets for the trim. I trusted the plumber to make sure water would not make its way into the wall but unfortunately his plumbers putty method did not hold up. Caulked it this afternoon as Redwood suggested so fingers crossed I won't see...

probably bad electrical grounding in my case. When I moved into the house 18 months ago, the ground wire was loosely wrapped around the water meter. Don't know how long it was like that before I put a proper ground clamp on it.

what causes pinholes?

one last thing one question. if you had installed the shower for a customer, would you have sealed the trim with caulk, or done what my plumber did and put lots of putty under the trim? I am beginning to think that my usual plumber is not as good at his job as he seems. When he changed the...

Thanks, I'll have to run out and get some.

Thanks for the suggestions, I'll get right on it. The reason I think the water is running down the tile and getting into the wall is that there is a visible gap between the tile and the trim. The putty (or whatever) that the plumber put around the pipe to seal the gap has dried out and is...

It,s a moen 3 handle shower valve. It was installed just last year. I don't think its leaking.

Hi, I was wondering whether I should worry about green patches appearing on my copper pipes, especially around the joints? Thanks

Hi, I found a small puddle of water in the basement below the bathroom and traced it to a small leak/drip coming from around shower handle wall tube. I think the water is running down the tile walls and getting behind the escutcheon, then making its way through the wall. I pulled it off and...

If you go with the pleated filters, make sure your furnace will work properly with these. I made the mistake of replacing the cheap fiberglass filter that were in my house when I bought it with the basic pleated filters without knowing that they severely restricted airflow and caused my furnace...

Hi, I have a 1993 vintage Carrier furnace that has been cycling frequently and takes forever to reach the set temperature (probably 1-2 degree change per hour!). Yesterday the furnace stopped working so I changed the filter and reset which got it going again so it seemed like the furnace was...

I have no plumbing experience and like Sedin26 I too read this forum daily and find it to be an fantastic source of reliable and accurate information. I came here because I don't know a single thing about plumbing and the plumbers and others on this site are ready and willing to give help and...