Recent content by Malibu Jim

About 1 & 1/2 years ago, we had our bathroom renovated and the company doing the work replaced the wash basin, among other things. Since then, it seems our sink is sometimes slow to drain. While running water in it, it will drain OK, then suddenly stop draining until it's 1/2 to 2/3 full...

I couldn't find any name on the spigots, but took a photo of them to post, as there is a symbol cast in the spigot body. Saw hj's comment, so went out and removed the "back flow preventers," which were installed on all outside spigots during the repipe. That was it! Noise is gone, thanks...

We have been in this house since it was built in '71. No problems until it was re-piped 2 yrs ago. Since then, we have a humming or whining every time one of the 3 outsides spigots is used. I thought this was air in the system and would work its way out, but it hasn't. As the water...

We have had this in our main bath for probably 20 yrs, and although known as troublesome, we have not had much trouble with ours. About 6 mos ago, it got so that the flush handle does not come back up after being tripped, and the flapper doesn't close, and thus water runs continuously. We...

I have run into this several times, in my house, and others. The 7/8 inch rubber drain hose from the air gap to the garbage disposal kinks. This usually results when the air gap has been located close to the disposal, but requires several bends to connect it. The disposer cannot be...

Thanks. Think I'll just go with the 1/4" extender & normal wax ring.

We just had our bathroom floor tiled, and I noticed tonite that that toilet flange is not parallel with the tiled floor. I knew it was going to be low, and expected to use a 1/4" extender. Getting down and measuring it, it runs from 1/16" low on one side to 3/16 low on the opposite. This...

Thanks for the answers & opinions. I guess this job is, more or less, like setting fixtures for a bath tub. I told her I'd have to go in thru the wall in back of the bathroom, so she's reconsidering now. Think if I throw in a Barclay sq glass sink, we can go with counter mounted faucet...

We are starting a mild makeover of our main bathroom. The wife wants one of these vessel type bowls, so we're going to replace the counter with a granite slab, for the vessel to sit on. Now she has seen a bathroom with a vessel sink and the faucet coming out of the wall behind it. There was...

Thanks. The ballasts came w/o any schematic, but I should've thought :)about checking the mfg web site. Thanks again

The prevous owner had some flourescent lights hard wired in the closets of our home. These light assemblies are about 42" long and contain 2 ea F13T5 bulbs, about 20" long. They are giving out and replacing the bulbs doesn't help, so it must be the ballasts! Tried to buy the ballasts...

The unit is probably 3-4 years old and worked fine in the old cabinet. Wondering if adjusting the flame up a little at its low setting would help?

We recently remodeled our kitchen ourselves. We have a Frigidaire gas built-in range, in a new cabinet, although it's in the same place with just a slightly longer flex line from the s/o valve to the regulator at the range itself. The new cabinet has two large drawers for pots and pans, vs...

We are working on a DIU kitchen remodel and the wife wants a Silgranit sink. I'm going to have the granite countertops done by a granite contractor and am wondering if they can undermount a silgranit sink under the counter without some sort of bracing support built-in? Seem like a lot of...

Mike, I really haven't thought much about PEX, but I have done some research on CPVC. Trouble is, these are so new or else not used in our area, SF Bay Area, that when I mention them to people , they look at me like I'm nuts. These are people in the trades, but not plumbing.