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I am in the middle of a bathroom remodel. The sink and toilet are removed and I have open waste pipes. I stuffed an old shirt in the toilet flange and a sock in the sink pipe to stop any gasses from coming up. This was working for a few weeks, but now the smell is coming through. I even...

We have many quarter sized holes in our lawn with dead grass near them. The hole goes about an inch deep and the grass around it is in a swirl pattern.... Is this a bug making a hole????

We are remodeling a small bathroom. I pulled all of the old flooring up and finally reached the subfloor. Around the toilet was some water damage and the plywood was slightly delaminating. The top of the subfloor was damaged and weak, but from the basement the wood looks great. I decided to...

what type of equipment will i need to check the air pressure in the tank? What will I need to change the pressure in the tank?

then what?? What should the pressure be set to??

No I do not see a check valve anywhere. Please someone help......

I am not sure what you mean by checkvalve. There is a bicycle type valve at the top of the tank for changing the air pressure. Do you think that is defective?? Leaking?? The previous post said that the air pressure in my tank may be too high. Now I am confused... What can I do to fix...

Here is the background: I have a submerged well pump in the backyard. The well pump sends water to a small pressure tank and through the house. The pressure tank is set to 30/50. Our entire system makes loud banging noises throughout the day, both when water is being used and also when...

I am looking into buying replacement windows for my 60's built home. We currently have double hung, wood framed, single pane windows. They are very hard to operate and very inefficient.... There are a number of replacement window companies in our area (cleveland, oh), but it is very hard to...

more help please need more help please..... Are these noises okay?? Will they happen regardless of how I drain the lines. Will they damage the plumbing throughout the house. I will try closing the valve after the pressure tank and see if that works better to cut off water to the shower on...

I have a leaky upstairs shower head. Today I wanted to work on the leak, so I shut off the well pump and tried to drain my pressure tank by turning on the shower. The pressure was winding down, but then I started to get very loud water hammering. Am I doing something wrong? It sounded like...

My washer drains directly into a utility tub in our laundry room. We have been noticing that the water that empties into the tub after a washer cycle smells horrible!!! (kind of eggy/or pooy) We have a private well and do not notice this smell anywhere else in the house. We can even use the...

I have a private well and submerged pump. Is it safe to use standard fertilizers on my lawn? Will the chemicals end up in my water and cause problems in my system, health hazards, etc...........

pump info I found the county info on my well itself, but no info on the pump. Will i have to contact the homes previous owner to get that info?

Can I find out information on my well by going through my county? I moved into a new house and did not ask how deep the well is, what type of pump I have, hp on my pump, how old the pump is, and gpm. Thanks