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Exchanging, not returning. Allow me make a correction: I was at Home Depot to make an exchange. I wasn't looking for money back or anything like that, I was there to do a warranty exchange. But to do that , they claim they have to have a SKU, do a return, then charge for a new heater. They...

ATTENTION FELLOW CONTRACTORS: Do NOT buy from Home Depot !! I discovered today that they have a new, much stricter return policy. I returned a leaking G.E. water heater, guaranteed for 6 years, and was told to return it at my local Home Depot. I did not have a receipt, nor did the home owner as...

Got hurt at work last week, am curious, how many of you out there have lifted too much and gotten a groin/inguinal hernia? How long were you out of work? How long until you could lift and carry tools/material again? How long until you felt "normal" again? Any complications? Anyone have to...

PVC can NOT be used for hot water. CPVC can. If using CPVC, my recommendation is use only CPVC that is stamped FlowGuard Gold. Use the one-step glue, usually comes in a yellow can, is a yellow glue, that states on the can is specifically for FlowGuard Gold piping. No primer needed. Let 1/2"...

Suggestion: Remove that Kohler pile of junk and install a Moen.

I'm with REdwood on this. We use the pex-x-poly transition fittings and couple in a section of pex.

Time to call a professional to test the heater and give you an accurate diagnosis. It's a 240 volt piece of equipment, fiddle with it wrong and you'll definately have an eye opening (and possibly permenantly eye-closing) experience.

I use Viega mostly and occasionally Watts.

Ideally, the best thing to do would be chip up the concrete a little and glue on a hard cap. The expanding plugs use a tapered rubber plug which will degrade over time, eventually crack/crumble and will not seal. I've seen guys do the quick and dirty method, shove a piece of wire mess down the...

Simple answer - NO. It will leak. Period.

The cartridge is pressure balanced. Unless you have equal pressure on both the cold AND the hot side, it shouldn't allow any water thru. Sounds like it's operating (mostly) normal.

I've had customers break pieces off tanks before and I've adhered them back on with a 30-minute two-part epoxy.

With only an 1/8th inch to deal with, I'd use a Jumbo wax ring with a horn(which is really the most common one we use) and if that's not enough, set that wax ring on top of a standard wax ring and just double-up the wax. The flange risers work well, I've used them before, but you need to seal...

Hire a licensed and insured plumber. His work comes with professional grade products, a real warranty, and peace of mind.

Well, maybe the Home Centers near you employ someone with a brain but most of the employees in the plumbing aisle of my local home centers are idiots. I wouldn't want them in the field, they're a hazard and the advice I hear them give sometimes makes my cringe. Luckily, I don't visit Cheapo...