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My solution was to tie the tether to the PVC outtake pipe below the level that it was screwed into the sump pump. I thought about a metal clamp ring but went with a heavy duty plastic tie. Tied it almost 2 inches below where it was, made sure there was enough room around the float, that it...

My sump pump does not turn on soon enough, I need it to come on before water goes above the bottom of the drain tile as I cannot have water sitting in the outside drain. I tried to shorten the tether a bit but that didn't do it. Is there any adjustment on the float, in the float or on the pump...

No grout cracks? I too had someone recently tell me that drywall and the cement board on top of each other cause each other to expand and contract in 'shifts' causing cracks in grout. Jim answered about cbu and tile expand and contract at the same rate, but the drywall is different (might be...

Thanks That's it! Thank you. Finally a straight forward tasks :D

I'm finishing a basement that is plumbed for a single sink and I'd prefer a double. The drain runs into the concrete, can I just send two sink drains down the one line? I also have one hot and one cold 1/2" coming in, is it reasonable to T off those or do I need to add another line from the...

Can shower pressure and temperature generally be adjusted in the wall? I have an old Delta shower handle whose pressure is lower than everything else in my house. the plumbing to it looks good, I've installed new pipes for another bathroom being installed and an outside faucet and they have...

thin wall install Does this help? http://www.moen.com/shared/docs/instruction-sheets/ins282a.pdf

I've been looking at local stores without luck for a custom shower head that would have two heads, one permanent one coming from the ceiling and one handheld coming from the wall...I can't find a valve that I can put on the wall (handheld head) that let's water flow to both, or either heads...