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Previous owners did not have water softener so w a softener it got degraded pretty fast (4 years) I actually thought I had explained that I wanted not to deal with a disintegrating anode rod. Besides, I am pretty specific with my food consumption, so I will continue making my own breakfast for...

No, I do not look like Monica Bellucci, at least nobody ever confused me with her lol I'm 5'4, 127lb, she is taller, around 5'7 and weights a little bit more because of her height. Anyway, jokes aside, the only reason I chose this model is because of the powered anode rod. I actually believe...

What do you guys think about Whirlpool model which has a powered anode rode: PCG2J5040T3NOV 100? We have a softener in the house, and I read that powered anode rodes help to protect water heaters. Is it worth $930? Are there any other options for a water heater with a pre-installed powered anode...

Thank you very much, Terry! I don't think I want to resurrect this baby, it is time for it to go. Help me Google to research our future water heater! :)

Hello Everyone, A couple of days ago I noticed that our water was not heating up as it was before. Yesterday we did not have hot water at all. I went to our Rheem 42V50-40F heater and looking at the pool of water below it + corrosion on the top I assumed that it is not worth fixing it at this...

Well, we will be watering grass :) - I don't want to buy sod before I know for sure that the irrigation system works without any problems. I apologize for not being clear. I found the description of this device online: Febco 765 PVB. Pressure Vacuum Breaker provides protection against water...

We recently had our backyard sprinklers installed. There is one problem though: after only 5-10 minutes of being on, wet round spot appear around all 32 sprinklers and stay there for more than 6-8 hours (Arizona, 106F!). What can be a problem? Is it possible that all 4 new valves got clogged...

The house was built 5 years ago... no Danze for us Wow, what a predicament... I naively assumed that there would be some kind of magic adapter, so we could fit all kind of different faucets... We have adapters for almost everything nowadays, why not for faucets? It looks like I can...

Hello everybody! Can somebody please help me to figure out what I can install in this powder room? Thank you We have an unfinished powder room in our house, and one of the plumbers who came to fix a couple of leaking faucets told me that we cannot just buy any faucet & vanity, because...