Recent content by Tenderpaw

My son just bought a house that was built in 2018 and their is a culligan softener in the garage. The salt tank was almost empty, so i put a bag in so it wouldn't run out, but no manuals were left for the machine. In addition, the sticker on the softener has a date of 2005 (?) on it? How can...

I'm having a whole system change out and my old system is R22 and the new one is R410. They are reusing the refridgerant lines as they are built into the wall of the house and i'm getting conflicting stories on the need to flush. One contractor made a big deal about their 3 step flushing...

This post inspired me to check for trash. So i took it apart, cleaned everything, regreased, and put it back together and it seems to be fixed. I didn't find any trash, but maybe it was small or maybe everything seated better the second time around. Anyway, thanks for the help. Dave

I have a shower with a Delta 600 series valve that was installed when the house was built in 1999. This is the one that has a big chrome nut that screws on and hold the ball and seals in. It has been leaking at the valve stem for a while so after reading some threads here and having a plumber...

Thanks for the program advice. I'm running the old stat temporarily but will put the new one back this weekend. Regarding settings, I'm fairly certain it was set for the following: Single stage cooling Dehumidification off Smooth set recovery off Running in cool only mode No outdoor sensor 5...

Thanks for your help. I'm going to put your analysis in my file for when I do replace the systems!

Thanks for that analysis. Since my system is still reliable despite its age, I'd like to delay replacement as long as possible. Based on the system size and how both stats are performing, what would you recommend I do? Set a 3 degree temp swing in the setup program and set the temp 1-2 degrees...

The house is a story and 1/2 with 1900 sq ft downstairs and 1000 sq ft upstairs. This is the downstairs unit I'm dealing with and they told me when i built the house that they installed a 4 ton unit downstairs and a 3 ton upstairs. The upstairs does NOT have short cycles. The model number on...

I have a Bryant single stage heat pump with electric back up heat installed when my house was built in 1999. My thermostat from the beginning was a Honeywell Chronotherm programable that my wife has always hated because she is to short to read it. Last weekend i installed a Lennox CS 7500...

The water area of my Toto Vespa with CEFIONTECT has turned light yellow. I have scrubbed it with Clorox toilet bowl cleaner several times and it will not clean up. Any suggestions that won't damage the CEFIONTECT? What could cause this? Thanks, Dave

Is there anything i can do to fix the present faucet? Could the cartridge be the problem? Thanks.

I was afraid of that! But that is what the plumber put in. So is the answer the valve is just a piece of Chinese made &^%&^%? Dave

My dad had the shower re-done and they replaced the single lever water valve with a B&K single lever valve. Now it is very difficult to get the water temp right. Move it slightly one way and its too HOT and the slightly the other way and its too COLD. What can we do to fix besides replacing...

I've got dual sinks in my master bath. One of them drains fine but the other has gotten slower and slower over the 10 years i have been in the house. I took apart and cleaned the traps on both sinks and then re-assembled. On the problem sink, it was even slower than before after i cleaned it...