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Hello, I have a standpipe in my basement which has a HRV and 2 minisplits draining condensate water into. So theoretically it should just be basically distilled condensate water going into the standpipe, and just dripping slowly down into it. The condensate tubing lines are only inserted a...

My plumber wants to run the vent stack out the gable end of the attic wall. I'm assuming (but I have yet to ask) that it would run out and then vertically to clear the roof. The main advantage is eliminating a roof penetration which can be problematic with heavy snow pressure. I have been...

I'm shopping for shower faucets and have narrowed it down to Delta, Moen and Kohler. I've used a shower faucet before that had a very small amount of rotation for adjusting temperature. This was a Delta faucet with a separate temperature and volume control lever. The temperature lever could...

My well (42' drilled, 6" pipe) has been getting slower the past few months so I had a well company come look at it. The well is about 18 years old and the water would initially come out quickly but after about 5 gallons comes out it would slow down to about 2.5 GPM. They replaced the pressure...

I have a 2 handled cartridge faucet that had been dripping from the spout, about one drip every 10 seconds maybe. The drips coming out were hot so I bought a new cartridge for the hot side, covered it with silicone grease, and replaced it. The faucet still dripped. I then tried taking the...

We're looking at building a fairly small (~ 2 ft inside diameter) brick fire pit in our backyard. The ideal place would be the corner of the yard that happens to have the septic field under it. Would this be a problem? The 2 issues I can think of are the weight and the heat, but I am under the...

Hello, Our house has well water with a low amount of soluble (clear water) iron. I put a little iron-out in the water softener and it seems to take care of the iron problem. However, the morning after the softener regenerates, when I run the water out of the tap, it will all of a sudden turn...