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Are you sure you have enough ells? I see 540 degrees for a snake to pass including the trap. I would rip it out and use 2- 45 deg ells then vent it as john said

One of my accounts decided to remove the frost proof hose bib that froze and tried to remove it with a pipe wrench and busted the pipe inside the wall. GOOD LUCK

Someone did NOT ground something properly. Jeff is correct you may end up being electrocuted

All water meter connections are Flare from the Type K copper main (NYC)

I hate to break the bad news but it NOT a "GATE VALVE" what you have is a Globe valve and it takes a certain mindset to use a valve that has a washer on a water main. Obviously the installer never read the book on valves taught in first year apprentice training. Actually in civilized...

Pump directly to the sewer main for several reasons 1- If you have a stoppage in the older house main and the pumps discharge your in for a nasty flood 2- If you decide to sell the property to different owners you may need a permit for "right of way" using someone else's sewer line . 3- if...

I had a case where a roofer was being sued by a co op and at first they thought it was a roof drain and when I plugged the drain and put 2" of water on the flat roof with no leaks around the drain the plumber was off the hook. At the deposition I asked who found the leak and the co-op...

I won several cases where either home owner or a handyman did some work after the licensed contractor left and then later when something failed they tried to go after the contractor too no avail.

The expansion tank is NOT inside the tank. It is an add on device to control expansion which can cause the T@P to discharge

I hope you realize that once YOU decided to install the trim etc. the plumber is no longer responsible for any defects in workmanship and you took on all the responsibility of a failure /scalding

Jeff you are too kind, it is worse then terrible

Be very thankful a decent plumbing inspector never saw this disaster

I use a reciprocating saw and a old screw driver and small sharp chisel OR get a 1" pipe and cut slots in it and it is easy to remove the strainer

When I finished my UA training and passed all my journeymen courses I was qualified to work in any US state plus Canada The UA training is AMAZING

Actually No one knows more about proper sewer and drain cleaning then the master plumbers who install them I started Water Jetting in the early 1980s and taught classes on when and how and which water Jetter and or cable machine to use I was averaging over $6,000 a a day doing sewer and drain...

I was hired by another law firm as an 11 month old child was scalded by steam The pictures I saw showed the radiator valve split by the half union and the room filled with steam prior to be taken out. MIDWOOD, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A baby has died after he was apparently burned by steam from a...

Another tragic death

A hair line crack will end up splitting open wider especially when heated and over time the tank will fail

I would be a little concerned that the glass lining inside the tank may have been damaged. It all depends on how hard it was hit