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Unnecessary hole Kristy, Mark, Thanks for the advice. Yes, I think the guy wanted to make work for himself and charge a lot for it; I don't intend to invite him back. The new pressure reducing valve could go in the crawlspace, and a new shut-off valve too. My pipes snake and branch long...

Need a new plumber Sounds like I need to have a plumber remove the ball-valve and replace with a flapper. So is 85 psi considered high? There doesn't seem to be consensus on this message board? The plumber said it was borderline high. What's "normal"? Kristy, there is currently no...

Thanks for the advice Thanks for the advice. The tank is a Rheem ...now that you mention it, the sound is sort of like a small ball rolling back and forth and clicking against something. From what you say, adding an expansion tank would not necessarily get rid of the noise. I should...

We had a new hot water tank installed a few months ago. Now when we turn off a cold water tap, we hear clicking noises by the hot water tank. What could cause this? We hear it when any cold water tap shuts off ..e.g. toilet, washing machine, faucets. We do not hear it if another tap is...

I installed new Toto Drake toilets in the Master bath and main bath. Now I've noticed that the toilet in the main bath often has a low amount of water in the bowl. After flushing, the bowl fills to a normal level, but if it hasn't been flushed for a while, the water gets low. We use the...