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Just like the late departed member 83859, please delete my account. I, too, am streamlining my online presence. Thank you.

I'll hazard a guess that it's an American Standard. I finally got the nerve to crank on the packing nut hard enough to get the cartridge out. The cartridge, at least on mine, is a common part available at Home Depot or Ace Hardware: Model # 994053-0070A/H. You can remove the "bell" by first...

Remarkably, this is virtually identical to the faucet I'm trying to identify. Mine is only slightly different:

Thanks. This is, unfortunately, what I expected. Since the town incorporated about 15 years ago inspections have gotten substantially more rigorous. In the 80s I think the inspections where done as drive-bys.

That is certainly true now. But was it ever an allowable practice, or is this just another example of very lax local inspection?

While looking for a roof leak in the space between the roof & ceiling I noticed that the drain waste vent pipe simply ended below a hole in the roof. The roof has an exhaust cap at the hole so at least that's not the source of water leak. [Squirrel entry port is possibly a different story. To...

Boy am I glad I found this! Had to install a rear wall threaded tub spout where there was 1/2" copper stubbed out of a tiled wall. The Nibco 704-F saved having to rip out and replace the tile! Thanks immensely. Spout is now nicely installed. George

hj, Thanks for your assistance. I ended up taking the thing apart and reassembling. Altho' the manufacturer's tech support guy said finger tight should be adequate, it wasn't. I snugged up the nut with a pair of channel locks and the sink will now not move during 'normal maintenance'...

w/ install instructions Thanks for your replies. Here's the Decolav installation directions which shows the 'sandwich' of drain, sink, mounting ring and countertop. The black washer shown there is rubber and forms a good seal - I've used the sink for a couple of months now without leaking...

I recently installed a vessel sink as part of a DIY remodel project. The sink is a Decolav, with all the proper hardware. My question is whether one should expect the sink to be rigid - that is, not move during normal cleaning and wiping. I'm reluctant to crank down on the thing. It's...

Now I know what's inside... Ended up taking the HG faucet apart to discover, I guess, that the check valve in the hand unit was clogged. It now works as before. I'm hoping it was just coincidence that if failed at the same time my nailing failed! George

Looks like it's at the faucet itself. Odd. Could be just coincidence, but...? The faucet is a Hans Grohe single lever type. There are short supply lines from the stops to meet the lines in the faucet unit itself. When these lines are disconnected, there appears to be acceptable pressure...

update, of sorts... I was able to check the new hot water supply for the laundry and it's okay. Curiously, both hot & cold in kitchen have no pressure. Next test is to remove faucet from the equation and check at the angle stops. G

HELP! While installing baseboard in my newly remodelled laundry area I inadvertently punctured a hot water line. Actually, it was a hot water line I'd capped when I moved the hot water supply for the laundry. Repairing the puncture was straightforward - since the line wasn't used I cut it...

Many thanks for your suggestions. Looks like another visit to Mr. Lowe's is in order. I'd turned down the supply for a slight improvement, but more would be better. George

I just replaced a 20+ year-old ballcock valve in an American Standard toilet with whatever Ace Hardware sells (Lincoln Products?). The thing is way too loud :mad: . I'd like to find either a way to quiet it down or a quieter replacement. Any suggestions? Many thanks. George

Update The drop-kick 45 did the trick - allowed me to connect to existing dwv without raising the flange too much. Thing to note, tho', is that if the total floor thickness will be more than an inch one needs to make a slot in the subfloor to accommodate the flange. For example, my finished...

et, You might want to take a look at the John Bridge Tile Forum at www.johnbridge.com. Very friendly, exceptionally helpful. George

hj, Turns out that the 1/8s give me the room I need, but you predicted the height issue. I've got a drop-kick 45 by Sioux Chief on order in hopes it will get me back down to where I want to be. George

Not a political question! In our remodel, the wc needs to shift about 2 1/2 inches to the right to maintain 15" clearance from the (new) shower door. Can't go much further 'cuz the vanity is there. To top it off, there is essentially no room to reroute the waste line below, at least not...