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gas vs elec I did notice that the pilot light that burns from the 2 gas tubes appears to be pretty weak (hardly glowing after a couple attempts to light?) sometimes after holding the red knob down longer in the "pilot" position before turning to on the pilot flame seems stronger?) The burner...

life of a water heater? Can anybody give me an idea as to how many years a w/h will give . . . lake MI water family of 4? Are there measurable savings for bigger or smaller sizes? Again, I appreciate your responding to my many questions!

DIY question then Thanks for the tankless feedback . . . can the repair/replacement needed on my current unit be fixed by a non plumber such as myself? (I'm pretty handy . . . well kind of sometimes :-( Thanks again!!!

old h/w heater Thanks for the responding . . . I looked at the heater in question and found: ANSI Z21.10.1B-1989 sooooo yikes, 1989! We have an 8 & 10 year old and a very limited budget, any sugestions as to what to replace with? Are the tankless water heaters as good as the advertising...

Hello all, I have an old Richmond Miser mod#5V40-7 I have to re-light the pilot after every use . . . showers etc. I follow the instructions, light the pilot and turn up the temp, the (burner) kicks in and heats up the water for the next use . . . but once again, the pilot light will need to...

Much thanks to Terry Love for an outstanding web site and Hj and Jimbo for there help, I needed it bad! After your advice, I purchased a flow-matic cartridge and handle for under $90.00 from a local plumbing supply company . . . with in 15 minutes I had the repair done with not one problem...

price pfister web site been trying to find the flow-matic valve on line somewhere, my local Home Depot doesn't carry this type of item . . . the plumbing guy at the store suggested I call PP and they might send me the valve @ no charge, is this common? I did find one link to a web site that...

Thanks For All The Help! will the Home Depot guys know about the cork? or do I need to find a price pfister dealer? Sorry about all the questions, this is all new to me . . . thanks again! Peter

Thanks HJ for the previous help. This web site is great . . . stumbled on it and hats off to all you guys! If both my outside hose connections to the house drizzle, and they both have a screw in the middle. . . can I change out the handle area and if so, do I have to shut the water off to...

wow fast help! I just took off the plate (two screws) to see what was inside. It has four screws holding the (valve?) in place - positions are Noon/three/six & nine o'clock . . . sound right? I hope this plays out better than the Cubs :)

My once 1 1/2 bath little house is now a 1/2 1/2 bath little house . . . I have a 1970's tri-level in Naperville IL. The one lever shower handle (pull up for on, turn L or R for temp) has snapped off. The quick fix at the time was a vice grip . . . now the brass node like thingy is all mashed...