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Hi - we have purchased a 2-year-old home which has all TR outlets. I assume this is code now. Inserting plugs is challenging but we've gotten the hang of it. Problem is several of the outlets won't keep the plug once it's inserted. The slightest pressure disconnects it, sometimes even the weight...

I have a faucet that is leaking under the base of the stem. I think it is an old PF but I cannot find any id to be sure. It has the really tall plastic knob handles, around 25 years old. I removed the stem cartridge and found a match at HD, a Danco 12H-6H/C. In the package with the stem is a red...

I've just finished installing a new Roman tub faucet where I had to remove a section of tile and backer board to gain access to remove the old fixtures and install the new ones. The builder did not provide an access panel. My question is: do I have to go back an re-install backer board or can I...

I know this is pretty basic. I have 2 new vanities with undermount sinks. The sinks are Kohler with the drain holes in the middle of the basins. The problem I have is the pop-up linkage is not long enough to reach the pull-up rod in the faucet. How do you handle this? All the older sinks I've...

Next week I am going to take care of several handyman projects for a lady trying to get her deceased mother's house ready to sell. One of the jobs involves so-called water stains on a basement wall and they want it painted. I have not seen the wall yet and I don't have a picture. They did not...

I want to install a single light in our crawl space with a switch near the access door. I want to tap into a line feeding a receptacle to the room just above the crawl space. The circuit is 20amp/#12Guage. Is it allowable to run a #14G leg off that circuit for the new light? Thanks for any advice.

I am trying to install a K304 valve in a bath remodel for my daughter and her husband. The wall is still open and here's my dilemma. The valve was disassembled in the box - I bought it from a plumbing supply house in another city, and it was one of their tent sale items. The Kohler instructions...

Hi - I'm getting ready to do a bath floor tile installation using 12x12 mosaic sheets (Black/White pinwheel pattern). Any tips for applying the thinset? I've done mosaics before on backsplashes and always wind up with the thinset oozing up thr ough the tile. On a small area it's not that bad to...

I am considering purchasing a 4-year-old investment property. At a recent walk-thru we noticed the bathroom ceiling texture was crumbling away around the exhaust fan and it appeared to have a water stain. I checked in the attic and here's the deal. First the vent piping is silver flex hose and...

I'm getting ready to replace my old hot water heater. Help me decide between GE, Whirlpool, Kenmore, or none of these. All are 50 Gal., natural gas, 12-yr warranty, with costs and installation in the same ballpark. Thanks.

I recently went to my daughter's house (in another city) to install a pedestal sink, along with some other work. I cannot get the drain going into the wall to quit leaking. Here's the setup: There is a 1.5" galvanized threaded nipple coming out of the wall. I purchased a polished metal...

Does anyone know if one can use the Kerdi membrane with a prefab shower pan? I'm taking a week to remodel my daughter's bathroom in another state and I want to use the membrane as a wall tile underlayment. I would like to use a prefab shower base to save time and for the other reason that I have...

I have a Gerber toilet with flapper problems. The old flapper was not seating consistently, so I replaced it with a Korkey. This flapper immediately shuts when the the lever is released, so in essence, you have to hold the lever all the way down (to keep the flapper open) until the flush is...

I am getting ready to help my daughter and husband replace the windows in their 1960's brick ranch house. Most of the outside casings and sills are in good shape. Does anyone have any thoughts/experience using sash replacement kits? I am looking specifically at Jeldwen's Zap-Pak system. Oddly it...

We have a Gerber in our half-bath....around 10 years old. Lately the flapper has been sticking in the open position requiring the handle-jiggle move to re-seat. I could not figure out how to repair this, so I took some pliers and broke off the little ears holding the flapper. I removed the...

I am installing a cultured marble garden tub. Have purchased a lift and turn drain assembly from JB Allen Tubular - no instructions were in the box! I basically have 3 questions: 1 - The problem is that the drain flange is straight but the drain hole in the tub is not - it's concave...ergo, I...

I'm a newbie here - enjoy reading and learning from everyone. I have a 15 year old home. I noticed that on the main water line coming into my utility room I have a slow leak. It's coming from something that is shaped like an inverted foam coffee cup with a screw portruding from the top. I assume...