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Hi, My 92 yr old Dad has dimentia and Parkinsons and is using a regular shower/tub with sliding glass door and no grab bars. He's stubborn and doesn't want to realize the danger, but I'm insisting we remove the glass doors and do something like a sliding transfer seat into the tub. That...

Seems to be my week for plumbing issues. I had granite installed this past Friday. The installers had not told me that they remove the Studor sewer vent to make room for the support and straps that hold the undermount sink in place during the glue set. I saw it just lying there in the cabinet...

Hi, I'm going to list my house and I decided to check the original inspection report when we purchased. I had forgotten about this T&P issue. Please see the photo. If the discharge pipe going up is not allowed, then I'm wondering why the plumber who installed this went to the trouble of...

Hi, Long story short; the installer didn't check pressure and didn't install pressure tank, so my water pressure was about 150 psi and the 125psi pressure valve on the solar tank dribbled often enough to leave bad stains on roof shingles. I want to drain the solar tank, disconnect it and...

Hi, The dual kitchen sink has issues draining. The left side (disploser side with dishwasher that empties into the disposer), gurgles as it drains. The right side doesn't gurgle, but it is not as fast draining as it should be. These are on an AAV. I replaced the Oatey AAV 6 with a Studor...

Hi, I'm thinking of installing a "simple pump" http://www.simplepump.com alongside my existing submersible pump in 4" well casing with no pitless adapter. The tag on the side of the casing says depth to water is 49 feet. Dept of well is 140 feet. Casing depth is 105 feet. Does this sound...

The shower closest the incoming water from the well has good pressure. The shower in the master bath on the opposite side of the house is very low. It works, but I'd really like to have better pressure, particularly since it's the master bath. Both showers have the same fixtures. I replaced the...

Hi, we starting getting air in our supply lines. We bled them out a couple times but I expect it will happen again. I had a well technician come out today and I wanted to run his logic and prices by the educated. First, I opened the water valve right at the tank and it sputtered, so I...

Odd that I'm having to post this so soon after my last incident. My wife and I noticed that despite the temperature displayed on the thermostat, the house did not feel as cold as usual. The return is located near the floor, so I also noticed that when I walk by, the carpet next to the return...

Hi, I wasn't sure whether to put this thread in the plumbing forum or not. Seems to me that HVAC folks should know how to deal with this issue. I went into the attic last night and followed the pvc pipe from the air handler to what looks like an open 1 1/2" pipe starting at the floor of...

Actually I bought two of them, so I hope they don't suck. Seems like a good idea though to make things look new, despite keeping the old water valve in place. Questions I have are in regard to replacing the shower head and bath spout. I've done new ones before successfully, but not...

Hi, this is my third full bathroom remodel and it's the master bathroom. It's been a long, long, haul but it's looking pretty nice. I just finished installing the towel bars, toilet paper fixture and finally the toilet. As the title indicates, I have quite a space in the front...maybe...

Hi, I'm in the final stages of completing a bathroom remodel. I have double sinks and installed the two handle faucets from Kohler. It is my feeling that the cold water valves are turning the wrong way. I called Kohler and they said that's how all their lever valves work. I pointed out...

Hi, I won't bore you with the details, but in the master bath remodel I'm working on, I moved the wall behind the toilet forward the width of a two by four or about an inch and a half. I knew I'd be moving the toilet drain as a result. I did not at the time think that would be a big deal...

Hi, (skip to the last paragraph if you're in a hurry) I'm remodeling the third of the three baths in the house and am doing some electrical re-arrangement. I have a similar issue with this third bath as the second, wherein there is or was an existing light/vent/heater combo that has to be...

Hi, Rather than buying new outdoor light fixtures, I've been revamping the old brass ones; cleaning them up nice. However I have two lights; one at the front door and one at the garage door whose sockets don't work. There are multiple bulbs in each fixture and at least one other work...

Hi, My Dad is installing a new filter and unfortunately he thought he was supposed to cut the old nut off of the copper tubing and put in the one that came with the new filter. He couldn't get the ferul (sp) into the pipe. I figured it was the pipe crimped inward due to the cut. It was, and...

Hi, I just took a look at my parents bathroom. The insect guy reported to them that there was a big leak under the house. Sure enough, they'll have to get the sub-floor replaced and maybe the jaccuzzi itself (which I'll probably end up doing). Thing is that the tub still looks fine...

Hi, I've sweated copper before with no leaks. This time I have 1" fittings that needed to be connected to 3/4" pipe, so I have 3/4 copper adapters. I wasn't thinking about it of course til after I was done, but I sweated all the 3/4 adapters onto the 1" connectors without also sweating to...

Hi folks, I've read quite a few threads about which is the best tub for the $ and whatnot. Seems cast-iron is still the best, but I will probably be installing this myself and don't want to break my back. Having said that, I had this thought and wanted to run it by you all: I did...