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Older house with an outdoor sump pit. Access is via a manhole cover and the pit is about 12 feet deep. There is a pump suspended into the pit. There is a floor drain in the basement that is connected to this pit. Of course if the pump fails, water backs up into the basement. Not sure why...

Help me understand what happened. Have a pump with a "built in" check valve which is basically a rubber disk that fits inside the discharge and is held in place when the discharge pipe is attached. I inadverently left the rubber check valve out when I first installed it and upon plugging it...

Older farm house. Foundation drainage and gray water both drain into an outdoor drywell. The drywell is about 12' deep and is accessed via a manhole cover. There is also a floor drain in the basement that connects to the well. At one time, there was a pedestal pump which stopped working and...

IS there any such thing? I'm on well and septic and the toilet was running the other day for a few hours. Fortuantely, I was home and noticed it before the septic filled up completely and the well pump kept cycling. I know there are metered flush valves for commerical toilets but can't find...

First off, let me apologize in advance for the lenght of this post. Just want to make sure all of the info is here. I Have a 82 gallon galavanized steel tank. Just recently had my 35 year old Red Jacket pump replaced and replaced all the steel piping with PVC pipe. The old system had the...

What is the going price per foot for Sch 80 PVC and electrical cable that I could expect a contractor to charge in the midwest?

I have a Peerless installed back in 1978. I need to get a replacement burner tube for it. Where can i find something like that? I need to replace the one that holds the thermo-couple in place.

I have a galvanized steel tank which has an air ejector control valve on it. No bladder as the pump makes air. The pressure switch for the pump was set at 30-50. Whenver the pressure got near 30 the air ejector valve opened up and bled off excess air. I understand the valve works on water...

:mad: I have a Kohler Wellington toilet model K4519 (discontinued model) with a round bowl and I cannot find a toilet seat to fit. Kohler customer service was of no help at all. The standard size round seat you find in the stores is too short. Measuring from the front of the seat to the...

I have a Water Boss softner now for about 6 years. Works great. However after the last regeneration, the water which is generally clear started coming out slightly yellow in color. I am on a well but this change happened immedately after the regeneration so I'm betting it's the softner...

I have an old 80 gallon galvanized tank. Pressure switch is set to 30 - 50. Is there a rule of thumb as to how many gallons of water I should get between pump cycles?

About a week ago, my kitchen faucet became clogged from quite a bit of dirt and sediment in the water. The kitchen faucet is hard water with all other faucets softened water. The other faucets continued to work but only a trickle of water. When I by-passed the softener, pressure was fine to...