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  1. Netmouse

    What I found on boiler warranties

    I was trying to figure out why this and another forum is not answering my questions on purchasing extended boiler warranties. As mentioned the manufacturer will not sell an extended warranty direct to the customer but only through a vendor. I have since received replies to my inquiry from 2...
  2. Netmouse

    boiler warranty pricing

    HELP. More on my 1-year warranty on my boiler is ending. I thought you could buy a 5-year (or 10-year) extended warranty for boilers for about $200. About 15 years ago with my old boiler I paid a few hundred one time for this. Also, I see a price list on the internet for Burnham's warranty...
  3. Netmouse

    boiler extended warranty

    I had a residential Peerless 63 steam gas boiler installed a year ago November 2013. I could now purchase a 5 or 10 year extended warranty. They have no documentation or pricing info at their website, saying you have to get this from the local installer. Is such a warranty worth the money...
  4. Netmouse

    13 Things Your Plumber Won't Tell You...

    quote - "3) Many service plumbers are charging by the job," Maybe a decade ago this began in my area in NJ, electricians too. I much prefer paying by the hour. Home owners often have little quick tasks to do, and a task cost now, with one thing done, is about the same as the old hour cost...
  5. Netmouse

    The culprint of clogged pipe; Oatmeal

    "...the only thing to (go) down the drain is dirty water and soap" Make that liquid soap. For years now I have used liquid soap in the laundry and in the bathrooms, along with a plastic hair catcher on drains. Never again bars of soap or powder detergent. And those areas have had gloriously...
  6. Netmouse

    water lines

    I went to Home Depot today. They opened a box with a Delta faucet and it had water lines that looked just like mine. The water lines are integrated. Their website says it is Pex. The description has -"DIAMOND™ Seal Technology is the revolutionary water delivery system that combines a durable...
  7. Netmouse

    The culprint of clogged pipe; Oatmeal

    Well, this was a very expensive lesson learned. I'm sure all you experienced plumbers know this. My recent posts are about a clogged kitchen drain, now snaked and resolved. I had the garbage disposer removed, and with a new strainer I could see the cause of my expensive problem. About 4...
  8. Netmouse

    water lines

    I know one should replace rubber water hoses with metal. I did that to the connections to my toilets and on the washing machine. In the photo you can see the black water lines under my sink that go from the shut off valves up to the faucets in my kitchen. I tapped them and they are not rubber...
  9. Netmouse

    new kitchen pipe slow draining

    Problem solved. The pipe was really snaked for a while this time. It was 15' of pipe to the sewer pipe. He said he could feel a small opening, then debris fell and completely closed it up. He kept snaking and then the drain popped open with good water flow. Thanks everyone for your input.
  10. Netmouse

    new kitchen pipe slow draining

    Kiron, your pic shows one really bad pipe! Yes, I have a plumber probably here tomorrow to review what the contractor did.
  11. Netmouse

    new kitchen pipe slow draining

    I'm not a plumber. What is a proper vent or AAV? What does that entail? Why is an S-trap wrong?
  12. Netmouse

    new kitchen pipe slow draining

    Here are photos of 1) new piping under the kitchen sink and 2) of the new opening in the sink. The opening really surprised me, as you can see there is only a small hole for water to drain. Is this normal? Could this be slowing draining from the sink? The disposer was removed because...
  13. Netmouse

    Garbage disposal problem, or normal?

    Added new photo with new pipe.
  14. Netmouse

    Garbage disposal problem, or normal?

    Contractor snaked the pipe under kitchen sink down to basement and connection to sewer pipe. No real change in draining speed. Had disposer removed and a normal pipe added in its place under sink. Still drains slow, maybe slower. The thought now is that the old cast iron piping, pretty...
  15. Netmouse

    Garbage disposal problem, or normal?

    DonL, tried the hot soapy water, no difference. Then, the dishwasher does that sometimes, too. Thanks.
  16. Netmouse

    Garbage disposal problem, or normal?

    Ha! Well, I do talk to it when fixing dinner. I don't have plants. Actually, I run it a few times a week briefly to ensure any tiny particles that do rinse off dishes are washed away. And I put in a deodorizer pack twice a year or so. I do have someone here late this week and will probably...
  17. Netmouse

    Garbage disposal problem, or normal?

    Yes, plumber will be next. I filled the tub above the kitchen twice and let it drain. No problem with that. So at least the vertical sewer line to the street is clear. I think I'll have the old disposer removed and replaced with a normal pipe with sink strainer. I scrape "stuff" from my...
  18. Netmouse

    Garbage disposal problem, or normal?

    The vertical to horizontal is where the sewer pipe is. With low flow toilets I wonder if "stuff" just piled up along the horizontal line. I'm going to fill the tub with water and let that drain and see if it pushes "stuff" along the pipe. If no luck, then time for a plumber.
  19. Netmouse

    Garbage disposal problem, or normal?

    I put the plug in, filled the sink, then removed the plug. Also tried this with dumping in a large bucket of water. When the water first drains, there are some large rapid bubbles that rise up for a while, maybe while 1/2 the water drains out. Glug, glug, glug. Then the bubbles stop and there...
  20. Netmouse

    Garbage disposal problem, or normal?

    I think something else is going on. I've never seen anyone out here on the east coast use an air gap. Other posts note that an air gap is not needed if you have a high loop - "..just route the dishwasher's drain hose above the sink and back down to the garbage disposer (or sink drain pipe if you...
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