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My gas furnace had its pressure switches replaced by a professional about two months ago. I am not sure if it's related to the switch replacement, but the furnace doesn't seem to put out as much heat as it used to. As a result, it takes a lot longer to heat up the house. Furthermore, the house...

Hi, I have a 7-zone irrigation system. Recently, I noticed that zone 6 of the system would go with normal flow at the sprinklers for maybe a minute, and then become a very slow drip, I also notice that the main supply line makes a lot of noise when that zone starts, sometimes banging...

Hi, I'd like to unclog one of my bathroom sinks at the drain pipe. Alas, the drain pipe assembly for this sink looks different from the other ones in that it has only one screw-like thing (please see attached photo) and I don't see how I could easily take apart the P portion, clear it, and...

Hello, A Mansfield 400 frost-free faucet on the outside of my house has been leaking behind the handle. I've finally had enough and trying to take it apart to see what parts I need to replace. To my chagrin, the first challenge was to get the screw that locks the handle to the stem to come...

Hello, I had the decade-old vacuum breaker for my irrigation system replaced yesterday. The new vacuum breaker is a Febco-765 bought from Home Depot (https://www.homedepot.com/p/Febco-Series-765-3-4-in-Bronze-NPT-Pressure-Vacuum-Breaker-765DBV/202309635). When the plumber finished the...

Hi, I had a new power-vented gas water heater installed about two weeks ago. Yesterday I noticed that there' some water on the floor around the heater. From the location of the water (right under the pipe connected to the T&P valve) and the fact that there were some droplets on the side of...

Hello, I just started my irrigation system. In years past, when I open the main valve from inside the house, the water would stop at the underground boxes (I don't know what it calls, sorry) outside. This time, however, the water just flows right through to one of the zones and keep...

Hi, I just posted about a valve that doesn't turn. Now, in order to find out which way to turn to shut off a value, I tried it on one that seems turn-able. It did turn, but then it started leaking! My toilet paper test shows that the leak is at the screw (the greenish area in the...

Hi, I am thinking about replacing my dishwasher. The line that goes to the left is the water supply to the dishwasher: The problem is this: I can't turn the valve in either directions. Any suggestion on what I may do to loosen it up? Thanks. Side question: I was surprised to see a...