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Hi, I have searched for an answer to this but with no success for my particular problem which is as follows. I have a rancher with a walkout basement, two bathrooms upstairs one in the master bath and a powder room and two (back to back) downstairs....one in the a master bath and one in a...

I had a sewer leak in my crawl space and I read on this thread somewhere but can't find it in the search function that I could spread lye on it to soak up and dry out the area......yes or no?

I have a 20 year old house which we have lived in for 5 years. For the first 4 or so years we had no plumbing venting problems......THEN.....I replaced all the toilets with Elger Titan toilets(6 litre flush).....great toilets by the way.....only have to flush those babies once. Now I have two...

Thanks to all who responded............it was indeed a faulty pressure regulator valve! I slapped a guage on there and it showed 50 lbs flowing but it would creep up to 100 lbs static indicating a leak between sides of the valve. New valve installed............voila.........no hammer! :D...

I have a water hammer problem but only when the taps are opened not on closing.........same thing or different? For instance when the toilets flush we will get a bang but not after they have finished filling, likewise the hammer comes when the washing machine is filling but not when it stops...

I have just installed a new lav. with an exposed chome trap. The swivel joint is leaking very slowly and I have tightened it as much as I dare. Can I use some plumbers putty on this joint or any other suggestions? King

Hey guys, I am doing some re running of water lines and I want to replace my old water shut off with a ball valve. I picked one up and now as I was screwing in the fittings I noticed that it said "for gas". Can I use it as a water shut off?? :eek: If possible I need answers fast as I am...

I am installing a vanity with a sink that sits on top of the vanity. The vanity has two banks of drawers one on either side with a 48 inch opening between them. The front of this opening will have a skirt to hide the trap etc. Say about 12 inches. What height should I rough in my waste...

The pressure valve on my hot water heater just started dripping the other day...........it leaks maybe a cup of water every couple of days. What gives? Do I need to replace it? I opened it and let it reseat but no help. King3244

I am installing a new toilet in my basement and am doing the rough in. I have some problems with space, can I use a 3x3x3 tee y on its back rather than a y? My gut tells me no but I am hoping that I can. King

I was on this site awhile back and someone (Terry I think) had a "sticky" posted with a run down on different toilet brands and prices. Now I can't find it. Any help would be appreciated. I am interested in a low flush. Thanks, King

hello everyone and Merry Christmas to all. I am getting ready to install a low flush toilet in our basement bathroom and some guy told my wife that it is not a good idea to do that because.........well he never really said. I have two toilets upstairs one low flush and one regular and we...

I am relocating my existing basement toilet (under slab) about 6 feet downstream from my old one. I also am adding another toilet back to back with it (on the other side of a wall for a half bath) and my question is concerning venting for the toilets. The old toilet was installed when the...