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I recently learned of a scenario where a gentleman has a well, he also had an acid neutralizer he added media to raise the PH for his copper pipes. They learned that the entire home was clogged with media. I suppose it is was calcite, but that should dissolve in water I was thinking and not...

( When reading this, please understand I am not open to using a drain saddle, I despise them, and refuse to use them, so if you could work with me knowing that caveat.) I was considering use my RO drain adapter which is a Y and does have a 3/8th push connector. My photo make it look like a a...

Hey everyone! I have a question about my tankless water heater and how it may perform with a front-loading washing machine. I’ve mentioned before how our tankless system takes a bit longer to deliver hot water at the faucet compared to what I was used to with a traditional tank. While I won’t...

We want to update our dual bowl sink with a single bowl sink. The counter is cut out as an oval shape with curved corners. I am not sure where to start with what type of sink that we can use. Can I cut this quartz or should I stick with this shape? Is this a job for a contractor. What do...

I am trying to learn about my furnace. I have this RUUD furnace in a place we just moved to, I think the furnace is from 2016. We have an intake air return in the hallway we change out the filter for. The filter looks as clean as it went in when I swap it every 10 weeks. I was looking around...

Not sure what forum to post this in I just installed a kitchen single hole faucet that has a handle which rotates back 45 degrees for hot and rotates 45 forward for cold. Straight up is in the middle of the two temps. Our window trim sticks out to much behind the new faucet and the handle...

We recently moved and our new place has a tankless water heater that appears to be from 2016. This is our first experience with a tankless system, and I'm trying to keep an open mind about it, but I do miss our old tank. We are a small family that never ran out of hot water with our previous...

I have flushed my water heater, multiple times. The popping and banging inside by 5 year old Rhem WH must have major sentiment at the bottom due to hard water. I have turned down the heat as well. It is possible that sediment falls to the bottom when I changed out my Anode rod each year also...

I was going to replace the everbilt washing machine supply line rubber washer. I bought an everbilt supply line rubber washer replacement. The inner diameter of the replacement washer is larger than the original washer I just pulled off. I see that the package says water heater supply...

We recently had our 1/2" copper line vandalized as it runs about 15' against our building, ground level. This copper line comes out of the main supply line and runs over to a buried irrigation valve. I am assuming they initially used copper as it is outside, this portion is not buried, it does...

I noticed that a majority of our sinks hold a very small amount of water in the basin next to the drain. This causes them to rust. Is this common, and is there anything I should consider when trying to resolve this?

What PSI TP valve should I find and install after the PRV City pressure is 85, 60psi after the PRV. I saw they made a 125 psi TP for water Heaters and storage tanks. Let me know if you have any tips or suggestions on using a TP valve for this specific application and what PSI I should consider?

We have a PRV that is leaking from the body. This configuration from top to bottom is all from the 90s and I was considering replacing this entire line of fittings. From the shut-off all the way up to the T and the bib. Does anyone have any tips or thoughts on doing this, and if we need to...

We recently did an annual flush of our 5-year-old water heater. Pressurized flushing of the tank, power flushed for 25 mins. But then afterward we emptied the tank to swap out the gas control valve rather than doing an airlock swap out. When we re-pressurized our pipes, I opened up our tube...

Have a slow bathroom drain that has inspired me to remove the used P-trap, snake the drain line, than re install a new P-Trap. As a DIYer, I get myself into unexpected situations that can sometimes cause delay. 1) I want to make sure I buy the right parts. 2) The 2" galvanized steel pipe...

I need to run a 3/8" RO tubing through dry wall and down into the garage. I want to dress up the hole with some legit flange? or nice looking fitting to avoid making this look ghetto. Also to give it some protecting so the plastic tubing is not rubbing on the dry wall where it crosses into the...

I was considering placing an RO tank in the ceiling of my uninsulated garage directly under the kitchen sink. However in the summer this garage area gets hot, 90s + Have you ever seen anyone build a insulted container to place an RO tank in? I don't want to drink hot water? plus it is...

I am planning on doing an annual replacement of my anode rode, little bit of that sulfur smell and sounds like popcorn inside the tank. Sediment needs to be flushed. Last Jan I swapped out the rod and flushed it. It is only 4 years old with a one year anode rod. About 10 grains of hardness...

I am curious if the increased levels of sodium from the use of a whole house water softener will decrease the life of a RO membrane used in the kitchen for drinking water? ( I have read everywhere it is better on the membrane, however the dealer just said it is worse on the membrane and will...

So I don't want to assume anything as I am not a plumber. However, when I turn on my hot-water side of a bathroom faucet I hear what sounds like creaking or pinging in an uniform way. Frequent in the first few seconds that then taper off eventually. My mind is set on this must be the hot-water...