Recent content by finesstan

The water quality is very hard were I live. I had a water softner installed a few months after we moved into the home. I failed to do the yearly maintenance of flushing the water heater so this probably lead to the water leak.

I have a State Select water heater that recently started to leak. The heater itself is 7yrs old with a 6year warranty. Just my luck it decided to go bad a year after the warranty expired. I decided to take on the task of replacing the unit myself. My water heater is a power venting unit...

Hot Water Heater problem I'm posted a diagram of my Hot Water Heater. I can't remember the make and model but I can give you that later today. This is however a power vented unit. I did check my manual for any diagnotic codes for the flashing red light but there were none. The manual simply...

I have a Hot Water Heater about 50-55 gals. thats giving me trouble. Everymorning for the past 3days I noticed no hotwater. I go down into my basement to check on the H.W. Heater and noticed a (Red) light flashing on the control box. I reset the heater by fliping the switch on the the control...

Thanks for the input. I'm planning on tackling this myself. Can I replace the whole faucet unit from outside of the house or do I have to gain access from inside the basement. I just finished drywalling my basement and I would hate cut out a hole in the ceiling but if need be I will.

Leaking outdoor water faucet Thanks for the quick response. To answere you question. I forgot to do just that. I remebered to unscrew the house after the first winter freeze. Guess I waited too late and the damage was done huh? Water does not leak constantly from behind the faucet only after I...

Hello, I have a leaking outdoor water faucet. Whenever I turn it on, I noticed that water leaks from behind the faucet. I really can't pin-point where the leakeage is but water comes from behind siding. The outdoor faucet has the frost-free style with a vaccume breaker hose connector. Can anyone...

Thanks again for advice. As far as the toilet vent I don't know where that is. What you see in the picture is pretty much the rough-ins for 1/2 bath (sink and toilet. I don't know if the plumber left of the toilet vent by mistake during the initial contruction. Or there's a possibilty it could...

Sorry, I'm a first timer. I didn't word my plan correctly. I plan to tie into the waste line drain beneath the concrete slab not the clean out. I'm assuming the waste line drain is vented along with the sink rough-in that is connecting beneath the slab also. On the picture there is a pipe which...

Thanks again! OK, you talked me into breaking up the Concrete. Here is a picture I attached just the give a lay out of what I'm trying to do. On the picture you can see where I plan to trench into the existing Clean-out beneath the c-crete. As far as venting I assumed the Clean-Out line is...

Thanks for the adive. If I decide to take the easy route by raising the shower base how would I tap into the clean out stack. Would I add a (T) just above the grade to attach the drain for the shower? I know I would need a 2" trap beneath the shower drain so I'm assuming I would need to rasie...

I'm in the process of adding a shower drain in my basement. My house is fairly new only 2yrs old. I had rough ends for toilet and sink added in during initial contsruction but now I would like to have a shower also. Can anyone give me the best approach as to adding the drain. Can I tap into the...