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Winterize lake water intake What is a Pita? It works but then I can't use the cottage again until the boat is available in the spring! I would like a solution to enable me to drain the pipe after close-up but before the snow comes. ideas ???

We have a water pump, filter and bladder tank in our utility room and about 100 feet of 1 1/4" flexible pipe from the cottage to the lakeshore, ending with a footvalve, about fifty feet from the lakeshore in about 25 feet of water. The pipe is exposed under the cottage about four feet, then it...

another pic - the wall another picture - this is the wall

picture attached - I am on a slow dial-up line...

Faucet type is WALTEC It's a WALTEC, I will try to post pics next.

Good day. First let me tell you that I am at our cabin - 30 minutes from the nearest small town hardware store (Barriere, BC) and 90 minutes from a town with Home Depot or similar (Kamloops, BC). I have called three plumbers - no answer back from anyone yet, so I humbly ask for your online...

Hi again, I have a plumber coming this evening. The only reason I was trying to drain it was to see if there was sediment in the tank that may have caused the tank to not produce hot water. that's when I realized that it wasn't holding any water in the tank! the plumber that I...

Hi again, When I turn on the hot water tap, the water runs through just fine - except its not hot! Is there something inside that tells it when to stop filling up with water that may be wonky? thanks for the reply! Linda

thanks for the response, the unit is five years old. It does not rock. The drain is on the lower side of the unit and so I can see that it is running freely. Is there another drain on the bottom of the unit? When I try to refill it, the water stops filling after about 6 cups of water...

Hello, We have a hot water tank that is not producing hot water. When I went to drain it, I realized that its not holding any water - about six cups of water emptied from the tank. So I tried to refill it and it just stops filling after about 10 seconds and about 6 cups of water are in the...

Wiggle Room David, Yes I would consider using the wiggle room if I thought I could do a good tile job and not compromise the slope. I am not sure that Schluter would support cutting the plate. The drain is a pretty integral part of the system. This may be better than starting from...

Wiggle Room? No, there is no wiggle room because the drain lip goes almost to the edge of the foam tray and built into the slope. (I thought of cutting off some of the foam but there would be a steep slope to the perimeter of the wall.)

Three answers Hi David, Yes the shower is in a corner. Yes the joists are 15 feet long. From the wall to the centre of the drain is 10" (exactly the same as a tub). I guess this wasn't very clear. Let me try again. The very next joist aligns with the wall downstairs that envelops a...

Joist length There is a major wall running through the main floor of the house at 15 feet. I am sure that this is the joist that we are looking at upstairs. This bathroom is directly over the laundry room on the main floor. The very next joist is above the wall with a door to the garage...

YES, I need to cut the joist a whole lot because the drain is located right above it. Earlier posts suggested that I should cut the joist but more recent posts have me worried about the porcelain tile that I plan to put in the shower. I have no way of judging what is sensible risk management...