Recent content by schwhere

i had a cracked toilet from Jameco that needed replacing -- i dont have the information anymore, but got it from an associate at the local Lowe's. good luck...

probably what is happening is most of the heat is being radiated off by the time the water passes through the first couple of radiators -- each radiator in the loop is going to progressively be cooler. i have a couple of houses that have a single pipe loop per zone, with the radiators teeing...

i put one of these acrylic finishes on a bathtub in a rental unit of mine -- the kit i used came with a cleaner for the tub, a 2 part epoxy, rollers, gloves. Follow the instructions exactly -- mine is peeling at the tub bottom, possibly because it wasnt cleaned well enough or possibly because...

I recently replaced an older boiler in an apartment building i own with a Utica MGB-150 non-condensing boiler in hope that i would save some money on gas bills at the house. I also had 4 zone valves put in to replace the existing 4 pump system so that water would only circulate in each zone...

the valve is actually in the basement, but on the city's side of the meter. i also have another shut off valve on my side of the meter. its leaking from the first valve's stem bacause of the cracked packing nut.

The main water valve on the city side of the water meter was dripping around the valve stem -- i attempted to tighten the packing nut a bit and it seemed to stop, but noticed it again next time i passed the meter. Upon closer inspection, noticed that there was a crack in the packing nut on the...