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    Need Plumbing layout advice

    Thanks Terry For the "Bert Polk's Plumbing Tips" what a huge help that is. I see where I went wrong. I decided to study this pdf for a few days and it has opened my eyes to a lot of misconceptions I had. Since then I took all my purchased fittings back to the hardware and got a refund. I will...
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    Need Plumbing layout advice

    I have a renovation project that I have been working on and have to replace the sewer main pipe and all the interior plumbing. I got the main sewer pipe run it has a 1/2" drop per foot to the septic tank and have tried to keep this same drop throughout the rest of the drains. I attached some...
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    Filtration Advice

    My wife and I just bought an old HUD home in West Michigan (North Muskegon) and are in the process of renovating it. All the plumbing to this house was shattered due to neglect and it froze.So I dropped a new well point down, replaced the pump with a 1 hp shallow well pump. The county engineer...
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    Pump Loses Pressure When Faucet is On!

    Ok Guys I had a meltdown, I did not know the pump was not waterproof. We had a hell of a thunderstorm and the pump motor got drenched and it smoked the motor. I have since covered the well with a blue tarp and have began to build a little square cover with angled peak and shingles to keep the...
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    Pump Loses Pressure When Faucet is On!

    I'm back fella's after a lot of wrench throwing and head scratching. I installed the new pump and removed the 7 gallon tank. That did not fix the problem so I figured the well point was plugged, so I invented my own point puller with a couple of 4" x 6" x 8' treated post. I laid them cross the...
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    Pump Loses Pressure When Faucet is On!

    Ok Fella's I'm on my way to the local hardware they have a Simer model 3107P. Here are the specs. Let me know if you think this is fine. The tech at the Water filtration company told me I need 8.5 GPM at the filter in the house for the backwash feature on the iron filter. BODY CONSTRUCTION...
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    Pump Loses Pressure When Faucet is On!

    Hi all I'm new too the forums. I just bought an old home. It was originally owned by an old couple who built the house in 1948. As of 5 years ago the husband died, then the wife was taken to a retirement home. The grandson of these folks bought the house and trashed it then lost it because he...
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