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If one wire is burnt, odds are they are all "crispy" I normally just change the heater out.... you are better off doing that I have changed thousands of elements and t stats over the years and have had to add extensions to the wires due to dis-similar t stats .... it just took some wire...

Ge water softeners are pure dog crap but are cheap and people buy them because they will last about 5 years and then break down You should be looking into a CLACK 48,000 grain water softener ... if you only have 3 people living in the home it is more than sufficient... The Clack has...

You are going to get some "toxic masculinity" going to win this battle.. If it is 4 inch cast you can just get one of those expanding Oaty flanges that you set into the hole and use an allen wrench to crank down on the flange to secure it.... they work pretty well but I suggest you glue...

Well good luck with that.... if you get that perfect I would like you to come to work for me... Just a thought you might be wiser to make the hole in the concrete a lot larger and set it up with a 1 1/2 x 3 or 4 inch pvc fitting sitting flush with the concrete... set up the tub with...

The best heaters on the market today are Rheem and Bradford white.... they both have stood the test of time... Whirlpool has gone away and has been bought out by A.O.Smith..... most of the WPs are too old now to worry about and they will eventually get changed out ..... The smith heaters...

The sharkbites have found their place in plumbing work when trying to adapt to different brands of pex pipes found in a home and they rarely fail I feel that basically the propress is just a sharkbite that you cannot remove. and it can only be used on copper......

I now understand that channelling through the filter is a big part of the issue.... but all of the carbon is eventually covered in "film" or whatever you want to call the chlorine particles that stick to it.... The backwashing feature just shakes up the whole media bed and basically...

Of course, It happens with everything.... I just recently had a 3/4 sharkbite male adaptor blow off a hot outlet on a new hot water heater I had just installed.... I filled up the heater and once it got pressure on it , it blew off and gave me a good bath.. I was shocked but grateful it...

I wonder how long those o rings are going to last anyway... It probably depends on the chemicals in the water

Pro press fitting not press. Hold for a 4 months. 19 floor of 24 story building. Leek all the way to lobby. — in...

A lot of people dont have 600 to spend on a new water heater and were desperate to get the units running again Whirlpool lawyered up way back a long while ago and was able to just send out parts to people instead of having a class action lawsuit in California happen that would have forced...

I have seen a good number of them rigged up in many different ways.... I have seen where people have taken out the glass cover to the fire wall and also drilled holes through the firewall to get more air into the units... Some folks have removed the burner assembly and used a long sharp wood...

I use the oaty #5 tinning flux and it seems to be the best solution for tinning the copper and getting a good joint made... It is not hard and of course its cheaper and will certainly last much longer than a pro press fitting Also...The water soluable flux sucks

well, good for you.... you win a cookie...

thanks for the helpful information..... I knew their were more reasons that I did not like them... now I am more informed about other issues that certainly make them suck... My 2 cubic foot carbon filter goes through a cycle once every 7 days... its probably too much overkill for just me and...

That is debatable, and it seems to be becoming a lost art....

Propress fittings are not exactly cheap by any sense of the word..... some say that the propress is taking the skill out of doing plumbing and most apprentices do not even know how to solder a joint any more...

No offence meant here but I have never understood why they even sell a non back washing carbon filter..... because it begins to get dirty on day 1 and it only gets worse and wears out over time....... I am not a big fan of them I dont think it really matters too much whether you install a...

It is supposed to be PVC sch40 pipe... the galvanized metal stuff will eventually rust out over time....