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    Assessing/rebuilding an iron filter?

    I just started to look into this, so I'm taking a note for all of your questions to follow up... The iron filter is the single, tall tank you see in the attached "System" image. I'm not sure that it is 12" x 52" but will confirm. The shorter tanks are the softener. The iron filter is a...
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    Assessing/rebuilding an iron filter?

    I'm trying to figure out if I can breath life into our iron filter, or if I'm at the mercy of the local water treatment company... We had an air induction iron filter (Clack WS1) installed in 2016 and a new softener in early 2021. Between 2016 and now, we've had the company out for various...
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    20 lb. LPG (grill) tank to 1/2" NPT?

    I found another thread asking the same question a number of years ago, but wanted to make sure I'm understanding correctly...(old thread here) My neighbor handed me a forced air 75000 BTU gas garage heater that wasn't running correctly. He said it would fire, run for a bit, then shut down. To...
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    Time delay fan switch for bathroom?

    I have a household of forgetful/highly distracted people. I'm finding 2 situations with our bathroom fans: 1. Fan being left ON all the time (eg, someone uses the toilet then steps out leaving the fan running OR less common, leaves the fan running after a shower) 2. Fan not being run long...
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    Furnace ducts banging popping

    I'm curious about this idea. How does angle iron stop the banging? We do not have the "oil canning" from the ducts heating and cooling, rather our ducts are fastened tight to the floor stringers, so anyone walking above causing the floor to flex also causes the ducts to flex and bang. I was...
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    Make-up air?

    I am researching what I feel is the issue and was hoping to get some guidance from the community here... Over the past couple years, I've been making strides with making our 1979 ranch home (with walkout basement) more comfortable and efficient. Weatherstripping around doors was poor and I...
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    Anyone using/install an Air Scrubber Plus?

    I have another post in this forum about radiant heating. The reason for that post is that the forced air heat in our home is problematic for my wife. She suffers from allergies and is fairly sensitive to smells, the winter months with forced air and closed windows is pretty brutal. We also...
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    Understanding hydronic radiant heat, and a potential retrofit?

    The wife has some concerns about the exhaust odor coming from our natural gas, forced air furnace. You smell nothing inside, but outside the exhaust has an odor. I grew up around propane and older natural gas furnaces and feel the odor is somewhat normal for a mid-1990s gas furnace, but we are...
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    Fixing minor leaks around pressure tank connections?

    This is the elbow I have - http://www.menards.com/main/plumbing/rough-plumbing/pipe-tubing-hoses-fittings-accessories/fittings/polypipe-insert-fittings/genova-1-pvc-insert-elbow/p-1444431317315-c-13795.htm The previous link of the PEX elbow was just an example of a brass 90* elbow. Sorry for...
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    Fixing minor leaks around pressure tank connections?

    ASTM number on the poly pipe is D2239. PSI rating is 100. A & B is where I have known leaks at the moment. I did not note any rough mold marks on the elbow but I wasn't paying that close of attention. I'm guessing I should have gone with something like this? - link I just dried everything...
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    Fixing minor leaks around pressure tank connections?

    I had a water emergency on Sunday where one of the connections coming out of my pressure tank failed. In the 1st pic you can see that everything was pretty corroded, the valve to the house supply would not fully close, and the pressure gauge hasn't worked since we moved in 2 years ago. The...
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    DIYer Installed Toto Toilet and Things I Obsessed about

    Your post is very timely! I'm looking to obtain a new toilet and after talking with my wife, the TOTO Entrada has risen to the top. After reading everything here about TOTO, that became the brand we wanted. It also needed 1.28gpf, round front, and the taller height. We have an Aquasource...
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    Ordering a Toto from a big box store?

    Hello everyone! This is my first post... My wife and I bought a house that needs some updates. Considering our cash reserves are low and my ability to DIY is high, I think I will be spending a lot of time at this site. I'm looking to replace the 1970s toilet in our master bath; it uses a ton...
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