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Good Morning I had a Mirolin shower with base installed three years ago. It's leaking at one corner. (see picture the gap here between the glass and the base is (1/4 to 1/2") What has happened is the base has dropped. I believe the seal between the wall panels and the base broke due to poor...

just installed a new sand point, this site helped tremendously. Lots of water but i got the same thing happening as the last sand point. I have air in the hot water lines only. Is this because i never ran the lines properly. If I run cold water no problem, but contrary for hot water. Does...

I will be installing my first sand point in the next 3 weeks. The objective here is to have water year round. The cottage and crawl space will be heated. The crawl space will have a perimeter insulated wall sprayed foam with heat maintained at 42 deg. I am struggling of where to place the sand...

Has anyone driven a pipe so its location in under a building. I have a crawl space that is only 2.5 high. It would benefit it being there for freezing reasons. The exterior walls will be insulated and the area heated in the winter. I would have to drive it through the floor cutting out an area...

I would like to make a post driver for every one I have seen is light weight. I was going to use a heavy wall 2.5" ID pipe and have 1/2" handles installed on it. The head of it was going to be capped with a 1" steel round plate welded to the pipe. I want to make sure I am heading down the right...

I have a cottage with 2 sinks, 1 toilet, 1 shower all draining into a 3" sewer pipe than exiting the crawl space into a septic tank. Problem is no vent pipe going to the roof. Its going to be difficult to vent it to the roof for its 2 storey. All drains pipes have a s trap with clean out. I...

Going to put in a new point below frost level this coming spring. Lets of info on how to do it on this site (great site) but little on what type of point to buy. I am told I need a 80 guage and min length of 30 inches for my area. I am researching manufacturers and they range from 60$ to 300$...

I will be driving a new point in the spring. I would like to start buying materials. I have water at the 15' down. Any recommendations on manufacturers of points, stainless steel vs galvanized, slotted vs mesh, size of point and size of guage. I'm on sand base (not fine) 1 1/4" well. Thank you...

I got a sand point I use with nice good tasting water. Is it possible sand may make its way into the drinking water. I don't see any in the toilet tank but I do bring home 5 gallons jugs home. The pump will run for a long time when I am filling the containers and wondering if I am getting sand...

I am going to install a new sand point next spring. I would like to have it burried below the frost line and have the 1 1/4" pipe trenched until it could be pulled into my crawl space. I will be installing a check valve under the premise so it could be easily serviced rather than have it in the...

Good day Thank you for this site its great. I am located in northern ontario. coldest temp with be -40f. My crawl space contains all my pex water lines. Pump and hot water tank is in the cottage. I would like to use the place in the winter on occasion only. I have intention of closing in the...

I come back from the north this weekend (-40f). I drain the system when I leave. The distance of the pump to the check valve is approx. 20'. 1 1/4" line. The check valve and point are located outside. I was told to blow out the main line from the check valve back to the pump (drain port) This...

I have a fiberglass stall shower. When the drain plugs up and its at the slow drain stage it leaks down stairs. I unplug it and than it works fine and does not leak. Are these designed to do this. Perhaps an over flow escape route for the water or is something wrong with it like a broken seal...

My check point is currently set up at the sand point and it works well. In order to accomdate in line heat trace that i am currently installing I am thinking about installing the check valve near the pump. This would allow me install in line heat trace after the valve all the way down the well...

Questions about a sand point; How long do they last? Do those filter socks work from sand entering the screens? Are the tablets the only way of washing a sand point? How much water is need to disolve the tablets by means of water going into the well. How far down must a hose go into the...

Ok couldn't get the help I need from the local store. The ideal I have is to install a pitcher pump on my sand point for the winter months. This would save me of having to transport water to the seasonal place. I am told if you leave the handle up on the pumps water will flow back into the well...

I have a sandpoint well. In take pipe is plastic 1 1/4" pipe 25 ft into the cottage. I want to heat trace it with a in pipe trace. I cannot for my check valve is located 2 ft up on the galanized portion of my sand point. (at the well) Heat trace cannot go through swing valves. Is it...

Looking for a plastic septic tank (2 compartments) in around 500 to 600 gallons. Looking for it in upstate ny or southern ontario.

I would like to use my cottage year round. I have a sand point and draw water 25 ft. The water table is at 15 ft. Frost goes down approximately 4 1/2 ft. I have a crawl space under the cottage. The distance from the well to the pump is approx 20ft. I was thinking of installing a heated water...

I have a sand point well at my cottage. The pump is located approximately 12 ft away from the well. Its driven 25 ft into the ground and water is 15 ft down. I had bought a cheaper 1/2 hp diamond pump and it was difficult to prime and draw water with a 1 1/4" inlet pipe. We spent two days...