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House was built in 03 , started noticing odor in 06 . Only get odor in winter when temps drop . Vent pipe goes up inside wall & exits above ridge line of house roof . What could cause this odor to show up in cold weather . Rest of house is fine . Everything drains fine . House has septic tank &...

What substance in well water causes a shiny yellow film in the toilet bowl from the water line down ?

Anyone know of a website that sells jaswell seals or a commonly known store chain that sells them . Also do some makers & sellers refer to jaswell seals as well packers ? Thanks in advance .

I don't have a disposal (Disposer) at my current residence & will probably install one soon . I installed a 1/2 HP disposal at my former residence & a 1/2 HP at my mothers home . Neither had any problems with having enough power to grind whatever was put in them . I see disposals from 1/3 HP to...

I assume if the green dot is on by user names that the user is online & logged on this website . Correct ?

I have read several threads where people are having problems with sand in their water systems . I just found a website that sells these sand seperators . If these work , might be a solution . ALL LAKOS SAND SEPARATORS WILL SHIP DIRECT FROM THE FACTORY. LAKOS Sand Separators help to protect...

My kitchen faucet has a spout that swivels . There are two rubber o-rings that seals the spout . The faucet spout was leaking where it swivels so I took it apart & cleaned the o-rings , the grooves they fit in , & the inside of the spout . The o-rings fit tight in their grooves . I didn't use...

I have a kohler kitchen faucet that has two o - rings that seal the spout . The spout swivels . The faucet was leaking from underneath the spout . I removed the spout , removed the o-rings & cleaned everything . I used faucet grease on the o-rings & corresponding spout areas & put everything...

I was once at a persons home & their well had a pump house built over it . The water was spraying out of the well seal & hitting the roof of the pump house & dripping down everywhere . They had a ditch that carried the water out of the pump house & over the bank . They also said the well sprayed...

I have read several people state that they caulk around the bowl where it meets the floor . This doesn't seem like a good idea to me . If the wax ring was to leak the water would be trapped under the bowl & you wouldn't know there was a leak untill the floor rotted out . I have also read about...

My father-in-law has a machine in his shop that runs off an electric motor . There is a plate on the motor that has diagrams that shows how to wire the motor for 120 v or 240 v . The motor has 4 wires coming out that are numbered 1-2-3-4 . For the 240 v connection it shows 2&3 together & 1 & 4...

I have 2 full baths & am considering removing 1 of the tubs & building a shower in its place . The question I have is , does anyone make 4x8 sheets of waterproof material that would be suitable to glue to drywall ? I was thinking of a finished product with some type of pattern , tile , brick ...

I am thinking of purchasing & installing a hot water recirculation device so I can get hot water to my faucets faster . So far I have read about the Watts , the Autocirc , the Chilipepper & the hot water Lobster . I plan on installing the device under the bathroom sink which is the furthest...

I have recently read several threads about expansion tanks being needed if a prv is used . I am confused about this . I own a home I once lived in & now use as a rental . It has public water & the incoming pressure is 110 #'s . I installed a prv at the water meter which is about 200 feet from...

Several people seem to think shocking a well with chlorine can cause problems . I realize it is important to rinse the chlorine off the inside of the well casing , drop pipe & pump wires . What other problems is shocking a well likely to cause ? Thanks in advance .

I have a natural gas well on my property & receive free gas from the well . Naturally all possible appliances & furnace are gas . I have an electric central air conditioner & would like to switch to a gas unit . I have read that these units are made but can't seem to find them . Does anyone know...

I have read quite a bit about csv's & from what I understand , basically the csv restricts water flow / volume . This restriction causes higher pressure between the csv & the pump & due to lower volume the water pressure between the csv & the pressure switch remains to low to cut off the switch...

Total Alumimum - ND mg/l PQL-0.04 MCL-(0.05) Total Barium - 0.56 mg/l PQL-0.05 MCL- 2.0 Total Iron - 0.12 mg/l PQL-0.01 MCL- (0.3) Total Alkanity - 209 mg/l PQL-2.81 Turbidity -34 N.T.U. PQL-0.22 E. coli Absent Total Coliform...

After a heavy rain my well water got turbid . I purchased a maytag/g e homespring off that big auction site . It was new in factory box . I installed a bypass so I could get water without going through the filter . Before I ran any water through the filter I used a bacteria test like lowe's...

I would like to buy a ss mesh prefilter for my maytag/ge homespring filter . I don't have a part # . Can anyone help me with a part # & price of the filter I'm looking for ? Thanks I have the maytag mwf 3100 .