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I’d like to replace my indoor basement sump pump cover with one that is transparent so I can visually inspect it without removing it. Mine has a 3 inch hole (I assume for a radon vent?) a 1 1/2 I ch hole (for discharge) and the hole for the float switch and power cables. The current lid is 21...

Inching closer and closer to going tankless. Have a quote for a Rennai with recirc from a local company where all they do is tankless with Rennai and Navian. Quote is to use cold water line for the return. I Have a plumber coming out for separate work. Should I have him run a dedicated...

New laundry room. Question now is what to do with old laundry room? Leave water, plug drain, screw on cap to laundry hose line and keep quarter turn valve closed? Will be visible but at the back of some shelves. Same for laundry sink. Or, cut lines, sweat on a cap, and cover with drywall?

Finishing up a bathroom remodel. Need to get vanity installed for master sink. This is the location where I'd put a recirculating system for an eventual tankless HW heater. Question: do these systems require power at the remote end? Should I have my guys install a power outlet accessible...

Did a remodel and the toilet is now three feet behind a wye connector to a five foot section of three inch waste line and then the three inch down waste line. Prior the toilet was about a foot or less in front of the wye connector. It is a Toto toilet and has a strong flush. Whenever flushing...

Bathroom renovation. His/Hers showers. Installed the first one (his) and had to use the Moen extension kit since when dry-fitting the screws would not reach to mount the first plate. Shower works fine. Except when I turn the water off there is a frequent drip - more than what would just be...

Turned the water pressure off and drained the pipes to do some work in an upstairs bathroom. About four hours. Bathroom (new tub fixtures) is fine. Now hot water smells throughout the house. Not sulfur, not sewer. Just funky and strange. Any idea what this could be or what I should do...

Planning to run a second floor laundry emergency drain with its own line parallel to attic HVAC condensate line to same floor drain in basement foundation. Is one inch PVC sufficient or should I do more? HVAC condensate line is 3/4. This is just for emergency and separately I’ll have the...

I'm curious what the experts recommend/personally use for their shower thermostatic valves? I want a NICE forceful shower and stylish fixtures for shower, double vanity and tub. Looking at Hansgrohe but I think their claim to fame is water conversation; I'm all for that but I still want a...

Doing a remodel and new laundry room will share a wall with toilet/shower. Are floor drains required for 2nd floor laundry rooms? If so can I use one of those one-way flaps instead of a trap for the emergency floor drain? I also plan to have either a FloodStop or a Watts Intelliflow that...

I want to update my shower trim. Especially the handle. This is what I currently have. Is this “Moen Posi temp” and will any Moen Posi Temp handle work for replacement? Looking for a different style. House was built 2002. thanks

No leaks ever from this sink area. Tried to shut the water off to replace a faucet (easy, right?). Turned the shutoff valve and water started spraying out. So with the valve open all the way -- no spraying. With the valve closed all the way -- spraying. I've had this house 8 years. It's 18...

I want to move my laundry room from the main level attached to the kitchen to the upstairs level where the bedrooms are. I have an attic AC/furnace above the bedroom I want to convert to a laundry room. Furnace is gas powered. Any issues if I pull the gas for a gas dryer from this same...

Are there general concerns if I turn off my house supply while gone? Details: copper pipe in house, gas water heater. From basement floor: water in, master shut off valve, pressure regulator, then a “water cop” secondary shut off I had installed. This allows to shut off the water remotely...

Had some work done today by my handyman (new automated shut off valve) soldered on 18 inches downstream from the PRV and 24 inches down stream from the manual shutoff. Now there appears to be a VERY small leak with the PRV. More than simply condensation. Time to replace the PRV (by a plumber...

Hopefully I got the name of the item right. I had a leak (that I discovered when home) but am concerned about leaks when I travel so I got this device that mounts to my water main and can turn the quarter turn lever to turn off the water when signaled...

So in doing some other research, I've decided it may be time to proactively replace my 9 year old AO Smith gas 75 or 80 gallon tank. No problems with it that I know of (though this is the 2nd tank in a 13 year old home) but to my knowledge no service has been done on it, and with a...

Never had any problems that I know of. 80 gallon AO Smith thank. Installed in June 2006 (they wrote it in marker on the tank). I was doing separate research on why my Bosch dishwasher stinks (yes, the drain Jose has an air gap, and water temp,is between 120 and 125 or hotter (it feels hot)...

I replaced my quiet comfort seat with a big box store cheapo that I like much better. Let's just say the curve angle on the quiet comfort positioned my big frame in such a way that sometimes when I had significant business to conduct I'd have to do some cleanup on the seat. I'm bigger than...

Bath tubs in my house - master and guest - are too small for an adult to take a bath. They are both 58" long by 29 inches wide and measure 14 inches from the floor to the top of the tub. I could go as wide as 31 inches in the master bath room but really can't go any longer (I'd bump into...