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My 1987 Lennox AC unit runs like a champ, never loses coolant. I had the fan shroud sand blasted and powder coated so it will last another several decades. I want to do the same thing to the ~2"x4" grid wire fence that surrounds the radiator fins. I can see that the ends are not fastened, just...

My Kitchen Aid dishwasher, installed in 1970, has finally bit the dust. Can't get parts. It is hard-wired to a 2-wire Romex cable coming up from below, near the front center of the recessed space under the kitchen cabinet. The new dishwashers all have a 3 prong plug & cord. Is there a...

Hopefully it will be close to 30/50, not completely random? After I installed it, my plan to add a working pressure gage up top did not work out. In the mean time, I plan to pressurize the system until the flow out of the tap feels OK, and then adjust the cut-out to that pressure. Maybe buy...

I'm using an old browser & I can override the "don't go there - bad site certificate" warning. But newer browsers are part of the Nanny State & people won't be able to get to the site at all

I was unable to find the tube the installation sheet talks about, but got some clear-ish that fits the spike on the fitting; I think its for fridge icemakers or something like that. Recently I read that the correct way to seal the hose is to heat it so it expands, then slide it over the spike...

Is there a specified grade or type of gage for use with water? My (very old) gage has the glass filled with muddy water.

while dogsitting, neighbors shallow well 2-pipe jet pump was coming on every 3-5 minutes but checking the gage, it was at about 38psi with very little change between ON and OFF. EDIT: I guess technically its not "shallow" beyond 25 feet; this is 60-70 feet. I've always regarded any depth...

Neighbor lost his prime, so I hooked up a doner hose. Took FOREVER to fill. Want to calculate how many gallons were needed. Its 60-70 feet deep, and I have to fill both pipes? What's the optimum way to get the air out? Once I figured it was full, I valved off the intake (doner hose & upper...

You can cut the caulk tube to make any diameter caulk line. Then you smooth it and it spreads out. So what is the best diameter to use, and radius of the smoothing tool? Is a concave finish or a straight 45 deg line best? I suppose you want a diameter larger than the gap between the tile and...

Over a year ago, my neighbor had a leak in his master bedroom bathroom shower. To find it, removed the one piece vinyl surround, glued & screwed to the studs. Then he thinks, "I want to replace this with tile." So the pan has to go - except a circular saw creates toxic smoke & clogs up...

Just had this installed, and I want to increase the max hot temperature. I have the instructions: page 7 item 4 "installation & adjustment of the rotational limit stop" ::: (C2 is for my style of cover) "secure the temp control knob (1) w/ screw (2). Hook (3) front of temp control cover (4)...

Got a bid of $915 to remove the old rough-in valve (from the back of the wall) & replace all the fittings. - they supplied builder grade Moen fittings. I said I want Delta "Dorval" fittings... and they want another $1970. The Delta webpage lists the retail price for the four items I want...

Where can I find good practices or code for the size of bathroom vent piping & outlet? My hall bath vented into the attic. A few years ago I replaced the fan, and it was extremely quiet and kept the mirror from fogging up. I just paid a plumbing contractor $$$ to vent it outside, and he said...

All that effort removing the mineral deposits from the sink... I've removed the bottom hardware from this 3 hole set, and the taps & valves -- but the spout must have been screwed onto a threaded stub from above, in 1966. Unsure how to get a hold of it. Hopefully I can get some vice-locks onto...

Gotta pull the sink to replace the putty & so also installing new valve set & pipes. The horizontal pipe between the trap & the wall is losing some of its chrome. Don't really see rust yet, kind of coppery (undercoat for chrome). Dunno if its the original 1966 pipe. Not too much mineral scum...

I need to pull the bathroom sink to replace the putty so will replace the worn out valve set as well. So I can take the stripped sink outside. The scum is copper "green blue" and pretty thick. Mostly dripped down from the hot tap. What's the best chemical? If muriatic acid, I know that I'll...

This doesn't seem to be a variation that is searchable in valve set shopping websites. Is 1/4 turn the current standard? Are there different turns to stop? I really want more turns to stop so I can have finer control, I usually use only a small flow. I don't even think that all brands tell you...

1966 bathroom oval sink hung in a countertop. Spout in the middle has a lift to drop the stopper.Probably Eljer. 5 11/16" seems like an odd measurement, between the centers of the Phillips screw on the valve handle. Maybe the stems are made not quite parallel? Should this be a 5 1/2" unit...

Need to knock thru the wall to replace the valve -- its leaking back there. I don't think the single-handle face plates are large enough since it may require reaching into a big hole to remove the 3-valve, install a support 2x4 for the new valve at the correct horizontal distance from the front...

Chimney cleanout -- I just noticed that the existing steel door assembly has fallen to the floor -- into the leak pan around the hot water heater, which I discovered when my wife said there is no hot water... So it must have been leaking slowly for a while, keeping the pan wet, because the...