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Looking for opinions before I decide what to do. I've got an old Bradford White that's worked awesome forever, but I think the thermostat is either going out, or has minerals on it. If no hot water has been called for in a long time the water is lukewarm, but after the thermostat kicks on the...

Looking for some advice on a 3 hole shower valve. I have to replace the rubber washer (circled in red) every couple of months. It's only on the hot side. I'm thinking I need to replace the seat as well, but looking for advice. replace the whole valve with cartridge units (I have decent access...

I installed a CSV1A about a month ago. The cut in pressure is set to 40 psi, the cut off pressure is set to 60 psi. The working pressure for the CSV1A is around 55 psi, give or take what's using water. If I use enough water to cause the pump to turn on, there is a buzzing or vibration...

Hey guys, I've spent a lot of time reading on Terrylove.com and always appreciate the amount of knowledge found here. My wife and I are under contract on a new home and the water analysis has stopped us in our tracks. Any thoughts on the results? Does anyone have any feel on how much a treatment...

Hi, we've had record lows here and I thought my pipes froze at the well head, but now I'm leaning towards the pump is burned out. I've had heat tape and used my heat gun for 2 days. Can you test a 2 wire pump? I disconnected the pump wires at the well head and tested for continuity between the...

When the well pipe (hdpe, pvc, doesn't matter) comes out of the well seal, what's the preferred fitting? Since I have the black poly pipe, I was thinking of using something like this -...

I want to add a washer/dryer, but there isn't anything correct about my current DWV system. The house was built in 1972, so instead of adding onto shoddy work, I want to replace it all and make it right. Let me know what you think. I've got a before picture, and an after picture, plus two...

I know they make double combo fittings that can take two horizontal inputs, but I want to use one that takes an input from horizontal and vertical.

If I wanted to go down about 12 inches after the toilet flange to avoid have to cut joists, can I just use a piece of pipe and a coupler into a wye combo? Similar to this, but the combo would be on its back for the vertical to horizontal transition. When do you have to use a closet bend...

Seems to me it would be way easier to check it with an angle finder instead of a 1" block attached to a 4 ft. level? A 1/4" block attached to a 1 foot level would work too, but the angle finder seems so easy?

I'm getting ready to starting plumbing in a washer, and I went by Lowe's and saw the 2" 180 degree p-trap, but not sure what kind of 90 (short sweep, medium sweep, long sweep) to add to it to transition into the trap arm. I'm assuming it will be a street 90 as well?

I'm assuming that you use a well ell at the top in the well seal. This prevents the pump from falling down the well? All I hear is how bad galvanized is, but the only thing I can find is galvanized steel. Here is what I've found so farProPlumber Well Ell, can anyone point me towards the brass ones?

For regular sized fittings do I only need 2 clamps? For extended length sized fittings do I need 3 clamps? Should they be spaced so that the tightening nut is not in line with the clamp beside it, i.e. 180* away from each other? I have an inch-lb torque wrench for my car, what setting...

Hi everyone, I recently bought my first house back in May of this year. Ever since I moved in you could feel the pump kicking on/off when the pressure tank would get to its cut-in (30psi), water pressure has always been lack luster unless the pump was going or the pressure tank got to 50psi, any...