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Hello Just purchased a new electric water heater to replace my 15 year old State heater. The bottom element is burnt out and impossible to remove. I decided to go ahead and replace the entire unit to avoid any surprises in the future. Plus the wife isn't digging one working element. Anyway...

Hello all, I have a 15 year old State Select 80 gallon water heater. We've been noticing some cooler hot water and our suspicions of a bad element were correct. The bottom element tests bad and looks pretty corroded. I know this unit has provided good service for its life but I would still...

Good morning. I already have an older Culligan water softener that is on its last leg so I purchased a Fleck 5600SXT 48K softener. It arrived the other day and I'm making preparations for the install. My current supply plumbing is 3/4" Pex. My current softener was plumbed with 3/4" pex...

So I noticed a little water in the floor below my pressure tank. In my non professional opinion/lingo, it is the brass tee fitting union. Not sure if that accurately describes it but I also have photos. It appears to be a little deteriorated. Is this something an avid DIYer should attempt or...

I was doing a search and came across this thread which raised a few questions from me. https://terrylove.com/forums/showthread.php?43744-Shower-Rough-In My setup will inculde the R10000-PX, R11000 diverter valve, showerhead, and hand shower. I'll be using 1/2" PEX Couple questions... 1. I...

I had to redo this particular fitting 4 times. A couple months back, my soldering went well especially given the fact it was my first time. Not so lucky this time. Here goes. I was having trouble with a 1/2" x 1/2" female adapter (copper to pex). It doesn't leak now but the joint still...

Hello again! Trying to plan ahead for our bathroom remodel. The plan is to have a double vanity but our bathroom was originally plumbed for one. The problem is that the sink drain pipe is a couple inches from a stud. I see a couple options but wanted to run it by you guys first. 1. Cut...

Hello everyone! My name is Donnie and I've recently began a remodel on our upstairs master bathroom. Got some questions, of course. Here is a pic of vanity drain. I've already ordered the necessary plumbing to convert this to a double vanity. Now that I'm looking at the picture, I hope my...