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  1. Handsrusinkc

    metlund recirculating pump

    I bought one of these d'mand pumps. Works great. My only advice is to buy your own flexible lines to connect it. The ones they supplied would not seal and leaked. Just an FYI.
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    black particles clogging faucet aerators

    I have sink aerators throughout my house that get clogged with particles or sediment. I can run the bath with the aerator out and I get all of these black particles in the bathtub (photo). It does seem that the sediment is in the hot water more than the cold water. Here's a photo of what it...
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    soap scum problem in dark colored slate shower

    I tiled a shower with a dark-colored green/brown slate that looked great for a year or so, but has developed a white sheen to the lower half or so of the shower. I'd like to know what product is recommended to get this off. Can I scrub the slate without damaging it? I did enhance/seal...
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    smelly washing machine

    I just had my washing machine replaced and I now have a sewer gas problem in my laundry room. I believe that my old washer had something that sealed the space around the hose that goes into the drain in the wall. My new drain is just a tube sitting in the (much bigger) drain hole in the...
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    all 3 of my toilets tend to clog easily

    although I'd like to say that the answer to this one is that I need to change my diet, I don't think that is the answer. I have 3 toilets in my 50 year old house. They all tend to clog easily. They don't flush very slowly though. I also get some signs of resistance to flow through the line...
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    smelly pipes, smelly bathroom

    I have a somewhat unique situation: I have a crawlspace that is heated by a vent that comes down from the attic. I suspect that the heating (and, unfortunately, airconditioning) is there so that the pipes won't break in freezing weather. I am in Kansas City. Only in cold weather, the...
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    what size water line for 2 shower and 1 tub (long)

    I am hooking up water lines to a shower that I am remodeling. Prior to the remodel: there is a 3/4" water line (in the crawl space) extending up to the area near the tub/shower, it then downsize to a 1/2 inch pipe that goes up into the bathroom and splits into one pipe for the shower and one...
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    dwv system for new 2 sink installation

    I am taking out a sink and putting in 2 sinks in my bathroom on the opposite wall. Luckily I have a crawl-space below and an attic above. I bought some good plumbing books, but they don't cover pipe sizes I would like to know how to run the DWV system The sink drains will be run...
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