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At first, when I saw your recommendation to clean the aerator, I thought it odd, as it seemed unlikely to me that it could completely clog instantly. However, I followed your advice, and unscrewed the head of the faucet, and sure enough, the water flowed freely without it. And while I didn't...

I recently installed a new dishwasher, and in order to do so, I turned off the hot water valve. When I turned it back on, there was no water from the kitchen faucet, hot or cold. The dishwasher works fine, so I was thinking the problem is somewhere at the faucet. Upon further inspection, it...

Yup, you were absolutely correct. I went to the laundry room (which is upstairs), and found the drain alongside the washing machine drain. It's strange to me that they ran it all the way upstairs, but I guess that was the best way to insure there was an air gap. Now that I know where to look...

My home is pre-plumbed for a water softener, so it includes the loop and a 3/4in drain line in the wall. I've hooked up the water softener, but before hooking up the drain, I decided to test it to make sure it can drain okay. Turns out the drain runs upward, to where I am no sure. I'm...

If it were the heat traps, wouldn't it affect all the faucets? It was only happening on certain faucets, and as of today, it is only affecting 1 faucet. What I've done with success for the past 2 days at the problem faucet is turn the stop valve on the hot water completely off, and then turn...

I recently had to shut down my water to install a water softener. Since then, I'm getting no hot water or just lukewarm water at certain taps at certain times. Occasionally, I'll get some air sputtering out, after which the hot water flows without a problem. I have a dedicated hot water...

I started cleaning it, and you're right, the drywall mud came off pretty easily. However, I found that on the underside of the pipe was a good amount of solder. I'm assuming the solder dripped down the pipe when they were putting in the elbows. My concern in that the solder is going to...

My garage is pre-plumbed for a water softener (pictured below). It is a 1-1/4 pipe, which I'm planning on putting a shark-bite male adapter on each end. I'll attach the water softener bypass via stainless steel hoses. I have a few questions before I proceed: 1. What's the best way to clean...

Sounds like the permeate pump is definitely worth its price. Do you have any recommendations regarding the ERP 500 vs 1000? Should I keep the shutoff or remove it? I'm thinking if TDS creep happens, that's not such a bad thing, as it may help protect my copper pipes.

I see. So the pre-plumbed drain has an air gap already built in somewhere down the line? Does that mean I need a more secure connector than just a hose clamp? What kind of connector would you recommend?

I have a similar setup with the pre-plumbed 1/2 in drain line. When I hook it up, does it require any type of air gap? It looks like the picture above does not have one. Also, do I actually need a copper push connector like the one used above, or can I can put a plastic hose attached by a...

So if I understand correctly, you want the RO system to work pretty well, but not THAT well. The more it reduces the TDS, the greater the chance it will harm the copper pipes. Does that sound about right? It seems a little strange to me to take out the minerals and then have to readd them...

Hmm, just did a quick search on copper with RO system and I see there is definitely some controversy regarding the safety of RO on copper pipes. Seems strange to me that the house would come pre-plumbed if this is a known issue. Are they assuming we would be using just an in-line filter and...

Yes, it is copper. So the output line from the RO can accomodate either a 1/4 or 3/8? I have not yet purchased the system, but all the instructions I've been reading online seem to indicate the output tubing is 1/4 inch. I'm assuming I could get an adapter to go from the 1/4 up to the 3/8...

My kitchen has a pre-plumbed 1/2 in loop under the sink presumably leading to the refrigerator ice maker line. What's the best way to hook up a reverse osmosis system to this? Since all the lines from the RO system seem to be 1/4 in, it seem to me like change from 1/4 in to 1/2 in would result...