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  1. Bob's HandyGuy

    Sprinkler Questions

    One more post Yeah, Google or look in the yellow pages for irriigation supply. They have a variety of solutions. You can glue a manifold together or they have ones that go together like compression fittings. Those have the advantage that they can be taken apart if need be. It's still a...
  2. Bob's HandyGuy

    Sprinkler Questions

    Pictures Here are the pictures. Where can you buy fittings like the originals?
  3. Bob's HandyGuy

    Sprinkler Questions

    Zone Valve Manifold Now that I've done the job, I can answer my own questions. Consider this a tutorial for dummies like myself. (I attached some less than clear pictures this time as Mick suggested) Sprinkler systems are whole different animules from indoor plumbing. I could not match...
  4. Bob's HandyGuy

    Sprinkler Questions

    A customer asked me if I could repair his 10 year old sprinkler system that had sprung a leak. He thought I could just cut out the split female connector, buy some PVC couplings and done. The couplings don't look like standard PVC. I would need a couple tees but the 90 degree connection is...
  5. Bob's HandyGuy

    Problem With Ceramic Tile Shower Surround Walls

    I suggest you rent a tile saw. You can then cut small slivers off the end of a full tile matching the angle of the intersecting wall. Fill the gap until there is a small enough space where 100% silicone caulk will cover it. I had the same problem when I tiled my shower. Used one of those score...
  6. Bob's HandyGuy

    Neutralizing HE burner's condensate

    I think the consideration here is how much the effluent is diluted. Didn't Terry tell a story here of how a closet bend was eaten through from someone who never flushed? The lower end of urine pH is only 4.5 but most drains are not affected because it is mixed with bowl and tank water. The...
  7. Bob's HandyGuy

    Toto Plymouth Post Flush Problem

    You probably have too much slack in the chain. Adjust the chain so that you have it is as tight as possible but not so tight as to unseat the rubber thingy. (If that's possible on a new Toto)
  8. Bob's HandyGuy

    What is your favorite interior latex paint?

    I expect you need a steadier hand than I have to use a brush at the ceiling line. I used only a brush when I first started painting so I know it can be done. The tool just seems so much quicker for me. That is what most customers see first so it has to look good. I can usually tell the...
  9. Bob's HandyGuy

    What is your favorite interior latex paint?

    I've never been able to paint a satisfactory line at the ceiling/wall intersection with a brush. I use an old, very specific tool called a "Shur-line". It has wheels on top and a removable pad. They have made many imitations of this tool over the years but none of them paint the line as well. I...
  10. Bob's HandyGuy

    Replacing galvanized in a tight space

    How about making a pipe-sized hole in the ceiling then sliding the 10' section up into the attic then down into the stud cavity?
  11. Bob's HandyGuy

    Low Water Pressure

    Finally got around to replacing the 60 yr. old, whole house shut-offs in my place. An opportunity afforded itself when the main broke down the street last week and they had to cut the water. They were gate valves, one before the meter and one after. I broke the stem on the after meter one from...
  12. Bob's HandyGuy

    Upstairs bathroom

    The best way to remove tiles is to take out the wall down to the studs then put up new drywall. Otherwise, you'd chisel off the tiles and be left with a wall full of hardened thinset (or worse, mud and screen). Why don't you just clean the grout lines and replace the tiles that are loose...
  13. Bob's HandyGuy

    How Do I Remove Bathtub Slider Door "track" ??

    If they glued that on with 100% silicone you will have a bugger of a time getting it off. I've tried to remove stainless steel sinks set in silicone and it's near impossible. If you can get a vise grip on the track and pry it up a bit, maybe you can cut with a razor, utility knife. Some...
  14. Bob's HandyGuy

    W.C. Plumbing Unit

    In America, we refer to a room with toilet and sink as a "1/2 bath", with toilet, sink and shower as a "3/4 bath", toilet, sink, tub as a "full bath". Or are you asking about what we call a public toilet? There are many expressions for that, "mens/ladies room" etc. What are your electrical...
  15. Bob's HandyGuy

    Problem with PL Premium not sticking

    Another alternative to tile may be Swanstone panels. Click on "search forum" at the top of this page and also in the Shower and Bathtub forum.
  16. Bob's HandyGuy

    Problem with PL Premium not sticking

    It may have been doing you a favor by refusing to stick. Did you read this related thread? https://terrylove.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2910 When they first started selling that junk, 25+ years ago, I was assured it could be used in a shower. It could, but only for a few years. After that it...
  17. Bob's HandyGuy

    Sillcock spigot leak

    It's turned all the way counter-clockwise and the packing still won't budge? If it's an old type sillcock (not a frost-free) you could grip the stem with vice-grips (not at the top) then gently hammer upward on the vise-grips. You might leave bite marks on the brass, though. (Not a pro)
  18. Bob's HandyGuy

    Window in shower: remove frame or not (advice needed ASAP)

    My shower has a window smack in the middle of the long wall. They used to sell shower curtains with matching window treatment. Couldn't find one last time I shopped so I bought an extra curtain and had one made from that. Even so, the curtain gets grungy and the window still gets wet. My...
  19. Bob's HandyGuy

    Copper Bond Epoxy - Opinions?

    The pro's on this site seem to prefer compression connections at the shut-off valve. Sweating a connection here can a) burn the wall b) melt the valve works c) cause the eschutcheon to turn blue. (Not being a pro, I've done all of these things.)
  20. Bob's HandyGuy

    Cast concrete soaking tub

    Far be it from me to abet someone who thinks Terry's tub is ugly and something that resembles a horse trough is not, HOWEVER..... I've got 60 year old concrete laundry tubs that still hold water. (Wouldn't that type of surface be a bit abrasive, if the concrete were finished rough, or slippery...
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