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  1. JimNY

    Would these bathroom vanity water supply changes be straightforward? (Photo and text.)

    Grandma's vanity (which is of course next to a pink flushometer toilet) is falling apart. Definitely needs a new one. So would like to have some water-supply changes made at the same time. Current water supply: valves don't turn, and no idea what's behind the tile or under the escutcheon...
  2. JimNY

    Curious: Can Pipe Dope Come in a Stick?

    Just as I was on my way out this morning, noticed the gas-company guy pull a stick out of his back pocket and apparently rub it on the threads of a plug. So didn't get a chance to ask; but after got back, noticed a white residue on the threads, and a perhaps vaguely familiar smell. No babies...
  3. JimNY

    Curious about 2021 costs to replace ~25ft of black pipe and couplings?

    Hi, Been ages since we had any real pipe fitting done, so kinda curious if the $2K quote is in line around the US. (And, yeah, money is real tight - but a leak is a leak.) Detail: A short section of a basement-floor horizontal steam return pipe rotted through. Plumber proposed also replacing...
  4. JimNY

    Flushometer handle drips briefly during flush - what's needed for more than a temporary fix?

    Sequence: Plumber is over for an unrelated problem, and asked to look at the handle. Says "easy fix" and swaps in a new handle. Leak stops for a few months. Then repeat. Curious if there perhaps is a more deeply internal part that could use attention? (Presto Valve, Coyne and Delaney, Brooklyn...
  5. JimNY

    Do braided flexible supply lines in storage "expire" with age? Thinking the "rubber" in particular.

    So used to dealing with house-related things so old they're decayed or locked into place, that I think (too much) about problems related to age. Do never-used DIY "stainless-steel" flexible supply lines (for sinks, for example, the big box store calls them "braided polymer faucet connectors")...
  6. JimNY

    Any tips for removing ancient steam-radiator air-vents without breaking?

    Hi all, Like most every old threaded connection in the old house, wouldn't be surprised if the the air-vents break off rather than unscrewing cleanly. Detail: Single pipe steam heat. Cast-iron radiators. Air-vent valves not touched in a half-century. Would like to change-out as (observed at...
  7. JimNY

    Speculate on the cause of leak thru ceiling directly below toilet when flushed?

    2nd floor toilet (approx 55 yr since installed, current flushometer probably less than 20 yrs), when flushed water leaks through 1st fl. ceiling at the location below that toilet. Would a professional absolutely need to open up the ceiling from below for a look-see before diagnosing/repairing...
  8. JimNY

    Steam-boiler sight-glass leaks and gasket replacement choices

    Thinking of a DIY replace of a leaking sight-glass in a gas-fired steam-heat boiler. Since it has always wound up leaking again not long after professional repair, my main question: is there any advantage to replacing the rubber ones with the more-expensive-than-rubber gaskets I see out there -...
  9. JimNY

    Can replacement of older tank with tiny leak at top (anode) be delayed?

    After poking around these great forums, pretty sure I can predict what the universal consensus will be because of the age of the tank - but money's really, really tight so I'll ask away: Gas AO Smith PGC75-250. Was a warranty replacement installed in mid-2003. Just noticed a "salty" residue...
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