mystery

Assembling my system after a long delay in getting the Vortech tanks. One little mystery, though. There's this one item, which looks like a strainer, yet isn't. What is it, please? And where ought it go? I suspect is to do with the KIO system. Yet there is no place obvious where it might seem to...

After putting holes in the bathroom wall and seeking to find a bad shower connection, I've concluded that it's not the bathroom. The smell pooling in the hallway is coming from inside or just outside the furnace closet. One day after years of logging in my calendar "Wet Mop Smell; no...

I am hoping someone out there can identify the manufacturer for the the handle and trim of the pictured items. I have to replace them and I've been told it's easier to replace like manufacturer for like. Thank you for any forthcoming assistance.

Video not available. Sorry. This was captured by a camera I set up pointed at the water heater. It wakes people in my house at 6 AM or thereabouts nearly every day even though no one is using water or even up. It happens even if no heat/AC is on. The gas company and city (sewer) can find...

Hi guys and gals, I have a pipe that runs through the footing in my garage's foundation to the outside of the house. Rainwater comes through this pipe into my garage. Here are my questions: What is this pipe for? Can I plug it? Are there other solutions for how to keep the water out of my...

I just noticed water in the area around my well casing. I could not see exactly where the leak was coming from, nothing obvious at the above ground joints, but there is a pile of watery grey grease that is building up next to the casing. The pile of grease is about 3" high which seems like a...

I have a 20+ year old faucet that I would love to replace. Unfortunately, there is no access panel and noone seems to want to do it. Is there a way to tell from the photos what brand the spout is? The handles say Sterling, but every plumber we have had over to look at it says they are...