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There is a leak on the ceiling of the first floor of your 2 story condo the bedroom is over the leak so what could be creating the leak?Popularity: 64
What should you do if you have not flushed an upstairs toilet for about five months and the bowl is now completely dry?
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How do you find an underground leak in a 1000-foot underground PVC pipe?
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What needs to be done if a rolling faucet has been replaced with a 2-handle faucet but the water pressure isn't as good as before?
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Can gurgling in the toilet make your water bill go up?
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Just had a new hot water heater installed and now do not get steady flow of hot water into the tub in the master all of the other lines flow smoothly what do you do to fix this?
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How can you convert a basement shower with trap in concrete to a tub with an overflow without bringing in a jackhammer?
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How do you dewinterize a house that was bought foreclosed?
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How do you fix a shower that has no hot water pressure when there is hot water pressure everywhere else in the house?
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Does the static pressure in your pressure tank change if the pressure switch was increased?
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How can you replace a Goulds Jo5N Jet pump with something quieter?
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In what direction must a black gas line union fitting be facing?
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What is wrong with a toilet that will rarely flush completely?
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How do you increase the water pressure to a house's outside faucet to increase water pressure to a sprinkler system through a hose?
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Can toilets explode?
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How do you install a shower pan liner?
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Do you need to chip away some cement to place a toilet flange correctly in a basement on a cement floor?
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How do you change a shower valve?
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What is the problem in a well pressure tank system where the pressure drops and causes the pump to run about every 5 minutes?
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Why would the master bath walk in shower smell of sewer gas if there is no backup or clogs and the smell comes and goes and has nothing to do with cleaning?
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How could a second floor bedroom have a recurring floor leak without the adjacent wall getting wet or the first floor ceiling getting wet?
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What causes the drain in a tub to leak?
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Why would the tup sink and dishwasher make a glug-glug sound when draining and how can you fix it?
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How do you connect a copper water pipe to a flex pipe?
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Can you simply drain a clothes washer through an outside wall and onto the ground?
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Why does the base of a toilet discolor?
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How do you repair a leak in a PVC drain connection?
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How can you increase water pressure and hot water in your shower?
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Is it okay to connect copper pipe to brass to galvanized to brass and back to copper or will it cause a reaction that will corrode the pipes?
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How do you cure high levels of calcium water that your well is producing?
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When installing a shower drain in a concrete floor how do you determine the height of the drain which will protrude through the concrete?
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What would cause an intermittent septic smell outside over a septic tank without a vent and green leach fields?
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What precautions should be taken to avoid air locking in hot water pipes of a solar water heater?
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Why does a bathroom drain gurgle when you flush the toilet or release water from the vanities?
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What is the proper way to cap off a drain pipe behind a dishwasher that you no longer use?
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Is there technology to repair a water leak in a water line sealed in a concrete slab I heard about running a smaller line through the existing line or pumping a sealant through the line?
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What would cause a 10-year old sump pump to begin to intermittently rattle the pipes after it runs?
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What is the difference between dry sump and wet sump?
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How do you convert a tub to a shower stall?
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How can you repair a pin hole in a copper pipe?
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Is there any way to clean lime or calcium build-ups out of pipes or is this hard build-up there for keeps?
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How do you install a three-eighths inch flex dishwasher hose to half-inch copper pipe?
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Is there anything that would stop the shower mixer from leaking if it has a horseshoe clip that holds the mixer in?
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What causes low water pressure and a foul smell in the kitchen sink?
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What are vertical stem drop pipes used for?
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How do you loosen rusted pipe joints?
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When the washing machine drains it backs up in the bathtub and under the toilet what is causing this?
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Can a shower on off handle break the main copper line from wear and tear on it or is it from misuse?
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What direction are faucets supposed to turn?
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Is a soft copper pipe with compression nut-ferrule or a braided steel hose better for connecting a dishwasher supply line?
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How do you stop a shower from making a high pitched whistling sound?
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How do you tap into an existing cast iron drain pipe for a new washing machine drain?
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How would you fix a low water pressure problem in a plumbing system that comes from a well has copper piping and a high iron content?
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Why would a new bathroom have a terrible sewer odor?
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Why would the toilet start gurgling and bubbling when taking a shower?
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How much bleach do you add to a well water system and how often?
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Can pvc cement be used on cpvc piping?
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Does a compression fitting have to be replaced on copper pipe to hook up a dishwasher and if so how do you get the old one off?
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What is the physical difference between yellow label and red label pvc water line?
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How do you locate a septic field?
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What should you do if you have to move a toilet stub over about one foot but all the fittings from the point of connection to the existing stub are bell on bell connections?
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Can you cap a PVC vent pipe in your attic which has recently discharged a small amount of water?
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How do you remove rusted bolts from an old toilet that has ceramic bolt tops that can't be removed?
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Why would the shower water only get really hot when the cold water is turned on in the tub?
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In a closed radiant floor heating system how do you get hot water to flow out of the top of your hot water tank?
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How do you add a washing machine to your condo next to the bathroom?
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What could cause a strange odor under the sink in the sink cabinet if a plumber could not find anything?
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How do you disconnect the drain pipes and drainer from a bath tub?
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Is there any advantage to installing the water pressure tank on the 2nd floor?
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Why would it take forever to get hot water to start running in the kitchen sink while everywhere else it takes a couple of seconds?
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