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If your garbage disposal outlet line is 5 inches below the sewage outlet line going into the wall what should you do to get the water out?Popularity: 30
After a double handle faucet was replaced with a single one air started coming out with the water what is wrong?
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If you want to install a new kitchen sink about 12 inches from the present location can the plumbing be moved to accomodate this?
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Is 60 psi of pressure entering the house an acceptable amount of pressure?
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Is there an easy way to repair the pipes below a single unit shower that sits two inches above a concrete slab?
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What would cause periods of no water then slow water then sediment filled water and then air to come from a residential water well?
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What causes no water flow in your shower tub?
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If you're installing a new water heater with current copper piping is there an advantage to sweating new joints or can you just use compression fittings?
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You want to install shower in the basement tying into the main drain for the house should there be some kind of backflow preventer installed between the shower trap and the main line to prevent backup?
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Why won't the water go down when the toilet is flushed?
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What is wrong with your disposal if it seems to work OK but then gets very loud and sprays water?
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Why does a rotary type bathtub water faucet sometimes provide smooth temperature adjustment and other times give water too hot or too cold over the range of rotary motion?
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How do you take apart a garbage disposal?
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Why didn't the overflow tube prevent an overflow when the float fell off?
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When planning a drainage system for a big commercial kitchen to prohibit pipe clogging should you omit siphons in each floor and basin opening and substitute a central siphon?
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Is there a general purpose laminating adhesive that can be used to adhere and seal a CPE shower liner to the mortar pre pan?
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How do you remove the screw that holds the plastic handle for a shower if it just turns and turns?
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Do you need to go into the soil stack if you are using a mace-rater?
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Can a sink be installed where you currently have a toilet?
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How can you repair the hot water knob on your bathroom sink if it won't turn to the point that you can run hot water from the sink?
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Why does your shower make a noise?
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What should you do if you have a bathroom lavatory in which the hot pipe vibrates after the hot water has been running for about 45 seconds?
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Can a toilet be installed where you currently have a sink?
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Where can you buy shower trim kits for Delta faucets?
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What would cause a toilet to bubble and drain when a shower or dishwasher is draining or has recently drained?
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How do you test if a hot water recirculating pump is working properly?
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How do you locate the main drain in a home that is 3 years old with 3 black pipes sticking out of the corner of the floor in the basement?
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When installing a sump pump can you down size the pipes from one and a half inches to three quarters of an inch safely?
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Why doesn't the shower the furthest from the hot water heater never get more than warm and the shower closest to it gets nice and hot?
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What do you do when the sewer is above the plumbing line and you need to install a toilet?
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What causes brown flakes in your upstairs bath water?
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Why won't your toilet bowl completely empty when you flush?
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Why does the bathtub faucet run while showering?
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What is the best non-clogging good cleaning flush toilet with a high seat for a handicapped person?
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What can you put on the floor of a second floor to water proof the floors?
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Why would there be an orange color on the floor of your shower?
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How do you pipe a hot recirculation line?
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What causes a toilet sink and shower to leak at the same time?
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How do you connect the outside faucet to the city line?
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What does the inside of a rusted out cast iron sewer pipe look like?
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How do you replace the air bladder on a water tank?
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Why does the water from your kitchen sink smell like sulfur but the rest of the house is fine?
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Why would the water level in the toilet bowl get low after 10-12 hours and how do you fix it?
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If your drain is sticking up 11.16 off the cement floor and the top part of your drain screws into the bottom half should you pour the concrete to the top of the first piece or leave some room?
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Is it possible to go from a cast iron pipe to a pvc flange?
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When plumbing a bathroom what causes the shower to get hotter when the toilet is flushed?
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If a clay or rust substance is coming from only the hot side in faucets is this caused by the water heater rusting or going bad?
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How do you increase the middle range of temperatures on a faucet when it is difficult to get anything other than very hot or very cold water?
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How do you add a shower to a traditional bath without tearing out walls or replacing pipes?
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Is there a product that can dissolve the roots in a septic system without having to remove the roots in the tank?
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What causes the pipes to vibrate even when the water is turned off?
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Why does your shower temperature change when someone flushes the toilet or uses another sink in your home?
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Do singing water pipes mean there is air in the pipes?
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What is the distance a toilet flange has to be placed from the back and side walls?
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How do you get rid of mineral build up in hot water pipes?
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When installing a closet flange to a drain pipe in a concrete floor is there any problem with filling gap around pipe with cement and bolting brass flange to cement rather than attaching to drain pipe?
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What could a dribbling noise be that you hear from the main floor ceiling after flushing the toilet or during the shower if there is no sign of water leakage under the toilet or shower?
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Why would you lose water pressure only on the kitchen faucet which is directly behind the wall to the tub and toilet and bathroom sink if they are fine?
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Why would the toilet on the main floor make a bubbling noise when you flush the upstairs toilet?
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Why would there be hot water coming from the tub faucet but not from the shower head?
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Is there a tool or device that can detect or find under ground water lines that do not have a magnetic strip?
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What would cause the garbage disposal in an apartment to back up into the bathtub which is now not draining?
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What is the difference between a single check valve and a double one and can you fit one in the hot water pipe to a shower to prevent cross flow.?
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How do you get rid of frogs that swim up the toilet when it rains?
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What would cause a mold smell from the toilet bowl if there is no visible mold and bleach in the bowl stopped the smell for one month but now it is back?
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Is it safe to cut a cast iron sewer pipe with a saw with the possibility of sewer gases present?
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How much slope per foot is needed for a sink drain pipe?
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Why would you lose water pressure in the shower when the kitchen faucet is running?
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What states have a plumbing code in their state law?
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What would cause the pressure to not get above 18lbs and the pump continues to run you have already drained the tank?
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