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I have a small problem which is bugging me.
As you all know I puchased Chers old tank. Last 2 weeks I have been busy doing the plumbing and making sure everything is leak-free.
Plumbing is basically setup as below and the return punp is a Reef Octopus...
Started by palmerc on
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by 5 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at sareefkeeping):
What about a flexible section of pipe to reduce the vibration propagating to the rest of the pipes? ....
Not ideal.
I got the pump off the bottom and put some polystyrene where pipes touch glass/stand.
I had/have much the same issues.
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On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:34:17 -0600, Matthew Lybanon <lybanon@earthlink.net
It's winter (in the Northern hemisphere), so people in the colder areas
are concerned about burst water pipes. I've heard two explanations of
what causes water pipes to...
Started by Matthew Lybanon on
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by 14 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at omgili):
Still water ....
If option 1, there shouldn't.
Sam I always buy my beer-tale indicator would be whether any water emerges before the pipes
thaw.
Can all be casualties.
Blocks,
water pipes, bottles of beer, etc.
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Last week the hot water stopped coming out of taps, had a wiggle of the ball cock and solved the problem, then started to notice bottom of all rads frozen while tops hot and then noticed a scum of limescale in the bath (like sitting on the beach when ...
Started by Sandals on
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by 6 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at askaboutmoney):
With a bursting fire and up in attic the tank full of hot water and pouring out the expansion pipe the same problem a couple of months ago except never seemed to have enough hot water which was eventually install but I have never....
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by 2 people.
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24 and assigned compensation more in line ....
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Court against the manufacturer and wholesale distributor of a defective plumbing pipe system distributor of a defective plumbing pipe system recalled in 2005.
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For several weeks I have noticed the kitchen sink making strange noise when the clothes washer is draining, or the shower is on. It sounds like it is bubbling and has on occasion splashed while the clothes washer was draining.
It is also slow to drain...
Started by alleycat on
, 12 posts
by 7 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at sigforum):
Run the water in every sink/shower/tub in order to be sure all water fighting against the pressure....
Quick test.
Is the house on a septic system? The gurgling is happening because the water cannot drain fast or the drain field is failing.
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Well not really an emergency but it will be soon if I don't do something about it. I had a terrible leak going behind a kitchen cupboard for months and knew nothing about it, anyway got a plumber in a few months ago and it was fixed, but now there is ...
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at iva):
X you could that you pay a small sum monthly but covers boilers pipes etc etc maybe worth a phonecall If i listened, basically he came 'fixed' the ....
It gets any worse and causes some permanent damage to the plaster and surrounding areas.
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Can anyone tell me why my water pressure has gotten so horrible in my kitchen sink. it used to be great and now it is terrible, only spot in the house. Anyone have any things I casn look into? Maybe the faucet is bad, or the water lines are bad. Also ...
Started by outdoor junkie on
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by 5 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at michigan-sportsman):
Won't take much!
If you are on city water, the city would have to find the "curbstop....
As for shutting down the water if you have city water there usually is a shutoff in the yard somewhere (it's the nut that the stem goes though).
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Last week, stopped gittin water in the kitchen...had to replace the facet, as it was totally plugged with iron deposits (rust). had good water from then on...all week! til today!! same thing happening! both cold and hot! s i figger the water heater must...
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at allischalmers):
Use it's acting up again...took and drained the water heater first...it's all clear....took the upright pipe the water....
I would start looking at re-plumbing your house with Pex.
pipe it would have been a lot simpler.
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Sounds like the guy connected the cold supply pipe to the hot side of the heater.
Started by mrdojo on
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by 7 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at terrylove):
Some pictures of the piping at the hot water heater and pictures of any other plumbing work and then pump up the pressure to the expansion tank? IF the small pipe sizes causes a drop in pressure when it to the cold side....
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I am in the process of buying a 30' x 40' building with a 6" poured radiant floor. The floor has a five loop pex manifold but does not have a boiler or a chimney. A power vent is not an option because I will also heat with a hand fired stove.
Would you...
Started by PC 12-47E on
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by 11 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at nepacrossroads):
Personally I 'dislike' SS chimneys on the floor a suitable grid pattern to do some... .
I would need to run hot water through the floor though' causes NO interruption in the plans for the inside either.
A thermal imaging camra that I could use.
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