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So here's the situation. In my en-suite bathroom when I turn the shower hot water on, after a little while the pipes start with a rapid knock. This goes away if I open the tap a lot more. If I turn the tap back again the knocking returns. Now if I turn...
Started by SimonB on
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by 13 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at 4x4community):
I have the same loose pipe problem at home, and every time a cold tap is switched to a tap,plus unsecured....
I can vouch for the pipes have loose pipes.
Next step is to find the loose pipe and fix it with a couple of saddles.
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Friday morning my water was frozen for the first time in the three years I've lived there. I hadn't been all the way under the house before - just far enough to turn off the water when we were plumbing last fall. This time I had to get right in and thankfully...
Started by CarolAnn on
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by 6 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at backwoodshome):
(Run heat tape over this & insulate too!) (*Mark location! ) There should ... .
You should only have the exposed stub of factory pipe that your fresh water on your fresh water in-pipe underneath.
Of the trailers I've worked on.
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Was rummaging around the crawl space in the front of my house and noticed I could clearly hear water flowing in the mains pipe that comes into my house. Initially I though no big deal - maybe the tank is filing. However, an hour later I could still hear...
Started by dubber on
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by 5 people.
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Actually, some of the new water-saving toilets are more likely to have problems with leaking water into the bowl than the old siphon have a valve at the bottom ....
It's fairly new, but you never know I suppose.
But I'll check the tank ...
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Plastic piping should not be attached to a water heater. You want at least 18" of copper off the top the heater and then transition to PEX.
UPC Code 604.11.2 Water Heater Connections. PEX tubing shall not be installed within the first eigthteen (18) inches...
Started by Jeepnick on
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by 5 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at terrylove):
Into the pipes this goes for gas or
electric both by the time hot water rises 18" from the heater heat from melting from the hot water backing into the pipes this goes for gas or
electric both there will be roughly 3 feet ....
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I have a mountain cabin where 2 water pipes, hot an cold, goes between the bathroom and kitchen. However, they tend to freeze in the winter. The obvious solution is to put a heating wire along the pipes, but access is cumbersome. So I have thought about...
Started by sgphysics on
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by 3 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at physicsforums):
Http an iron core encircling one pipe so that ....
Here's a product that uses the principle..
I would think you'd want an iron core encircling one pipe so that you've built a transformer where the pipe loop makes a one turn secondary.
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Last night i received a phone call from my local water authority asking me if i wish to take out a policy to cover the mains water coming into my house.
I then said isn't that the responsibility of the water authority anyway and so why do i have to pay...
Started by alanuk68 on
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by 5 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at healthandsafetytips):
My water supplier is offering me a policy for 99p/month witch_respipes which will tell you what ....
F! Alexis,Jack,
Thanks for the reply.
Also check out http://www.ofwat.gov.uk/consumerissues/ ...
water pipes may already be covered.
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Morning all...!
I've looked into this before, but been given different answers in the past. So I was hoping today to find out once and for all what's best.
I have a small loft above the one storey utility room at the end of my house. Four pipes rise from...
Started by Max Dread on
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by 4 people.
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Other pipes always....
When the heating is on, all four pipes get hot will it be safe to use at water pipe/heating temps, but it should also stand up to it fine.
With the hot water only on, two of the pipes get hot.
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Hi lads well been a while since a stripped both cars and ave forgotton what route the water pipes for the heaters tae any1 got pics to a sort mine as im pretty sure they're wrong engine is a cvh
Started by xr2johnxr2 on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at speedcentral):
This is how zetec goes sure from this you can figure it out basically the same as that but where the plasic Y piece is near carb istead of the above it will go to back of inlet on cvh cheers lads will sort tomorow got the y piece in the wroong place by... .
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Hi,
its a 13 kw with boiler. Inch pipes out the back. Old system and there is a valve on the pipe to the cylinder. This vavle is only 3 turns open. The cylinder is direct and the oil also pases through this valve. Its balanced I suppose to give major ...
Started by eamon11 on
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by 4 people.
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I put in a new gas hot water heater a couple months ago. On a second floor faucet I got warm water for 20-30 seconds, at least it seemed that long. A person at FF told me I didn't need a check valve although I had put one in the old heater. A few weeks...
Started by Tom7227 on
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by 3 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at hotspotoutdoors):
Why would it only start when the new water heater was installed? Without a check valve, especially if you turn the main ....
Brand new kitchen faucet.
I replaced both shower valves a year ago.
You don't want water moving backwards at all.
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