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  1. Water is salty after reffilling softner!Help?

    Quote Originally Posted by rjh2o View Post
    What brand of softener is it? Some manufacturers have refill as the initial cycle (dry storage) as opposed to the last cycle (wet storage).
    RJ
    I'm having the same problem in my Kenmore softener. It keeps regenerating and not removing the water from the tank.
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  2. Water Ridge High-Efficiency Dual Flush Model 533515 - COSTCO

    I have two of these toilets and they work extremely well. The poo button (bigger flush) is unnecessary for poo 99% of the time. Maybe we have small poos

    The information by some people on another blog on this site is patently false. I don't understand why they would try to discredit the Water Ridge brand. Is it because these toilets are made in China? Is it because they want to sell more expensive toilets? Is it because they want to make themselves seem expert? Who knows?
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  3. Cast iron radiators

    Quote Originally Posted by bagallop View Post
    I replaced shut off valves on half the radiators in the house. After system start up bled air from all. They seemed to heat properly. Now I have one that gets luke warm on discharge side only, while the radiator gets warm on top, cold at bottom. Does not appear to be air bound as I get water immediately. Any ideas or suggestions greatly appreciated.
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  4. Adding a closed loop solar hot water system to a tankless hot water/boiler system.

    I am in the process of building my own closed loop, glycol, hot water sytem to preheat water BEFORE it enters my current, tankless, boiler system. I am in great shape with regards to the system. The cold, well, water enters the boiler system from a copper tee connection, just above the boiler system. The cold potable water continues on this common pipe through the house.

    I want to put the 50 gallon, hot water storage tank, roughly 10 feet from the boiler, as close to where the collector ...
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  5. Replacing my sub flooring on my house on blocks.

    I am about to embark on replacing my sub flooring in my house. I have a house on blocks and want on get help on whether to use treated plywood or just tongue and groove plywood. I am also wondering if I should use some tar paper under my sub flooring on top of my joists. I plan to put tongue and groove oak on top of my plywood and would appreciate any help with how I should proceed. Thanks
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