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I am considering replacing back-to-back shower/tub valves (Moen Dialcet) originally installed in 1965. The valve is dripping on one and the diverter drips to the tub spout on the other. Questions: 1. How much improvement will I get with a new valve? The heads have been replaced and are...

I ran across a home-inspection site that give a lot of information on diagnosis and fixing of a lot of the problems that people ask here. There are a lot of cases where a link to the site would give words and picture answers a lot easier than for us to try to figure out the questions and provide...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21594491/ I'm sure you specialists in this subject won't want to miss the World Toilet Summit.:)

I saw a news report that Toto is recalling over 100,000 electric bidet units because they can start a fire. That's taking the idea of a warm wash-and-dry to an extreme.:D

I was in a motel this weekend that had a Gerber (model not marked on the bowl) elongated toilet with a Sloan Flushmate in the tank. There was a serious flushing problem resulting from the fact that the toilet didn't have any washdown from the center front. It would leave paper at the front where...

I'm being engaged as a design consultant to my son for a deck with hot tub/spa design and construction. Some questions: Does the tub/spa go on top of the deck (about 3 ft high) or recessed with the bottom of the flange of the spa/tub just off the deck by 1/4" or so? Or is it optional...

Many of the threads on this board about irrigation pumps are related to mis-matching the pump to the system. The ideal pump for irrigation would have nearly constant pressure across a wide range of flow. Then the inevitable variations in sprinkler demand would have less effect on the pressure...

My neice in the Houston area is house sitting for some people and doing some work in lieu of rent. They have two very old 40 gallon gas water heaters to be replaced (not leaking yet). They are in overhead (attic) areas. She isn't about to install gas water heaters, but thought it might save...

http://www.charlottepipe.com/Documents/DC_Plastics.pdf Non-pros who may shop at the Big Box stores may not have any idea what some of the fittings are. The Charlotte Pipe link has a nice .pdf file that you can print (if you want to print 48 pages) that gives pictures and installation...

My neighbor owns a rental house built in the early '70s with electric heat. Nobody wants to rent with electric heat. It is about 1300 sq ft on the living floor of what is called a "split entrance" or "raised ranch" in New England" There is good access from the lower level which also contains a...

I am looking for two 1/3 or 1/2 horsepower jet pumps that have low starting current, to be powered from an inverter on a solar powered system. I have found that a Permanent Split Capacitor (PSC) motor has lower starting current than a capacitor start, but I haven't found anyone that makes a...