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Hi- We are looking at purchasing a 1964 home with lots of "renovations" over the years. The disclosure says that if you dump a very large amount of water in the kitchen sink (5 gallons), it can...

I have a 1.5 year old HW heater, a home warranty replacement, it is set to run pretty hot (not scalding).. Over the last six months we have to turn our tub valve more and more to the hot side just to...

sure enough- the added on horizontal section in the basemnet that you thought might be kinked- the solder had flaked away and it is loose- you move the vertical that goes into the cabinet up and down...

I have a feeling the two abandoned copper pipes (the one under the sink, angled up, and the one in the basement angled down are part of the original kitchen sink drainage, abandoned in some...

another note on the slop-
in the vertical basement photo (image 0337) the copper drain line solder connection right to the left of the hanging strap also leaks slightly-- it appears somebody tried...

some explanation-
one photo undersink shows an angled, threaded copper pipe coming out of wall-- that did not drip much the first year and a half we lived here... now it does.. it fills up that...

My older house has a S-trap on the kitchen sink-- a really messy one formed by multiple slip-joint fittings-- the bottom of the "S" is actually a 2" straight piece slip fitted in, not a one-piece S.....

I installed a new ISE Badger 9 disposal a week and a half ago. A few days later it was dripping, but not from any connections. It was leaking through the motor and out a body assembly screw- a...

how bad is this- I installed a new under sink disposal- the very old switch was dangerously located at hip height by the sink.. so I also relocated it to inside the sink cabinet- no way to get it...

this pretty much reinforces my opinion of home inspectors-- very very scary. In our town they are now forcing us to use them for energy ratings and they are getting very quickly trained- not as...

I did not remove and replace the compression fittiing on this project- the 90 was 1st put in-place (incorrectly, it seems), then I screwed the compression fitting on (without tape thread) and then...

Thank you all-
Terry sounds adament, but I so do not want to redo what I spent a Sunday doing.
The leak is literally one drip an hour- I ran a second wash with a few paper towels folded up...

Thank you- I can see about half the angle's threads and tape- but because they so adamantly said to not overtighten I figured I was already pushing it.. I am quite bummed if you are correct-Not the...

I installed a Bosch dishwasher today- Now I have a very slight drip coming out of the pipe threads/teflon tape of the 90 degree supply angle into the DW's inlet. This dishwasher's threaded inlet hole...

onto my next step- bought a Bosch DW with a reccomended max drain length of 150", which is pretty good compared to some at 92". My DW space (an unfortunate legacy of the former owner's stupidity) is...

thank you- I think I have decided that the best bet on this one is to have a plumber do it- piece of mind with gas is certainly key.. maybe the priority order for DIYs getting help is really...

I recently tried to move my gas stove out of the kithchen so I could tile. Could not unscrew the the flex hose from the gas connection- the iron pipe coming out of the floor has a shut off valve...

Thanks for the couple of useful replies- some others seemed to have issues with their digestion as they were trying to reply (LOL:-)?! Yes, $130 buys you some security, but it is also hit and miss...

So I did the DW air gap install as part of a DW replacement- kills me that HD offers one cheap plastic model only in my area. The sink top gasket compresses all uneven and looks like crap.. Anyways, ...

so I was convinced to use Sharkbites- sick of seeing past homeowner solders pinholing, and I know I am also not great at soldering, especially up high, near wood, and with poorly drying cut lines.
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I have a similar situation to another post- an old dishwasher installation rigged in across from the sink in a small kitchen. Old DW leaked, so now replacing with nice Bosch model. Old DW had...