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Hammerlane,

Can you explain what this thing is and how it's used? The link appears to show that you can't order it anymore, regardless. Thanks.

Regards,
Jeff (the OP)

Well, good news, bad news on this. It appears that installing the water hammer arresters did diminish the sounds of the pipes banging around in the walls, but they still make some reasonable racket...

Thanks, Jim. I picked up a pair of these thanks to your recommendation. I hope to install them tomorrow night when I have some free time and can wedge myself into the overgrown closet I call a...

Jim,

Thanks so much for that info! Given that I am about as handy as a one-legged man in a butt kicking contest when it comes to plumbing, is this something that I should have a qualified plumber...

DJ,

Well, the long and short of it is that I ended up having the copper pipes that were sweated to my bathtub fixtures replaced with flexline while we were doing the bathroom remodel. All the...

Thanks, all. I'm not sure what the moral of the story is. I mean, even if I buy locally, there's nothing that says there isn't a hairline crack that I won't find until a couple days after install...

Which just again proves that because I didn't completely unbox the thing and go over it with a fine toothed comb looking for defects (which I couldn't do anyway since I don't have the room to do so...

I can't possibly believe that I missed THIS MUCH damage upon cursory inspection of the thing. Plus, there's no damage whatsoever to the box or the pallet it's on. If someone (me, since I park on...

Hey gang,

I finally ordered 2 of these gems for my house a couple weeks ago from ****. They were sent via a freight company and I opened the boxes and did a cursory inspection before the driver...

I got the name of a GC that my bathroom remodel guys recommended, so I'll probably talk to him to see how much we would be talking about in terms of the cost to add the new exhaust fan over the...

It appears that my groaning is on the hot water side of the downstairs master tub only. I'm going to try to order a new cartridge for that Moen roman tub faucet and see if that solves the issue. If...

Plumber finally came back last Friday and installed the condensate trap on the unit. Hopefully this ends my woes in terms of losing hot water after the first time you use hot water sometime in the...

HJ,

Just to clarify. I am well aware of the physics of hot air rising. The issue I am having is that one of the bedrooms on the upper floor is significantly warmer than all other rooms on this...

Any ideas, guys? I asked one plumber who was at my house and he theorized it was worn down innards on one of the toilets that was causing a pressure drop and was vibrating. Well, we tested that...

Thanks for the feedback, Dana. I believe you are correct... and with the ground water coming out now at like 79-degrees... I'm thinking I could run a whole lot of things and not lose hot water any...

Hey guys,

I have a similar issue in my 8 year old home, only it has to do with nearly all of the water faucets in my house. It most noticeable when running the upstairs or downstairs bathtubs. ...

Ah, therein lies the rub. The operative word is "good". :)

Anyway, I still don't have my SD card for my camera, but I do have this pic I snapped of the shower area. The current vent is located...

I can attest to this being an issue in Houston. The <insert less than flattering term here> that installed my Rheem didn't install a condensate trap at all. 1 month after it was installed, we can...

I'll post some pics when I remember to bring my darn memory card for the camera home from work.

In general, who typically will do the work of drilling/punching the hole, installing the fan and...

Thanks, Jimbo.

Jim,

I understand. Yes, we have one of the hand showers that fit into a socket/mount like a normal shower head with the coil hose that ran down from there. I hated it, but it was a cheapo model...

FWIW,

The Rheem Tankless I have is shown here:
http://www.rheemtanklessonline.com/Pics/RTGL-74PVN.jpg

RTGL-74PVN

Rheem Tankless Water Heater RTG-74PVN-1, Indoor Use Specifications:
• Uses...

Jim,

Sorry, I think my A.D.D. is kicking in... which unit were you talking about with your comments above? :)

Thanks,
Jeff

Given the numerous bad things I've read about the Grohe stuff (not yours, obviously), it sounds like as far as bang for the buck, I should stick to Delta or someone along those lines. The Captains...

Thanks, Susan. Kiva was the place I planned on running out to and checking as far as colors and models. Thanks for the confirmation! I PM'd you, as well.

Regards,
Jeff