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It's a long story, but suffice it to say opportunities were offered...

It turned out you were exactly right, jadnashua. We had a competent plumber come in and take a look at it. He swapped the pipes, calibrated the valve and everything is working now. Thanks!

I think this is right. I just noticed that if I start it out with the control pointing up (which I think should be hot, right?), the water runs cold, but once I bring the handle down and increase the...

We have a Grohe thermostatic valve and Kensington trim that was recently installed. We've had many problems with this project (that one still not totally resolved), and we're still trying to resolve...

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I'm hoping and praying that this is something that can be fixed without cutting open the wall, so answers that suggest that would be greatly appreciated ;)

Something is screwed up with the thermostatic valve in our new shower (installed by a contractor -- I'm contacting them, but I'd like to understand the problem myself). The water is hot no matter...

(I posted about this on one other board too -- sorry if you see this twice!)

I think we have a problem with the Grohe shower controls we're having installed in our master bathroom. We have Grohe...

Thanks all. I picked up a new flapper at Dunn Lumber today and that seems to have fixed it.

Dumb question. Are flappers pretty much universal, or do I need to be careful to get one that's compatible with my toilet and existing hardware?

We've started having a weird problem with the toilet in our powder room. It's a Briggs that was here when we bought the house, and I think it's probably original (ca. 1988). Not sure if the innards...