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I am in the middle of a bathroom remodel. The sink and toilet are removed and I have open waste pipes. I stuffed an old shirt in the toilet flange and a sock in the sink pipe to stop any gasses...

We have many quarter sized holes in our lawn with dead grass near them. The hole goes about an inch deep and the grass around it is in a swirl pattern.... Is this a bug making a hole????

We are remodeling a small bathroom. I pulled all of the old flooring up and finally reached the subfloor. Around the toilet was some water damage and the plywood was slightly delaminating. The top...

what type of equipment will i need to check the air pressure in the tank? What will I need to change the pressure in the tank?

then what?? What should the pressure be set to??

No I do not see a check valve anywhere. Please someone help......

I am not sure what you mean by checkvalve. There is a bicycle type valve at the top of the tank for changing the air pressure. Do you think that is defective?? Leaking??

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Here is the background: I have a submerged well pump in the backyard. The well pump sends water to a small pressure tank and through the house. The pressure tank is set to 30/50.

Our entire...

I am looking into buying replacement windows for my 60's built home. We currently have double hung, wood framed, single pane windows. They are very hard to operate and very inefficient.... There...

need more help please..... Are these noises okay?? Will they happen regardless of how I drain the lines. Will they damage the plumbing throughout the house. I will try closing the valve after the...

I have a leaky upstairs shower head. Today I wanted to work on the leak, so I shut off the well pump and tried to drain my pressure tank by turning on the shower. The pressure was winding down, but...

My washer drains directly into a utility tub in our laundry room. We have been noticing that the water that empties into the tub after a washer cycle smells horrible!!! (kind of eggy/or pooy) We...

I have a private well and submerged pump. Is it safe to use standard fertilizers on my lawn? Will the chemicals end up in my water and cause problems in my system, health hazards, etc...........

I found the county info on my well itself, but no info on the pump. Will i have to contact the homes previous owner to get that info?

Can I find out information on my well by going through my county? I moved into a new house and did not ask how deep the well is, what type of pump I have, hp on my pump, how old the pump is, and...

PAberts I have a very similar problem in my new home. I looked into the smart tee and posted some questions about a week ago. Please let me know what kind of results you get from the Tee. It will...

the pipe is definietly in very bad conditions and I cannot get it sealed using tape. I may try to use a die to clean the threads, but how would I replace it completly?? the pipe comes out of a...

what about the air sputtering?? thanks for the answer!!!

My second story master bath sink has problems. We have a submerged well that pumps to a small bladder pressure tank in the basement. None of the other sinks and fixtures in the house sputter, but...

I have a shower spout in my stall shower that is simply a bent tube with external threads on the end. The threads are old and not in good condition. When I screwed my new shower head onto the pipe,...

Thanks Pumpman,
I do have a bladder tank and need to know what tools I will need and how to adjust my tank pressure. I will set it to 38psi for a 40/60 setting if I am reading correctly. Can I go...

My well pump is controlled by a PumpTrol pressure switch. The switch says 30/50 on the outside cover. Does that mean it must be set to 30/50 or can I increase the settings??? I want to go to a...

Can I get rid of it to do some maintenance??? If I do remove it and notice freezing or condensation, what do you recommend I re-wrap the pipes with??

When we bought the house the water passed the inspection, but that may have only been for major problems..... Where can I have my water tested??? I think I can get a loose wound filter to replace...

My well enters the house through a pipe in the basement. This pipe is wrapped with some sort of cloth or paper material and then tons of clear tape over the cloth. Looks like some kind of amateur...