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I shot you a reply on your first post, (be it good or bad). LOL.


Mike

If I’m reading your post correctly, I would stick with the issue that caused all of your problems…the drain line that was installed incorrectly. If the drain line was installed incorrectly at the...

Thanks Sibi…I think your probably right.

Mike

I’m probably missing something here on all of the posts here, but here in Phoenix, most of the homes have a gate or ball valve at the house. Then there is a water meter out by the street that has...

From what she’s told me, these little rental units were built like in the 40’s, and the power supply to the main panels is almost noting. She says that with just one small electric heater on low, and...

My buddy bought a dishwasher that I think someone must have done something like that too. My buddy put some De-foamer in, and ran a load. I just called him, and he said that you can get that...

Thanks HJ,

This heater will be for a client/friend of mine that has some small hotel type rental houses in Wilcox Az. She found one of those, “Mr. Heater portable propane heaters” on the web, and...

Hi…I’m trying to find a low cost venting, (from the outside) propane heater. It is for a small apartment, (approx 250 square feet). All of the ones I have found on the web, are around the $600.00 to...

Hi…I’m trying to find a low cost venting, (from the outside) propane heater. It is for a small apartment, (approx 250 square feet). All of the ones I have found on the web, are around the $600.00 to...

Is your basement a, “finished basement” and is it heated / cooled? My parents had a house back East, and the basement was cold and damp, and not really finished, (drywall, carpeted etc.).

Mike

Here, (just for fun) is an example of poor workmanship of how not to install underground duct work. This, (concrete pipe) duct work was found when the owners of the house wanted to do a bathroom...

Here, (just for fun) is an example of poor workmanship of how not to install underground duct work. This, (concrete pipe) duct work was found when the owners of the house wanted to do a bathroom...

I’m not an A/C guy, but I have been doing a lot of research on duct work, air volume, etc; and I have made some major improvements on existing duct work systems, on a lot of homes.

You may have to...

Thanks everyone for all the feed back!

I'm in Phoenix AZ and as far as I know the city / state haven’t addressed the issue of banning the discharge of water softeners into the city sewer...

When I had my A/C / heat pump installed in my house, my contractor just installed a 6” vent pipe plumbed into the return air duct work from the outside. He said that it would cost me about ¼ ton of...

I have a client that the water softener discharge line drains into her sewer line that goes into her septic system. I noticed on my dads discharge line on his water softener, (that he just discharges...

You may try the, “kill him with kindness” approach. Mail him a letter saying something like you want to put the past behind you and just become good neighbors. Tell him that if he has any issues that...

In North Phoenix, (around New River) there is still a problem with pipes freezing. Last year wasn’t too bad, but the year before that a lot of BFP’s and well pipes were busting all over the place;...

Wow….only four zones on an acre. I will suggest to the owner about going to at least a 1” line. I’m just concerned that the galvanized pipe that is in the house is just as rusty as the main line...

I have been doing some research on using PEX pipe. I have read on the pipe itself, and it recommended not be used if the free chlorine is over 4 PPM. I called the city water quality department and I...

I have done proper under slab copper pipe repair by brazing the pipe together with oxygen and Mapp gas….”even though I’m not a plumber”. Thank you for your concern.

Thanks Terry…I did go check out the existing water service, and it was a ¾” galvanized line, with a 5/8” water meter. It’s kind of typical out here in the older part of town. One of the draw backs of...

If the hot water tank, (on the other thread, “Imploding water heater?”) imploded, wouldn’t the nipples on the top of tank be pushed outwards, (away from the vent)?
If it did implode, I can see why...

When replacing an element in hot water tanks, I use to pull the handle on the T&P valve to assist the draining in the tank, but most of them wouldn’t’ shut after that so I stopped doing that. You are...

Thanks all for the info! I think it’s starting to turn on that little 20 watt light bulb in my head….LOL. Never considered the water hammer issue, that even if you don’t hear the pipes knocking, the...