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As you can see in the pics, the little elbow coming out of the house is a little cracked and I'm missing 10-12" of pipe needed to get to the opening of the buried drain pipe. Best way to...

I will hit a local plumbing supply store (rather than lowes) for another set of bolts -- hopefully they come w/ better rubber washers. That being said, is the order of my assembly correct? Should I...

The 4-6 yr old American Standard toilet the previous owners put on was leaking at the bottom. I pulled the toilet to replace the wax seal and that seems to have solved it. However, since I had to...

Good info - thanks.

We have not had a plumber come out w/ a camera snake.

How would I know if we have a rock pit? The only thing I can confirm is that there's one "daylight" for the...

update: So a plumber was out here w/ a snake this morning. We determined the garage floor drain ties in with the two downspouts near the garage. And it appears they meet at a "t" rather than a...

blast! that's what I was afraid of. I'll take a picture this weekend. There's a PVC outlet pipe near the top of the drain. The rest of it just looks like a deep "well". I have no idea how it's...

Thanks for the feedback. I don't believe any of my neighbors have a garage drain, but I'll ask around. A few of them have lived there long enough to possibly know whether or not this was ever an...

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Like many, we got a lot of rain yesterday. We were out running an errand when a 10 minute downpour happened. When we arrived back home our garage floor drain had sort of backed up (maybe...

Very valid point. I couldn't find another case online where this was the issue. When I talked to B&K customer service (they have a lifetime warranty I was told), the service rep was convinced it...

Thanks! I didn't even realize those valves had drains on them until you mentioned it.

I'll try it (slowly and carefully) tonight and see what happens. I really hope nothing comes out so I don't...

how would I do that? I'm basically a newbie when it comes to plumbing stuff. I haven't done much other than replacing a few bath/kitchen sink faucets and a toilet.

thank you!

I was thinking that could be the case as well. When I turn the valve I can't determine if it's allowing water through or not. So that's absolutely something I need to check when the sillcock is...

thanks!

The teflon tape is what made me think I could unscrew it as well. Appreciate the confirmation from somebody who knows better than I :)

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The frost free sillcock (B&K Quartermaster) in the back of our house is not working. When I turn it on, there's no water. I've tried to mess with it a little (started another thread on...

OK, so I used the drawing from the Mansfield thread and opened up the sillcock. Nothing looked damaged/warped/etc, but I'm not expert.

Any idea for a next step? Still no water when I turn it...

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We moved into our house in Dec 08 and I just recently tried to use the hose in the backyard. I turned the faucet on - nothing. I went in the basement to make sure the supply valve was on...

thanks. I may try a combination of a few of these. i'll do some searching to make sure the PB blaster is safe in a fiberglass tub.

I give my son his bath in there every night so I might just...

the bonnett nut is the same as the cartridge retainer nut, right?

any thoughts on vinegar vs WD40? I've used some PB Blaster (?) on car parts before with good results. Is that safe in this...

Thank you both. This is a wonderful (and wonderfully helpful) forum and I really appreciate the assistance.

Thanks for the tip. I certainly considered replacing the whole valve, but I think that's a little over my head at this point. And rather than pay a pro whole bunch, I'll probably just wait until we...

Thanks for the prompt response!

Knowing it's the 1300 series is HUGE!

To make sure I fully understand, the cartridge retainer nut is the ribbed ring between the brass collar and the cartridge...

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We recently moved into a new home (built in 1985) and have a leak from the spout in our tub/shower. I *think* we have a Delta 600 series fixture in there, but I'm not 100% positive (see...