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Have a newer Samsung dishwasher that is having trouble draining water from the pan. The way they did the install is they ran the drain hose through the bottom of the in-between cabinet and then it goes up into the p-trap with a high loop. Has to be a 10ft hose - 6 foot would never make it. I am...

Our home one can. But it is much much larger and concrete. For the barn, there is minimal space to put it and most likely where it will go could have a tractor or truck that needs to go over the area.

Looking to add a small bathroom in our new equine barn. It is going to be a rescue so we will likely have volunteers so it would be best to have a bathroom in the barn. From my research a 250 gal would be enough for this. But all of the 250 gal septic tanks I have seen are not designed for a...

Got it done over the weekend. We ended up drilling holes an inch or so from the end of the pipe and pass copper wires through opposite end holes and have the wires come out in the middle. Funny thing is after getting it ready to go my retired electrician friend started walking toward the other...

Have the trench done and all pipes in the trench. Have strings pulled including one for the PEX pipe. My retired election friend was going to help. Used 2" PVC with electrical sweeping 90's. John can you elaborate on how you did the pull? Not sure how to attach the string to the end of the...

Just for reference Home Depot sells two rolls of PEX-A 1" 300 ft. https://www.homedepot.com/p/The-Plumber-s-Choice-1-in-x-300-ft-Blue-Polyethylene-Tubing-PEX-A-Non-Barrier-Pipe-and-Tubing-for-Potable-Water-A-PFW-B1300/317147542...

Little more info. Both systems are for radiant heat in a concrete slab. They are water based sealed systems. Talked to my neighbor and he said if they are sealed systems then they should not need flushing. He mentioned possibly adding some scale prevention.

Bought a home three years ago with two Raypak H3-01803 residential boilers. I know they are very old. Do not know when the previous owner had them serviced but they did look to be in good condition. Just wanted to know is this something a handy person can themselves? Or should the system be...

Would like to add a toilet and sink in our new Equine barn which is about 300ft away from our house and about 250ft from our septic tank, Wondering if such thing exists. Or if there is another solution to this problem. Besides a "porta potty". After the septic tank It would not be difficult to...

Got it out in about 5 mins. Thanks!

Yes. But the hole is not deep enough. Thought about breaking out the sawzall and removing the post.

Changing out bath fixtures and having trouble getting the drain out. I have the drain tool but it will not fit. Is there a different tool that is needed. Using needle nose pliers has been unsuccessful so far.

FIXED! The leak ended up being the area where the door meets the tub. The alignment on the door was bad on the right side. Took the cover off the front door and the leak was very obvious. Used a center punch and hammer to bend a flange to tighten the gap. A small amount of water is supposed to...

Definitely more than I have normally seen. This one has me stumped.

What would cause grimy black specs coming from the hot water side after shutting off the water supply for a short time for plumbing repairs. Every faucet had it for about 1 minute of running after turning back on the water supply. Hot water heater is a 60 gal 1 year old AO Smith. All copper...

Have a two year old dishwasher that just started leaking on the right side of the door. Also noticed water pooling in the bottom of it after a cycle. I tested the drain pump and it does run. Do not know how fast it is supposed to be but it sounded strong. When you start it up it is pulling water...

Getting ready to do this work this spring. As stated above there is a 3/4 copper pipe feeding the existing pole building. I need to go from this pole building to the new equine barn and was going to use 1 1/2 pipe. Could I put a 40 or 60 gal. expansion tank in the existing pole building to make...

Live in the Chicago suburbs and need to run a copper water supply line which needs to be on year round. Only option is to go through the wall to outside and then go directly underground. Once underground a few feet plan to convert to PEX. Pole building is kept comfortable year round so the pipe...

Thanks everyone. Will likely run 1 1/4" with sweeping 90's.

Adding an equine barn on our property. There is an existing pole barn which has a 3/4 copper supply coming into it. Water pressure is very good in the pole building. Need to supply the equine barn with good water pressure. Horses drink lots of water. The shortest run to the equine barn would be...