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Hello all, First of all, thank you for your time. It’s much appreciated. I’m located in HI and this will need to pass inspection. I have some questions about under-slab drains and my venting plan. As you can see in the pictures, the wet wall is facing the septic. Septic is already installed. I...

Florida plumbing repairs after Hurricane Ian, What advice can we give you? Watching the news on television about the recent storm damage, I can see that Florida has much to do in the future. Some of it will be total rebuilds and some might be minor. Lot's of in-between too. On these pages...

Hello, thanks for taking time to help! TL:DR - want to purchase my own unit, need help finding a quality unit; I want a unit that is efficient for my situation and don't want to get ripped off (what's marketing bs what's real?) My current unit is ~20 years old, stopped taking salt. Due to age...

Hey all, thanks for such a cool forum, and extra thanks for taking a look at my question! I have got a well in the Cleveland Area in a house we just purchased. Some facts: * We have 4 little girls, and 6 of us total * The previous owner ran a well drilling company, and died about a decade...

I'm adding a small bathroom addition to my house and I'm not sure the best way to set it up. Here is a rough sketch on what I came up with but I'm not 100% sure if it will work. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I am looking at replacing my 50 gallon NG Water Heater and aside from the up front costs of electric/condensate line/capping the gas and vent (which are not small), the EPAs calculators appear to show a significant savings over ten years versus Natural Gas. Despite my searches this topic doesn't...

Plumber called and explained how to fix myself. So no worries now.

Precondition: - I want salt water softener - I have a city water - 3 people in the household, looking for up to 48K grain item - 2 full bath, 1 half bath in house - live nearby Houston. Have not completed water test yet - looking for DIY solution, budget is up to $1200. - House is not...

Hi! First of all thank you for the forum and help, I have learned a tremendous amount from everyone's generosity! I am in the process of building an addition, and am currently working on my plumbing design. I have the Master Bathroom laid out, and was hoping someone could critique my venting...

Hello, I am new to this forum and looking for some advice on choosing and installing a water softener; as well as a carbon filter for chlorine and a RO system sometime down the line. Let me apologize in advance for my lack of understanding in the subject and say that I greatly appreciate any...

Since it's COVID season and I'm home bound, I'm dreaming of how to move my laundry to the basement. I did up a sketch and I'm wondering if anyone can confirm that this is a reasonable way to put the drainage in for a laundry tray and washer standpipe. The existing drainage is a bit wonky, so I'm...

Just removed about 20' of 4" vertical cast iron pipe today, as there was a 3' crack in one section, and a bunch of random cracks in another, so im going to replace it with PVC. It ends with an abrupt 90° angle which then feeds into a bunch of cast iron T joints which all seem to be in good...

It may be a silly question, I am looking for advice on but hopefully not. My old range broke, dead as a doornail. I got a new range. The issue is as such, the old range, and the corresponding outlet was 30amp, 3 prong, the new range is 40-50 amp max, 4 prong. My breaker for the range is 50...

Good evening, Looking for some advice. We just Experienced our second delayed burn this year. The first one filled the basement with smoke fire department called it was all very dramatic. This one I noticed by the carbon monoxide detector going off in the basement and was able to shut it down...

I have a slow draining bathtub and I believe the problem is inadequate venting. The bathroom is located in an area that is similar to a basement. It’s a hillside house and the back wall and part of the sides of the first floor are concrete. When the plumber did the work, many years ago, AAVs...

Do I have to replace the whole hub or there is another an easy and a reliable solution. Thanks!

I'm new to plumbing as new homeowner and so have I been performing some simple plumbing and found that it's kind of fun. I love to learn and I was reading up on outdoor faucets and the design of frost free anti-siphon outdoor faucets and the reasons for the anti-siphon mechanism which is to...

My E*1* (inside the house) sewage pump grinder kicks on at alarm level most of the time and only sometimes when it should, at high level. I've noticed that when it turns on with out alarming there is very little backflow. When it kicks on at alarm level, it seems to drain the majority of what it...

Hello, I know variations of the question get asked a lot, but here is my personal situation. I recently moved into a new (used) house with a basement bathroom where the toilet has a 15.5 inch rough-in (house built in 2012), which has almost a 5 inch gap between the tank and the wall. Because...

Help! I moved into a new home in February and the water smells strongly of rotten eggs. None of my neighbors are having the same issue. I would like to get professional advice without someone trying to sell me something. Where should I go?! What should I do?! Details: - Strong rotten egg smell...