Questions tagged [water]
For questions relating to the water system of a home or other building, including plumbing and fixtures, water heating, water filtering and treatment, and irrigation/sprinkler systems. Questions regarding swimming pools and spas should have the additional tags "pool" or "spa".
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Turn off water heater as well during winter?
If I am going on vacation for an extended period during winter (it occasionally gets below freezing here), should I turn off water valve AND the gas water heater or just turn off the main water valve?
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Sill plate pushing siding off, causing gap for mice and moisture?
Younger home owner here. I've had water get into my basement a few times last spring in the corner and in this area (directly under my little front deck). The corner was due to no downspout (water was ...
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How and can you increase the flow volume for a tub faucet?
We recently built around a 1000 sq ft addition onto our house. The existing home had one or two additions to it prior since the main part was built in like 1930 something the plumbing is the regular ...
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Water on block foundation wall
I have water on the top 4 feet of my basement foundation wall.
This goes around almost the entire perimeter of the basement. The bottom 4 feet of blocks are dry. Any ideas the cause? Can someone ...
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What are the practical differences between 1/2“ and 3/4” pipe between a water softener and water heater?
I purchased a WaterBoss ProSeries water softener and plan to install it immediately before my water heater as described in this post.
The instructions for the water softener indicate that 3/4" pipe ...
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How to make Ariston Hotpoint FMG 863 SK washing machine to use more water
Due to EU and US regulations, latest models of washing machines are really eco-friendly and use much less water thant their previous models. The problem is, this has to be countered by increasing the ...
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long run from main
I am getting city water (have a well now). The pipe from the main to the meter box is 3/4 inch. The distance from the meterbox to the house is 650 to 700 feet. Does it make any sense to run a 1 inch ...
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Hard Water Deposits
I'm considering purchasing a water softener due to living in an area with very hard water. Should I consider having my water lines flushed out prior to installing the softener?
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Is PEX very susceptible to damage from rats/rodents?
A friend of mine wants to re-plumb his house. The neighborhood has recurring issues with rats. I heard rats like to (as in "seek out opportunities to") chew through and damage PEX plumbing, whether ...
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What is this pipe in my basement?
I have a lot of water coming into my basement from a line that is next to where my water pump feeds into. It has been raining a lot lately. I found a pipe in the basement that looks like it could be a ...
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Leak with Drywall and Wood Framing
I've got, potentially, a silly question.
We're having some work done in our basement, including the addition of a bathroom. The guys working here were working on the main to install the up-flush ...
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How could I run a residential water line across a creek?
I'm looking at a new location for a house, and all utilities will need to cross a creek at some point - it's about 10 feet wide, 3 feet deep at the lowest spot. Due to the proximity of it to the road, ...
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Turning the faucet just a little bit makes the water too cold?
When I'm showering the faucet is usually turned well towards the hot side. Everything is fine and dandy. But sometimes I realize that the water is too hot so I turn the faucet ever so slightly to the ...
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Possible cross over issue with water lines
About 2 weeks ago our hot water started getting less and less hot, now it is completely cold. If I turn the cold angle stop off at the sink, so only the hot water line can feed the faucet, and turn it ...
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Retrofitting drip edges with a wooden spacer?
I'm preparing to install gutters, but I've noticed that rain just flows down my fascia boards. I anticipate having a problem with water going behind the gutters. I saw this Q&A, but the solution ...
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Installing a sump pump to reduce relative air humidity
I have a damp basement. There are really no big water issues because the house sits on sloped terrain, it's just damp and musty. I've been running a de-humidifier, but that doesn't seem to be taking ...
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Why is there no water in the kitchen?
There is no water flow hot or cold in kitchen. It works everywhere else in the house. The temperature has been between 0-20 in Northern VA.
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Pulsing water with PEX tubing?
Our home is plumbed with PEX tubing, from what I can tell. When summer started, the shower started running hotter, so we turned down the shower lower and lower. But when we reached a certain place ...
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Where could the air in the water system be coming from?
We live on the top two floors of a small brownstone walkup. To get the heating to work upstairs I need to bleed the baseboard heater almost every other day. All faucets in the house sputter, and the ...
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Can I use a water tank and pump to feed a boiler?
As the title suggests I would like to know if I can use a water tank and pump to feed my boiler?
I want to get rid of my electric shower and currently I have large water tank with a pump feeding to ...
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How to fix a poor plumbing installation resulting in severe odor problems?
After reading this related question and check that the wax seal is ok, I assume I have a problem with the trap, but where's the trap? The outline of the plumbing in my home (a bit simplified) is like ...
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My granite foundation was underpinned and has load-bearing 6x6 posts around the perimeter of the basement. How to repoint behind them?
My building has a granite block foundation supporting a brick structure above it.
In the 80's, the building was gutted and the foundation was underpinned. They added load bearing posts around the ...
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Why is my circulator pump heating my house?
Our house had always had some latent heat coming through the vents even when they were turned off, which was causing the temperature to be pretty unbearable during the summer. One day, we heard ...
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How to install a MWF water filter for GE refrigerator
I am not able to install MWF water filter cartridge in my GE refrigerator.
Instructions say to align arrows. I don't see 2 arrows to align. Align where?
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water valve to toilet will not shut off and the water is running more and more even when off
my toilet was being fix because one of my kids break it. the water valve was turn off but was leaking a lil bit then around 10:30 last night it sounding like my washer was being fill but it was coming ...
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How to Fix this Water System?
Due to low water pressure and lots of water interruptions from our water supplier, we asked a 3rd party to install a water system. This is how the water system looks like based on my observation.
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Do I need a pump for my sprinkler zones that are minus 70 feet elevation?
I have a water tank on a hill and some lawns to water at the bottom of the hill.
The pipe that connects those two is a 2.5" pipe (yes, really) and when I attach a pressure gauge at the bottom of this ...
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Gas Water Heater and Water Shut Off
My house and my neighbors' houses are going to have our water shut off from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm this week by our Water and Wastewater District.
I called the manufacturer of the water heater and also ...
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Blasts of hot water in Shower
Why do i get Hot water during the shower every time the pump kicks on? Every time I am in the shower and the pump kicks in to build pressure, the water gets very hot and stays that way until the ...
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How to clear a copper water line in the concrete pad?
I replaced a gas hot water heater. I opened the valve to fill it while the faucets were off.( The gas is not yet turned on.) Then opened the kitchen hot ,of course a blast of air then some slightly ...
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Does 3/4” pex supply enough water for a house
Will 3/4” pex with an inside diameter of .68 inches have enough capacity to supply a 3/4” manifold with 1/2” supply lines to a bathtub, washer and toilet and sink with no pressure drop?
I plan on ...
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excessive moisture in crawl space with spray foam insulation
Have new construction in NW florida. Off grade about 2' with wood frame construction.
Have water running down the driveway and under the house. It pools up then slow drains in. I have spray foam ...
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Is this pipe for gas or water?
I am thinking on taking advantage of the black friday and replace my old electric range with a gas range. Now, there is this pipe next to the electric stove and I was wondering if it is a gas pipe. .
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Why didn't reducing my water pressure regulator affect the outside spigot pressure?
My water pressure reading from outside water faucet reads 110-120. I reduced on my water pressure regulator and can feel inside the water pressure is decreased but the readings outside remain the same....
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What might be the cause of hot water usage when nothing in property is using hot water?
This question needs a bit of background.
I live in a unit that I rent in a building of 8 units. There is a central gas water heater for the whole building. Each unit has it's own separately metered ...
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No Water from Reverse Osmosis water system
I recently replaced my filters and membrane in my Reverse Osmosis water system and now there is no water coming out of the filtration system to the tank. The tank is at the correct pressure, and is ...
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Remote main water shut off & drain valves in crawl space winterizing
Want to be able to shut off main water line in crawl space off via a switch inside and also want to install another valve right above to drain the lines for winter protection while gone and possibly ...
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Ground Water or Well Water? How do I tell?
Problem:
I have a puddle at the bottom of a tree and shrub covered slope that will not dry.
Situation:
My wellhead is above and in-line (i.e. approimately the same distince from the house) with ...
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PVC pipe back of 2story home dripping water
Have a 2 story home on basement foundation. Have 2 AC units one in each side of house both have a pvc pipe nearby which I imagine is for condensation.
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Leaking home water pressure regulator - how to know what repair kit?
As you can see from the photo below, my pressure regulator is leaking. My research shows that I can buy repair kits but I cannot tell what brand/size kit is appropriate. I cannot find any markings on ...
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Toilet fill value hissing and dripping after it reaches the stopping level.
The toilet fills and the float works but after the water level reaches 1” below overflow tube the float is all the way up but the water still drips very slowly into the tank.. In about 30 minutes ...
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Sink pressure increases after turning water off and on again?
The water pressure in my kitchen sink is usually low when I first turn it on, but if I turn it off an on again, the water pressure increases. Subsequent attempts to turn it on and off do not alter the ...
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What could be causing my water to turn brown?
On a lot with two houses (detached from each other), one of them is having a problem where the water at all the fixtures is brown. Oddly, the other house does not have this problem. This is weird ...
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My carpet gets wet along an exterior wall when it rains heavily
The home is 15 years old. The concrete blocks outside this area appear to be very damp at this location after a hard rain, but I don't see standing water. There is no window present on this wall, and ...
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Water heater will not stay lit
I have a Rheem hot water tank. When I hold down on the pilot light button & push the igniter, the pilot light lights but when I let up on it so I can turn on the burner .. it goes out. It's ...
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How do I reduce the capacity of a solar water heater tank
I have a solar water heater system that takes a lot of sun hours to warm up and that cools down too fast. I live in Puerto Rico, so the outside air temps and sun hours are not the problem. After 10 ...
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Spikes in water pressure
Just had a leak fixed on the main water pipe coming into my house. The repair man suggested I get a pressure gauge with two needles so I can check current pressure along with previous pressures over ...
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GE Profile refrigerator model PSSS3RGXA SS not dispensing water or ice. Makes ice into bin
Side by side refrigerator is cold, freezes water, makes ice cubes and dumps them into the bin. The green LEDs for door alarm, water and quick ice are on. The LED for lock is not on.
Pressing the ...
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Water Pump Will Not Pressurize Over 30 PSI
I’ve been having issues with the water pump at my house. When I turn it on using the breaker in the main breaker panel, it turns on and moves the pressure to 30 psi according to the pressure gauge, ...
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Safe to use old well?
When I moved in the old owner told me there was another well in addition to the one the house uses. He said they drilled it and it didn't provide enough flow so they abandoned it and drilled a new one....
