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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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Cold water won't turn off
The three-handle tub and shower handles I'm familiar with in North America have a hot water valve on the left, cold water on the right, and a handle to select tub or shower head in the middle. … You can remove the handle and turn the valve stem inside carefully with pliers, in the off direction (clockwise, I think) to stop the flow of cold water. …
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Is an Interior French Drain Necessary?
Unfortunately it is not a fix-all because water can travel through soil especially in heavy rainfall or high water tables. … If you do nothing else, this will increase the pressure from the water table and cause your foundation to crack, so you also need to route the water somewhere. …
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Gravity Fed Plumbing System - question on connecting pieces
As an indirect answer to your question, adapters of almost any kind can be found at hardware stores. Most fittings are available in brass and pvc - either might work for your use case. It's extremely …
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I know there is a pressure vacuum breaker here, but what is the rest?
In my area, it is common for PVB to break if incorrectly winterized, but local water code requires these to be installed and inspected annually, with an inspection report filed with the city water authority … I'd hazard a guess that water does come from the house at (2), flows toward (A), (B) and the hose bibb from there. …
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How to remove this water shut off valve under the kitchen sink?
That plumbing is PEX which uses compression fittings. You have two styles of compression rings on it, the black-ish ones with the aqua copper corrosion are "copper crimp rings" and the different steel …
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Is there a Plastic Barb to PVC Pipe pipe fitting?
Sometimes the hose barb fittings on a pump or device are removable so you can swap them for another fitting that suits your use. Here, it looks like the hose barbs are molded into the plastic of the p …
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