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Hydronic heating system uses ONE line for supply and return?
You have a One Pipe System and it looks and works like this
one pipe
Read the article, it nicely explains the details.
The main drawback is there is a temperature drop at each radiator feeding back ...
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Replacing leaking valve where the only upstream source is at the hot water tank itself
You aren't going to hurt the water heater by turning off the hot water outlet, that's what it's for. That pipe in the middle is your pressure relief if anything did happen. As far as water draining ...
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help identifying silcock parts
Unless it's just a simple washer or packing material that needs replacement, finding replacement parts will not be easy. By the time these start to fail, the new ones have completely changed so parts ...
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Sprinkler System - All zones on at same time, nothing pops up
You should have a valve box inside which you can operate each of the zone valves manually.
My usual first step is to turn off all zones by shutting down the controller. But if you need a pump to be ...
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Inverse float valve for water-powered sump pump
I contacted the manufacturer of a model that looks very similar to what I have, and they pointed me to this control valve.
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Inverse float valve for water-powered sump pump
I like pumpspy with a deep cycle marine battery for power outage scenarios. Garden hose and string sounds unideal especially if you ever go away.
~$2000 allows you to just keep your standard pump ...
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Inverse float valve for water-powered sump pump
You should buy the appropriate part from the maker of your backup pump rather than try to adapt something not designed for it. Better yet, replace the whole thing with a new and better one. They are ...
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Temperature Pressure Release (TPR) Valve Leaking
After a couple trips to Home Depot I learned that I'd have to cut a section of the pipe out, and re-attach it with a SharkBite coupling
The guys at Home Depot told me another alternative was to un-...
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