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  1. Hot water heater

    Started by Peter Ottowitz, 03-21-2013 01:43 PM
    • Replies: 36
    • Views: 4,752
    Rich Goeken
    04-24-2013, 05:30 PM Go to last post

  2. high efficiency water heater

    Started by brianmiller, 04-20-2013 12:46 PM
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 2,684
    Ron Hasil
    04-22-2013, 02:29 PM Go to last post

  3. Question about a drain and interesting example of iron ocre.

    Started by Eli Smith, 04-12-2013 11:02 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 2,652
    Steven Turetsky
    04-21-2013, 08:20 AM Go to last post

  4. FOAMING HOT WATER

    Started by Ken Amelin, 04-11-2013 09:56 AM
    water heater 2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 12
    • Views: 7,082
    Raymond Wand
    04-18-2013, 07:13 AM Go to last post

  5. What could go wrong?

    Started by John Arnold, 04-08-2013 04:17 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 10
    • Views: 2,654
    Lon Henderson
    04-17-2013, 07:11 AM Go to last post

  6. spinning supply valves

    Started by John Arnold, 04-09-2013 12:04 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 15
    • Views: 4,566
    Steve Truesdale
    04-16-2013, 01:09 PM Go to last post

  7. PVC to Cast Iron Waste Pipe

    Started by Mike Lamb, 04-15-2013 07:53 AM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 4,938
    Ron Hasil
    04-16-2013, 04:21 AM Go to last post

  8. Lead and copper in Water

    Started by wayne soper, 04-12-2013 05:55 PM
    • Replies: 10
    • Views: 2,650
    John Kogel
    04-15-2013, 12:52 PM Go to last post

  9. A realtor told me....

    Started by Matt Fletcher, 04-07-2013 08:16 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 20
    • Views: 4,535
    Mike Clarke
    04-13-2013, 07:32 AM Go to last post

  10. crazy toilet

    Started by John Arnold, 04-06-2013 05:36 AM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 12
    • Views: 3,259
    Billy Stephens
    04-09-2013, 05:46 PM Go to last post

  11. Modern Art...

    Started by John Arnold, 04-08-2013 04:12 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 1,828
    John Kogel
    04-08-2013, 06:23 PM Go to last post

  12. t in tprv

    Started by Ray Thornburg, 04-05-2013 02:03 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 12
    • Views: 2,821
    Tom Rees
    04-08-2013, 07:35 AM Go to last post

  13. Homeowner installed tankless water heater. See photo

    Started by Gene South, 03-04-2013 04:05 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 12
    • Views: 6,343
    Mike Kleisch
    04-02-2013, 07:27 AM Go to last post

  14. Drainage Field

    Started by Mike Kleisch, 03-26-2013 06:51 AM
    • Replies: 10
    • Views: 2,878
    Mike Kleisch
    04-02-2013, 06:38 AM Go to last post

  15. gas meters

    Started by brianmiller, 03-23-2013 03:01 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 8
    • Views: 2,847
    Donal Hughes
    04-01-2013, 09:13 PM Go to last post

  16. Do sewer pipes need to be underground at the exterior?

    Started by Bill Anglin, 03-27-2013 10:14 AM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 17
    • Views: 6,329
    Thom Huggett
    04-01-2013, 03:00 PM Go to last post

  17. CSST for flexible gas pipe to stove

    Started by Ernie Simpson, 03-31-2013 06:26 AM
    • Replies: 7
    • Views: 6,482
    William Cline
    04-01-2013, 02:02 PM Go to last post

  18. What is your boilerplate for this cast iron issue?

    Started by ren ramsey, 03-26-2013 11:44 AM
    5 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 46
    • Views: 4,514
    Rick Cantrell
    04-01-2013, 10:39 AM Go to last post

  19. WATER HEATER Unknown device installed in place of TPR valve.

    Started by Bill Anglin, 03-27-2013 10:29 AM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 12
    • Views: 3,776
    Corn Walker
    03-31-2013, 06:38 AM Go to last post

  20. Water pipe insulation clearance from draft diverter hood

    Started by brianmiller, 03-24-2013 06:19 AM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 17
    • Views: 4,768
    Bob Harper
    03-26-2013, 09:43 AM Go to last post

  21. Where the combustion air come from?

    Started by Ben Im, 03-23-2013 12:51 AM
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 2,434
    Mike Lamb
    03-23-2013, 05:22 PM Go to last post

  22. Tank-less water heater PT valve.

    Started by Jeffrey L. Mathis, 03-21-2013 03:05 PM
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 2,678
    Corn Walker
    03-22-2013, 03:32 PM Go to last post

  23. Domestic water supply system & Pressure Relief Valve

    Started by Marc Morin, 03-21-2013 06:43 PM
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 2,684
    Loren Sanders Sr.
    03-22-2013, 01:41 PM Go to last post

  24. Double tapped gas supply

    Started by Bill Anglin, 10-09-2011 12:02 AM
    4 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 14
    • Views: 4,901
    Bob Harper
    03-19-2013, 09:22 AM Go to last post

  25. But there is a p-trap under the sink

    Started by Barry Thirtle, 02-20-2013 01:33 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 10
    • Views: 3,420
    tom daley
    03-14-2013, 08:33 AM Go to last post

  26. Commercial Maximum water pressure

    Started by Jim Luttrall, 03-09-2013 07:06 PM
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 2,303
    Jim Luttrall
    03-09-2013, 11:08 PM Go to last post

  27. Mildew odour in bathroom

    Started by Doug Campone, 03-06-2013 01:27 PM
    • Replies: 7
    • Views: 2,464
    Ken Santell
    03-09-2013, 10:41 PM Go to last post

  28. Pex in attic

    Started by MJ Inspections, 03-02-2013 07:12 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 7
    • Views: 19,653
    Lon Henderson
    03-09-2013, 08:45 AM Go to last post

  29. S (ish) trap?

    Started by Marc M, 01-22-2013 11:39 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 14
    • Views: 3,329
    Tim Quick
    03-08-2013, 06:13 AM Go to last post

  30. Sudden Flow Drop To Faucet With Bosch Water Heater

    Started by David Tontarski, 02-08-2013 03:30 PM
    • Replies: 13
    • Views: 4,093
    Ron Hasil
    03-05-2013, 07:28 AM Go to last post

  31. 1 water heater plugged to the otherone

    Started by Eli Smith, 02-26-2013 06:58 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 9
    • Views: 2,911
    Jerry DiGiovanni
    03-04-2013, 10:11 AM Go to last post

  32. ok, you have to watch this

    Started by John Arnold, 09-23-2011 05:46 PM
    • Replies: 11
    • Views: 3,439
    Vern Heiler
    03-04-2013, 08:49 AM Go to last post

  33. Suspicious Material

    Started by Richard Skalski, 02-25-2013 02:56 AM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 1,508
    Richard Skalski
    02-25-2013, 07:41 PM Go to last post

  34. Gas meter support

    Started by Vern Heiler, 02-05-2013 08:08 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 9
    • Views: 3,650
    Jimmy Roberts
    02-22-2013, 09:52 PM Go to last post

  35. Unsure what this system is

    Started by John Chung, 02-18-2013 01:58 PM
    4 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 1,384
    Chris Weekly
    02-19-2013, 04:15 PM Go to last post

  36. More than one hose bib required

    Started by Gene South, 02-11-2013 11:09 AM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 24
    • Views: 5,111
    Rich Goeken
    02-15-2013, 04:46 AM Go to last post

  37. Tankless Corrosion

    Started by Marc Morin, 02-08-2013 09:20 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 947
    Marc Morin
    02-08-2013, 09:20 PM Go to last post

  38. So Wrong, yet????

    Started by Lon Henderson, 02-08-2013 02:48 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 1,347
    Marc Morin
    02-08-2013, 09:07 PM Go to last post

  39. PG&E Green Book

    Started by tom daley, 02-03-2013 05:25 AM
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 2,773
    tom daley
    02-03-2013, 05:25 AM Go to last post

  40. Proper dielectric fitting

    Started by Mitchell Chiger, 01-31-2013 08:42 AM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 2,147
    William Cline
    02-01-2013, 12:14 PM Go to last post

  41. Curious Water Heater Vent & Terminal

    Started by Marc Morin, 01-31-2013 12:54 AM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 1,607
    Marc Morin
    01-31-2013, 08:07 AM Go to last post

  42. Snow over Plumbing vent pipe???

    Started by Bill Anglin, 01-23-2013 07:54 PM
    3 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 17
    • Views: 12,582
    BridgeMan
    01-29-2013, 01:18 PM Go to last post

  43. water filter sewer connection

    Started by Jim Luttrall, 01-24-2013 07:33 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 12
    • Views: 2,369
    Jerry Peck
    01-26-2013, 01:37 PM Go to last post

  44. Mystery Pipe from a Waterproof Sytem

    Started by David Rutkowski, 01-24-2013 09:09 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 1,497
    Kerry Staudt
    01-25-2013, 08:18 AM Go to last post

  45. Water softener connections

    Started by Jim Luttrall, 01-24-2013 07:39 PM
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 1,642
    Dan Harris
    01-24-2013, 08:29 PM Go to last post

  46. What is this ?

    Started by Norm Peery, 01-22-2013 11:45 AM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 8
    • Views: 1,561
    Jerry Peck
    01-23-2013, 08:02 PM Go to last post

  47. CPVC hot-water piping issues

    Started by Matthew Liang, 01-15-2013 11:34 AM
    4 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 30
    • Views: 15,424
    Mike Kleisch
    01-21-2013, 10:46 PM Go to last post

  48. Water flow rate and pressure...

    Started by Ben Mangus, 01-05-2013 04:53 PM
    • Replies: 18
    • Views: 6,148
    Jerry Peck
    01-18-2013, 05:18 PM Go to last post

  49. What is this fitting for?

    Started by Terry Beck, 01-09-2013 08:53 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 10
    • Views: 2,664
    David Johnston
    01-15-2013, 04:08 PM Go to last post

  50. Gray plastic water distribution pipe - help

    Started by Darrel Hood, 01-04-2013 04:24 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 10
    • Views: 4,188
    Jerry Peck
    01-07-2013, 04:44 PM Go to last post

  51. Dura-Pex Defects?

    Started by Ken Corbitt, 01-07-2013 04:32 AM
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 1,729
    Ken Corbitt
    01-07-2013, 04:32 AM Go to last post

  52. Gas meter above driveway.

    Started by Gene South, 12-04-2012 07:53 AM
    5 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 13
    • Views: 4,772
    Nick Ostrowski
    01-04-2013, 03:38 PM Go to last post

  53. Gas valve or water valve?

    Started by Tom Cissell, 12-19-2012 05:39 PM
    4 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 30
    • Views: 20,947
    bob smit
    12-31-2012, 12:11 PM Go to last post

  54. Tankless water heater condensing and freezing

    Started by Kris Svendsen, 12-29-2012 12:41 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 2,333
    H.G. Watson, Sr.
    12-30-2012, 09:56 AM Go to last post

  55. Water heater leak water source? See photos.

    Started by Gene South, 12-27-2012 05:54 AM
    4 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 11
    • Views: 2,851
    Darrel Hood
    12-30-2012, 07:05 AM Go to last post

  56. Sink trap

    Started by Barry Thirtle, 12-07-2012 01:27 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 45
    • Views: 5,432
    Barry Thirtle
    12-27-2012, 04:18 PM Go to last post

  57. strange addition to vent pipe

    Started by John Arnold, 12-21-2012 04:58 AM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 1,425
    Jim Luttrall
    12-21-2012, 01:56 PM Go to last post

  58. Copper piping with other gases

    Started by Dave Rose, 12-11-2012 05:22 AM
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 1,453
    Garry Sorrells
    12-14-2012, 06:12 AM Go to last post

  59. Water heater supply lines both hot.

    Started by ren ramsey, 12-10-2012 01:47 PM
    • Replies: 8
    • Views: 10,860
    Scott Patterson
    12-11-2012, 06:43 AM Go to last post

  60. TPR Discharge Pipe

    Started by Bobby Fowler, 12-09-2012 08:00 AM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 1,647
    Bobby Fowler
    12-10-2012, 03:18 PM Go to last post

  61. Plumbing Rough - Construction

    Started by Don Sweet, 12-09-2012 06:37 PM
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 1,261
    Don Sweet
    12-10-2012, 06:44 AM Go to last post

  62. Grey water dumping

    Started by Benjamin Thompson, 12-05-2012 08:03 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 2,059
    Jim Robinson
    12-06-2012, 08:42 AM Go to last post

  63. Poly-B plumbing repair

    Started by Peter Louis, 11-29-2012 04:11 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 21
    • Views: 6,491
    Peter Louis
    12-03-2012, 09:47 PM Go to last post

  64. Gas Flex Line Outside home?!?

    Started by Greg Subick, 11-28-2012 01:05 PM
    3 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 8
    • Views: 6,461
    Greg Subick
    12-03-2012, 12:03 PM Go to last post

  65. question on use of San Tee

    Started by Marc M, 11-23-2012 12:45 AM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 7
    • Views: 1,643
    Marc M
    11-23-2012, 07:11 PM Go to last post

  66. Explain this one to me

    Started by Matt Fletcher, 11-20-2012 10:00 AM
    • Replies: 11
    • Views: 1,844
    Gregory Booth
    11-22-2012, 07:15 AM Go to last post

  67. Underground gas line -- inside crawl space?

    Started by Jason V. Advani, 11-21-2012 04:16 PM
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 1,623
    Jason V. Advani
    11-21-2012, 04:16 PM Go to last post

  68. Winterized? Not Quite.....

    Started by Nick Ostrowski, 11-20-2012 05:28 AM
    3 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 8
    • Views: 1,679
    Nick Ostrowski
    11-21-2012, 01:36 PM Go to last post

  69. Natural draft vent (water heater) clearance to window

    Started by Marc M, 11-20-2012 09:16 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 3,717
    Marc M
    11-20-2012, 09:33 PM Go to last post

  70. date on gas meter?

    Started by John Arnold, 09-19-2012 12:11 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 14
    • Views: 3,045
    Jason V. Advani
    11-19-2012, 01:07 PM Go to last post

  71. No toilets are flushing

    Started by Michael Civisca, 11-07-2012 02:28 PM
    • Replies: 17
    • Views: 12,599
    Scott Patterson
    11-13-2012, 11:26 AM Go to last post

  72. buried entrance leaking before main shut-off

    Started by Peter Louis, 11-11-2012 01:42 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 9
    • Views: 1,508
    Raymond Wand
    11-13-2012, 09:19 AM Go to last post

  73. CROSS CONNECTION

    Started by CHARLIE VAN FLEET, 11-11-2012 12:36 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 20
    • Views: 2,578
    Tom Thompson
    11-13-2012, 01:23 AM Go to last post

  74. Shower with Radiator Hose Drain

    Started by Don Martin, 11-09-2012 01:41 PM
    5 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 1,319
    John Kogel
    11-10-2012, 08:38 PM Go to last post

  75. Radiant heating system

    Started by Steve Reilly, 11-07-2012 08:35 PM
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 1,237
    Scott Patterson
    11-08-2012, 06:36 AM Go to last post

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