Question:
I have 2 bathrooms. When I shower in the bathroom farthest from the water heater and someone uses water elsewhere the water turns hot or cold depending on what is being used. How could I solve this problem?
Answer:
You may want to consider installing a new shower valve. Most new valves have a temperature control such [...]
Question:
I need to replace my steam furnace and have quotes from two of the local oil companies.
One company would install a Peerless ECT-03-S4 cast iron steam boiler. The other would install a Burnham #MST396 both without internal coils (get hot water from a hot water tank).
Is there really much difference between the two?
The rep using [...]
Question:
I am attempting to install a bathroom in building that has never had a commode, but has a sink in it. It also has city water/sewer coming to the building. I was told the sewer pipes were 2″ and that I need 4″ on the outside to properly install a commode to code. Is that [...]
Question:
If I’m hooking up a floor sink and tying into a 4″ pipe with a lateral less
than 2 ft., the 4″ is down 2 ft. from the water closet, which I have the
4″ main vent between, on it’s back, would I have to vent that 2″ floor
sink?
Answer:
As long as you are within 5 feet of [...]
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We’re in the process of finishing our basement. Due to the lot being a walkout and the builder wanting to get down to bedrock the basement has 12′ ceilings. Because of that, he chose to have the main sewer line exit the house about 4-5′ up the foundation wall as opposed to through the floor [...]
Question:
What are the different legislations governing system designs, layout, positioning of components, materials used and types of components?
Answer:
UPC is the universal plumbing code which governs how plumbing is safely installed as well as material guidelines. Your local city code can actually differ in requirements believe it or not, but as long as you follow UPC [...]
Question:
I have lost water pressure in two faucets in my house. The hot water in one of the master bathroom faucets is one of them and the kitchen faucet is the other one. The master bathroom faucet that does not have much hot water pressue has good cold water pressure. The faucet right next to [...]
Question:
We have a tub/shower unit and when you turn the water on the shower automatically starts with the tub faucet. When you pull up the knob for the shower the tub part stops and the shower runs. We tried changing out the tub faucet but it still did the same thing. How do we get [...]
Question:
I was having a problem with the pump control. When the pressure dropped it would engage and then immediately disengaged. If I moved the low pressure cutoff lever it would pump water. The tank was water logged and rusted. I could not get water out of the tank and I believe the bladder had dropped [...]
Question:
The hot water check valve is overtightened on my new mixer valve for the bath. Which way do I force it to get a hotter maximum temperature? The 2 valves are meant to be adjustable with a screw driver.
Answer:
Should be counter-clockwise to open and clockwise to close.