http://www.houserepairtalk.com en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:20:05 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.houserepairtalk.com/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.houserepairtalk.com http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f33/new-here-plumbing-prob-7987/ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:01:26 GMT Hi Guys I just bought a house in July and am starting to have some plumbing problems. Last week we discovered that there was water in the basement and called a plumber to take a look at it and he replaced the wax ring and no more leak. Today I came home to find there was water in the basement... Hi Guys

I just bought a house in July and am starting to have some plumbing problems. Last week we discovered that there was water in the basement and called a plumber to take a look at it and he replaced the wax ring and no more leak. Today I came home to find there was water in the basement again so called them again, and they think that the water this time is caused my the old caulking around the tub so I have to scrape it up and apply new caulk.

Also when they were here I asked about the main shutoff valve, Because I tried to turn it and the plastic handle just spins? Does the handle just have to be replaced or the whole thing? ( they said it would have to be, ) and what would the cost be? they werent able to give me a exact quote on it right now and have to call tommorrow to there office.

Thanks

Thre joys of being a homeowner I guess

The site look great here, hope you guys can help me with the dozens and dozens of questions im sure I will have. ]]> Plumbing JeremyB http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f33/new-here-plumbing-prob-7987/ http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f33/refinish-tub-method-7983/ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:54:05 GMT I tried the do it-yourself method with the spray kit and it lasted about three months. I now need to try it again and believe there is three ways to upgrade my tub. 1. Simply a new tub installed and the re-tile as needed. Costly but best. 2. A tub "jacket" installed over the old tub. costly, reduces size of tub and reported problems with these systems. 3. A profession chemical spray in treatment. Don't know the cost but suspect several hundred dollars.
Would like to hear you thoughts, recommendations, etc. on the way to go. I plan on selling the house and cost is a factor, but also don't want to stick it to the new owner. Thanks for information you send my way. ]]> Plumbing Jinglebob http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f33/refinish-tub-method-7983/ http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f33/ding-stainless-steel-kitchen-sink-7975/ Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:58:41 GMT :help: I have purchased a zero radius double bowl stainless steel sink for our kitchen remodel. There is a small ding or dimple pointing inward in the right bowl that will be used with a dish drainer. Can that ding cause problems down the road? It a really nice sink except for that defect. The... :help:
I have purchased a zero radius double bowl stainless steel sink for our kitchen remodel. There is a small ding or dimple pointing inward in the right bowl that will be used with a dish drainer. Can that ding cause problems down the road? It a really nice sink except for that defect. The cost of the sink was less than half of what it would cost to buy a similar brand name sink. I purchased it online. Should I send the sink back? ]]> Plumbing Cookie2503 http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f33/ding-stainless-steel-kitchen-sink-7975/ http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f33/replacing-main-water-supply-line-help-lowes-7970/ Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:06:27 GMT Ok, so Im replacing the main water supply line at my fiance's mothers house. There had been galvanized pipe in there from lord knows how long ago. It is believed to be the original plumbing, so 70+ years old. The entire inside of the pipe was almost completely closed due to rust and sediment buildup.

I asked a few people i know what i should use to replace the pipe, and got similar answers of sch 40 PVC is fine. Im in Cali, so there isnt a frost issue.

I get to Lowes to ask a few final questions, and Im told by 3 different people to most definatly not use PVC as it wont be able to handle the pressure........60-80 is what I thought normal pressure for a house is, and this 3/4in PVC was rated at 480PSI.

Am I wrong with going with Sch40 PVC? I picked it cause it seemed to be the easiest fix as well as quite cheap. Any info would be helpful! ]]> Plumbing BhodiLi http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f33/replacing-main-water-supply-line-help-lowes-7970/ http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f33/leaky-tub-cost-7960/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:40:14 GMT Hi Everyone,
I'm a new member here looking for some advise before purchasing my first home. Yesterday I had a home inspection done on a home I'm planning on buying. The home inspector filled up one of the bathroom tubs with water, then let it drain. We walked a way for a few mins and come back to realize the entire bathroom floor is cover with water from the tub. This house is what you would call a "fix-it-upper" and I was already planning on ripping out this bathroom once we move in so it's not quiet worth having the seller fix however I would like to get the cost of this repair from the seller. The inspector said it had a "broken drain" and the tub would need to come out to repair. My question is how much would a job like this cost? I'm trying to get an estimate which I can go back to the seller with and ask to be taken off of the home price. Any advice would be great.

Thanks! ]]> Plumbing jaystang http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f33/leaky-tub-cost-7960/ http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f33/commode-problem-7959/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:55:37 GMT I researched (a little) the forum for my specific problem but didn't find a thread so I joined and started a new thread....sorry if this has been discussed before.

I recently replaced the wax ring on a toilet. The home is just 5 yrs old but the toilet had been plunged quite a bit and it also probably rocked some. The closet flange was broke at the bolt location so I installed a metal ring that fits over the flange using 6 screws. I re-set the toilet and flushed and there was a little trickle of water that came out from under the toilet. Being that this was my first time doing this, I had bought a second wax ring just in case. I pulled the toilet again and cleaned all surfaces and then set it again. Flushed about 10 times and no leak. This was on Monday. I turned the water off to the toilet just to be safe because I had also replaced the supply line.

I came home Tuesday evening and everything was fine. Toilet bowl and tank were full and no leaks. I turned the water back on and flushed the thing about 5-6 times and everything is still dry. This is an upstairs toilet....no water on the floor or the ceiling below. I turned the water off again before bed. I'm a little OCD about this because this commode leaked when it was first installed. Plumber couldn't tell me exactly why it leaked..so anyway.

Wednesday I came home and the tank was empty. The bowl was still full. When I turned on the water, the tank filled up but then leaked out. Everything is dry....floor, ceiling below, space between tank and commode. I put in a new flapper. Same thing. The water seems to be flowing right into the drain. The bowl water is not disturbed and the level remains the same. It's just a slow trickle out of the tank to what sounds like the drain. I can put my hand in the tank and press around the flapper but the flow of the water out of the tank remains the same.

I did remove the tank from the commode when I changed the wax ring. I did NOT replace the gasket between the tank and commode. It did have a look of not being exactly centered (seal was warped a bit) but there is no water coming out between the tank and commode.

Is it possible this seal is allowing the tank to leak off without water leaking on the outside?

Could this have anything to do with the wax seal?

Thanks for any help I can get. ]]> Plumbing CNC_guy http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f33/commode-problem-7959/ http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f33/shared-plumbing-between-laundry-room-bathroom-trouble-7957/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:31:51 GMT Hi,

The house I've recently moved into has a laundry room set up next to a bathroom on the second floor. Because the house is about 100 years old, it's obvious that the water inlets and drains are retrofits but since all piping is behind walls, I can't say much else from appearance.

However, when one flushes the toilet in the washroom, you can hear the trap in the laundry room gurgle and there's an obvious pressure change when the water is running one room and then turned on in the other room. So clearly, these two rooms share the same plumbing in one form or another.

My new concern is that I just installed a new washing machine and noticed that when the toilet is flushed or the water is run in the bathroom, the water hoses into the washing machine jostle a little (even if the machine is not running) as if some water or pressure is being pulled from the hoses in order to run the toilet or bathroom sink. Is this normal? Can it damage the washing machine?

Also, while the whole house has great water pressure (including the washing machine inlets) the connected bathroom has pretty poor pressure.

Having looked at some of the other changes that the previous owners made to this house, I would imagine that the piping retrofit was a bit of a DIY hack job and I would like to correct it if possible (and assuming it's actually a problem). Is there anything you can suggest as a fix (again assuming one is needed) that would be possible for a plumbing novice like myself? If it's at all possible to fix this problem without bringing down a wall that too would be nice.

Thanks in advance for your help. ]]> Plumbing jmyyz http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f33/shared-plumbing-between-laundry-room-bathroom-trouble-7957/ http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f33/leaking-tub-shower-7951/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:24:41 GMT In both of my bathrooms, whenever someone takes a shower, there is a few drops of water that makes their way to the unfinished basement floor below. My tubs were set on the sub-floor made of sheeting boards, so water finding it's way to the basement is easy. My question is, where is it leaking? It doesn't do this when one takes a bath, so it's not the drain. I have taken the faucet plates of and caulked with silicone several times, and there is still a leak. It's nothing major, but if the tubs had been put on the finished floor, I never would have known until there was a major problem. This must be common, because every time I watch one of those home make-over shows, the floor is always rotted out under the tub. How can I stop the leak? ]]> Plumbing house92 http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f33/leaking-tub-shower-7951/ http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f33/outdoor-pump-7950/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:47:24 GMT Hi all,

we have a pump installed in our yard that sounds like it was placed there to help with drainage. The water table is high and the previous owner had problems with the ground getting saturated and therefore the pool liner would "float". So, this year when we open the pool the liner was floating because the pump was not working. We pull the cord that I guess would get the pump up and it started pumping, and got all the water from the "well" out and also the water behind the liner. I hope this is making sense.
Now the pump seems to be running continuously. We had some rain, but it has been at least a week or 5 days that we had no rain. Since the weather is not hot I imagine the ground is a bit saturated but I do not think it is that bad. Anyone here can shed a light for me? We tried to pull the thing up and could not. The "well" where it is in is probably like 10 feet deep.

Thanks for any help. Be well

Miriam:confused: ]]> Plumbing brasilmom http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f33/outdoor-pump-7950/ http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f33/mixing-valve-7929/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:18:46 GMT I have been having a problem with my mixing valve. I have lost hot water for the second time in two weeks. I called in a plumber and they fixed it in minutes by turning the screw on the mixing valve counter clockwise. I have been trying all night with no luck. The other thing that the plumber did... I have been having a problem with my mixing valve. I have lost hot water for the second time in two weeks. I called in a plumber and they fixed it in minutes by turning the screw on the mixing valve counter clockwise. I have been trying all night with no luck. The other thing that the plumber did was remove any air from my pipes. Tried that too. Not sure if I did this right. How do I reset the water tank and mixing valve? How do I correctly remove all air from my lines? ]]> Plumbing Refuse http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f33/mixing-valve-7929/ http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f33/where-heck-does-go-7900/ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:55:26 GMT my gutter downspouts go into a drain next to the house its sealed with concrete does this drain to the sewer through the house system or is it independent? (my wife asked me where it goes i cant say i dont know ,its a guy thing you understand. if you dont have a real answer then give me a good... my gutter downspouts go into a drain next to the house its sealed with concrete does this drain to the sewer through the house system or is it independent? (my wife asked me where it goes i cant say i dont know ,its a guy thing you understand. if you dont have a real answer then give me a good lie):clap: ]]> Plumbing dao http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f33/where-heck-does-go-7900/ http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f33/hot-water-heater-not-staying-7879/ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:23:35 GMT We have a hot water heater, it's been working fine. Over the past 4 days, it seems to have stopped working. When I wen to look it, I discovered it looks like this:


When I push the red button, i can hear the hot water startup and hot water is available, but only for about 12 hours or so, then it seems to cut off and the water turns lukewarm again. ]]> Plumbing nomadicink http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f33/hot-water-heater-not-staying-7879/ http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f33/propane-line-size-7876/ Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:50:31 GMT I have a 200,000 btu propane heater, The tank is 160 feet away from the heater can you tell what size pipe I need to run to it. I have a 200,000 btu propane heater, The tank is 160 feet away from the heater can you tell what size pipe I need to run to it. ]]> Plumbing Gregg http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f33/propane-line-size-7876/ http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f33/thermocast-sink-7851/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:02:32 GMT We bought our house new about 4.5 years ago. All the appliances are black, but the kitchen sink was the shallow contractor grade steel one. So we bought a nice Thermocast black sink from Home Depot. Within a few weeks the glossy shine was gone on the interior portion of the sink. The upper... We bought our house new about 4.5 years ago. All the appliances are black, but the kitchen sink was the shallow contractor grade steel one. So we bought a nice Thermocast black sink from Home Depot. Within a few weeks the glossy shine was gone on the interior portion of the sink. The upper surfaces are still pretty but the inside is dull, and looks like the polish has rubbed off. Anybody know what I can do to remedy this? ]]> Plumbing brandonriffel http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f33/thermocast-sink-7851/ http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f33/re-bathroom-refit-7810/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:50:50 GMT We are having our bathroom refurbished and the plumber has just installed the new toilet on a porcelain tiled floor It looks great but the sealant between the pan and flooring spoils the effect. Is this necessarry? Are there any other alternatives ? thanks We are having our bathroom refurbished and the plumber has just installed the new toilet on a porcelain tiled floor It looks great but the sealant between the pan and flooring spoils the effect. Is this necessarry? Are there any other alternatives ? thanks ]]> Plumbing abeda http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f33/re-bathroom-refit-7810/