Recent content by dcny6923

There is a concrete footing there and also a "post bracket" between the post and the concrete that looks like the attached. My yard is inclined so one side of the footing is about 2-3 inches below grade, and the other side is at grade allowing water to drain. The rocks around are just for...

Anything that you did to keep them that way?

Thank you for the reply. If staining wont prevent the checking, would there be anything that will? Would I have to worry about water getting into the cracks and rotting the core or freezing over and causing larger cracks?

Firstly, thank you for the advice. I've been browsing previous threads and read that post checking in itself is not a structural issue. My question is, how quick checks start appearing is considered normal. For example, I had a deck build recently with has 6x6 pressure treated lumber posts. The...

Thank you all for the replies and videos. I had a plumber over for an unrelated thing, and happened to show him this. His assertion was that this was a previous pinhole leak during soldering that has sealed by mineral build up and at some point it is possible that it might open back up. Maybe is...

How long does it take for this substance to form? The water heater was installed almost 4 months ago.

Thank you @nealtw, if I clean it, it will probably come back. Doesn't this affect the pipe in the long run? @Snoonyb, the conductor just loops between the two pipes, there's isn't any other connection.

It is the ground wire, though it's connected to both the hot and the cold. Here's what the set up looks like. Is this a problem?

I see, and this would be with vinegar as suggested by Snoonyb? What causes the acid to react this way? When the unit was installed, they used the connecting pipes from the older water heater. As in, they basically disconnected the older water heater, bought in the new one and plugged it back in...

Thank you. Sorry, my title should have stated, this hot output. The cold intake is fine. This substance is appearing on the hot water output of the tank. If it is corrosion, should I not be worried about the lifespan of the copper pipe that this substance is appearing on?

Hello All, I recently had a new water heater install a few months back, and today I notice this powder substance building up on the hot water intake pipe. What is this substance, how does it form and does it require some intervention? I wouldn't want this to cause any leaks. Thank you for...

Hello, I need a new AC and Furnace as my current ones are around 30 years old. An HVAC company quoted me for the following Ameristar products. He mentioned that Ameristar products are basically Trane products with same reliability and interchangeable parts. Trane is more expensive due to the...

Hey Folks, I just had a new A-Coil installed because a leak was found in my old one. After installed the new coil, the tech put nitrogen into the system to do a pressure test. In about 34 mins, the pressure dropped 1.4 psi. The the brazed joints and outer fan unit was checked via soap...

Thanks Chrisn and Neaeltw, I've been monitoring this everyday. When it is not very humid, the door does not stick, but the space between the door and the frame is paper thin so I am guessing that once humidity picks up so will the sticking. Now that notion of "great problems" sounds scary, I...

Thank you Neal, Yes, you are correct it is plumb, I looked at the report. I've been keeping an eye on these things. The door which has a diagonal-ish crack forming from the top left corner is now sticking. It is sticking at the top left corner. It wasn't sticking several weeks ago. One...