I hit it with a cold chisel next to the nut and made a hole in the brass. then put the pipe wrench on with the cheater and the plug turned right out. thanks for the help
trying to remove a 4 inch brass drain plug with a hex nut from a cast iron septic pipe. I soaked it with pb blaster and tapped on the plug, then put more oil on it. put a 24 inch pipe wrench with a 3 ft. cheater on it and it just rounded off the 2 contact points. house was built in 1952 and...
yes I agree, pressure problem. one person told me to up the pressure at the well pump? the main line from the well is 3/4 inch. when it gets to the waterer it is only 3/8 inch.
I have hydrant between the well and the barn. in the barn I have a cattle waterer with a inline control valve. it has a counterweight that pushes the button on the control valve to shut off when the bowl is full. if the bowl is full and I open up the hydrant, the waterer starts dripping till I...
I stuck a coat hanger into the dishwasher discharge where it comes into the disposal. must have dislodged something, seems to be working ok now. the water was coming out very fast and hitting the far side of the disposal wall and coming up out of the sink drain
I have had 2 kenmore softeners. the same thing happens to mine periodically. I just unscrew the cap, take out the washer, screen and round washer. clean and put back in the regenerate. I never seem to find anything in mine, but there must be just enough to plug it up. I had more problems with...
I shut the well water off to work on some plumbing. when I turned it back on all the hot water faucets were plugged with rust. very slow flow even with the areators off. old farm house with a combo of galvanized and copper. what is the best way to clear the pipes? thanks