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• Posted in thread: Turn off boiler while we are away? on 01-27-2011 at 03:30 AM
  Heat tape or open up the wall into the bumpout so the heated air from the kitchen area can
  enter into the space. Unless you have extreme prolonged freezing, opening the space up to
  internal heated air...

• Posted in thread: PVC into cast iron soil stack? (pics) on 01-25-2011 at 12:40 AM
  The previous repies were the best way to go. Make sure you use a tye-seal and not any of the
  couplings that you pictured. I concure with the answer about removing the original joint; do
  not stress and...

• Posted in thread: Metallic smell from shower on 01-25-2011 at 12:26 AM
  Hot water tanks have a rod in them that is called a sacrificial anode. It takes any attack due
  to current and conduction in your hot water tank and prevents the attack from deteriorating the
  tank. The...

• Posted in thread: Furnace will not start when extreme cold on 01-25-2011 at 12:16 AM
  I have not looked at any of the previous reply postings. I just happened to notice this
  tonight. I don't know what cold is but I would look at you safety cicuits that insure certain
  things happen befo...

• Posted in thread: Turn off boiler while we are away? on 01-25-2011 at 12:06 AM
  Your question is interesting. Why do you want to isolate your boiler every day? Are you
  wondering if you are loosing water? If so, a quicker way to do it is to introduce water a raise
  the pressure. As...

• Posted in thread: Frigidaire dishwsher on 01-24-2011 at 10:29 PM
  I am leasing a house with a one year old Frigidaire "Professional" series dishwasher. I own a
  plumbing company and have checked the drain routing and made sure the knockout is removed at
  the dishwsher...