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• Posted in thread: Low water faucet flow on 09-17-2006 at 05:15 PM
  I just had a hot water heater replaced, I tried just replacing the thermal coupler as suggested
  on this site. (It was a nice try!) Anyway, all of my faucets are flowing fine except for one
  lavatory si...

• Posted in thread: Plumbing Help Needed on 06-08-2006 at 03:27 PM
  The bathtub drains normally. This full bath shares a wall with a 1/2 bath in which that sink
  drains fine. Today I purchased a device to place on the end of my garden hose to place in the
  wall pipe and...

• Posted in thread: Plumbing Help Needed on 06-08-2006 at 09:44 AM
  Thanks I did manage to accomplish that. And it appears to be working. However my new challenge
  is the water leaking at the joining points between the p-trap and the extender and to the sink.
  It's as t...

• Posted in thread: Plumbing Help Needed on 06-07-2006 at 07:54 AM
  Thanks to all for your words of wisdom. After reaching inside the wall I could feel another
  "seam" but no threading. I'm afraid to use the wrench since the first set of piping I removed
  riped apart. I...

• Posted in thread: Plumbing Help Needed on 06-03-2006 at 09:08 AM
  The pipe is thicker and heavier than the extension piece and previous trap that was originally
  attached. Really heavy looking though no. Wish me luck I have the coarse sandpaper on hand and
  I'm ready ...

• Posted in thread: Plumbing Help Needed on 06-02-2006 at 08:13 AM
  Glenn, thanks for your help. Of course you always start out doing one task and end up with
  more. The pipe from the wall has only about 2-3 inches exposed. Sounds like I need to cut away
  the drywall to...

• Posted in thread: Plumbing Help Needed on 06-01-2006 at 07:31 AM
  Thank you for the info. It is a galvanized pipe for a drain line. I'll look for the transition
  adapter and try cleaning the pipe once again.Appreciate the help.

• Posted in thread: Plumbing Help Needed on 05-31-2006 at 07:35 PM
  AS my screen indicates I'm a rookie. In trying to remove my bathroom sink the metal piping
  melted in my hand from hard water silt. I'm trying to replace the piping and was told that I
  could connect ne...