Recent content by Smythers00

Very helpful, thanks!

Hi all. I'm looking for some knowledge/wisdom here. I live in an apartment building that was build back in 1967. It's got walls made from some building material that I'm unfamiliar with, see picture attached. To me, it's reminiscent of drywall in that: - there's a thin veneer - in this...

Bought a house a couple of years ago (Ontario, Canada) and our well needs to be upgraded. We replaced our pump a year ago - lightning took it out just after we moved in. We're taking a long look at replacing the pressure and treatment system, but we noticed that the existing casing doesn't go...

Cracks are definitely due to shrinkage. Thanks all for the help :)

Hi, Recently we did a full gut and remodel of our bathroom. Everything went very well. However, the walls are cracking (the drywall compound) at the corners in the shower/tub area in the corners. We used fiberglass mesh tape for our joints and Green board for the bathroom walls. When we did...

So the results are in, and the winner is: Clogged drain! I snaked out the entire drain line in that washroom and then tested the tub. We had 1 gallon of water in there and it drained in ~14.35 seconds. The gurgling noise coming from the tub drain/overflow from when we emptied the vanity is...

My 2 cents: The key thing in controlling mildew is controlling moisture. So you have to take into account humidity in that room as well as regular use (steam from cooking/cleaning, etc.). If you have good ventilation/air flow in your kitchen, then mildew shouldn't be a problem with regular...

I'm entirely, 100% certain that there is no double trap on that line. We had the entire plumbing system in that room, including where it ties into the stack (stack is in wall right behind the toilet), out in the open where we could see everything. There was no trap on that tub before the...

If possible: - Locate where the noise is coming from - See if you can access the plumbing at that point - Post up a video of the problem. Maybe a fresh set of eyes can help you pinpoint this thing a little better.

my :2cents: I would have used a soil pipe cutter. Can get the cutting chain in and around those tight spots. It looks something like this: http://www.homedepot.com/tool-truck-rental/Ratchet-Soil-Pipe-Cutter-6/69982/index.html

Sounds like water hammer to me. Here's a video from This Old House that may explain what you're going through. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Cu9LUx79w4 PS> I'm not advocating the use of a water arrestor, just pointing to the video to see if it describes the problem and why it' happening.

Absolutely. We've installed a push-pull type plug, not much adjustment on it as it only has 2 positions - opened or closed. Nothing fancy. The draining issue occurs with the stopper in the UP position (open drain). It's clearly open, you can see inside to the drain, everything at that point...

Hi all, thanks for the welcome :) Apologies for not being more thorough in the OP. I definitely didn't leave a rag in there as I had to glue new abs tub drain kit and new p trap to the existing drain. All drains were cleaned with a rag, visually inspected and vacuumed out thoroughly before...

Hi, Having an issue with a new bathtub installed - the drain is extremely slow. Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures to share, but I've attached an accurate illustration found on the web. It's a standard 4pc bathroom. When we renovated, we did complete gut and installed new...