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    Flange/Tail Pipe Removal - Bathroom Sink Drain

    You may have a sweated on tailpiece, that means that you have a copper drain line and you may have to unsweat or cut, and it can be repalced with a fernco rubber coupling or you can use a plastic coupling for tubular fittings.......good luck
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    Old Cast Iron Drain Leaking

    there is a tool called a dumbell that works perfect for the job, but a new gasket and some plumbers putty will fix you right up. it should be a right hand thread if its not frozen to the brass or you break the cross, then you cut it out. good luck
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    Bathtub faucet flow

    If you have a 3 handle fixture you may need to replace the diverter or the seat and washer or if you have a 2 handle with a dub spout diverter you just need to replace the spout. You can remove the stems and look inside the body of the vavle and see the seats if the seats have wash out places...
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    Contractor for Hire: Beware

    You can also check Duns and Bradstreet some contractors have this Number and its a good orginization to be a member of. D&B Small Business Credit Solutions - Dun & Bradstreet
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    favorite / least favorite brand of tools

    I looked at some websites that done some individual testing without any interest in any particular tool and Bosch was found to be the best, with Dewalt running a close second and followed by Mikwaukee this was all in the 18volt series now we have 24 and 36V LiIon batteries the best purchase may...
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    Pressure balanced faucets for the shower, yes or no?

    Pressure balance will keep the shower from going cold when someone uses the hot water keeps the pressure the same between the hot and cold, worth every dime. Plus they wil also be single handle. good luck
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    Bathtub Clog of the Year

    there are what we call drum traps and are not legal anymore but i would try some Liquud fire (sufuric acid) (Beware of burns) this will open a drain in a heart beat if its hair or soap. but i say again be careful the tub needs to be drained of all the water. good luck
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    Leaking commode -underside of tank

    sounds like a copper supply line would replace it with a braided supply the better of them all, and it may be a ballcock that has a crack in it and it looks like the supply is leaking. good luck
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    Correct pop-up assembly for Lav sink - no overflow

    Some mobile homes didn' have any type of popup theses were called co plugs they came with a rubber stopper. you may can find one of these, theyre usually around $10.00 here and a regular pop up is about 15.00 - 20.00 made by Delta. hope this helps
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    Milky water

    If its air and thats what if sounds like, most likely you have trapped some air and most likely after a little time the air will go away on it own, unless you are on a well the you need a new emittance valve. good luck
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    Pex pipes?

    Coming from a Plumber....PEX is the way to go. They have all told you right, its easily installed you can use a manifold if you like , but 12" of clearance glad i m not the plumber, there are several manufactures of PEX, as i use winsboro and have really good luck, the best way to put the...
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    Question about basement shower-plumbing problem

    My suggestion for this situation would be run an electric auger with a root cutter and the best thing for roots is Copper Sulfate at a constant feed through the toilet. good luck. MT
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    Types of Pipe

    Loretta, You can do these repairs yourself, they do make some fittings that can be screwed together. the tool that he refers to is a crimper, this tool can cost 100.oo and upward, so he is right there but on the downside the screw fittings are not as freeze resistant as the brass fiittings and...
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    Hi Ya'll from Arknasas

    I am a Licensed Plumber in the state of Arkansas and also an Instructor for the Apprentice Program. No such thing as a Dumb Question.
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    Hi Ya'll from Arknasa

    I am a Licensed Plumber in the state of Arkansas and also an Instructor for the Apprentice Program. No such thing as a Dumb Question.
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