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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 contacted them, they are sending me a new control valve. just wondering if anyone thought it was well related

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.

it is a nelson waterer. when the bowl fills up it tips on the balance beam and pushes the button on the control valve

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...

would a ground fault receptacle work the same as a surge suppressor?

I did rewire it, just wondered if it should have tripped. black and white were reversed

will a gfi receptacle trip if the load wires going out are reversed?

I have a gfi receptacle that arcs when I push the test button. the arc comes from the reset button. thanks for any advice

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

the floor in front of the kitchen sink is wet after the dishwasher has run.

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

got it out. heated it up with a blow dryer a little to soften it and it poped right out.

I have a kohler drop in bath sink. the overflow at the top of sink has rust around it. how do I get the plastic cap piece off without ruining it? I want to check under it and paint if rusted. thanks

have an older fusebox in the barn. some recepacles have low voltage. like 70 instead of 120. pulled out the main fuse breaker, the one side of leg. seemed to have some corosion on the screws. tightened them up and it was back up to 120v. only lasted a couple of days and back to around 70...

yes, there is a chimney on the right of door. probably can't remove. my son can't really afford a new furnace

there is a bedroom on right. when you come out you must almost step on the stairs. very dangerous, any ideas would be appreciated.