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As you can see water continues to flow, can’t figure out how to stop it. Any ideas?

This is the toilet bowl, the wind blew something over and cracked it. I’m guessing it can’t be used, is there anything I can do?

I have low water pressure at an outside spigot, while every other fixture in the house has strong pressure. The outside spigot can be traced to an old gate valve on copper pipe inside. When I close the indoor valve fully, the handle won’t turn further, but the spigot outside still gets some flow but it’s weak. When I try turning it the indoor valve counterclockwise to open it more, I feel it move and immediately see water dripping from right below the brass packing nut.

Regarding the outside spigot itself: when I open it all the way, it actually sputters and loses pressure. It runs best somewhere in the middle, between fully closed and fully open.

To make it more fun, access is tight with the valve sitting right under the bathroom, directly above the toilet and sink drain pipes, so there’s not a lot of room to work or maneuver a torch/pipe cutter in there.

I’m decently-handy but not the best with plumbing, soldering and cutting pipe. Thoughts on what to do here? Call a pro or DIY? Thanks for the help in advance.

Foolishly agreed to host a 4th of July party for my 20-something children and their friends. Cleaned this toilet right before party and found it like this afterwards.🤬 How does this happen and am I going to have to replace the toilet? Thank you!

When upstairs flushes their toilet water leaks out this pipe and runs down the side of the house. It’s a cast iron original on an old Victorian house (with a 1st floor and ground floor flat).

Questions:

1. What do I need to do to fix this properly
2. What is the best way to patch is this up for now and how long will it last

Can anyone tell me what this is? I’m a renter and been telling landlord for over a year that there’s a sulphur kind of smell coming from bathroom sink. I finally looked, had to remove the drawers below and found this

Sever glass like beeds from my drain. Should i put them back? What do they do?

Hi r/plumbing,

So, I am a renter in an older building that was recently renovated. One night, I was taking a bath, our downstairs neighbors called us to say water was leaking through their ceiling and turned off electricity in one of their light fixtures.

I have had numerous issues with our shower. First, there was a leak in the shower track causing the wall paint to peel. Second, there is random water seeping out from the baseboard of our bathroom. Third, the floor is overall soft (kinda spongy?) and not level. Fourth, the sliding glass shower doors don’t stay closed (they slope to the non-level floor).

The plumber (hired by our property manager) told us that it is natural to have water leak from underneath floorboards onto the ceiling below. He also asked us to lower the angle of our shower head.

I have no idea if the plumber is actually going to come out; he never responded to our last message.

I am very confused. I have never been told that it’s natural for water to soak in between floor boards. Thoughts?

Edited to add - thanks all for the insights. I’ll continue to reduce my water usage and minimize spraying, as I have been. I’ll reach out again to the landlord and plumber.

Doing a bathroom remodel, it's my first time using a press tool, moving sink lines and shower mixer. Are there any glaring mistakes before I close the walls up? I cleaned and debuted the copper prior to making connections, and marked proper depth before pressing. Any opinions are appreciated.

Due to some constraints I was required to pipe two toilet wastes into the same pipe close together and now post build both toilets are backing up and getting blocked, I’m getting waste transferring between the toilets as well.

Would love to know where it went wrong and how to fix it.

Thanks!

was just trying to do the dishes when i noticed a puddle on the floor then an ocean underneath my sink. it’s only leaking from the garbage disposal side, please tell me it’s a small fix and i don’t need to buy a new one 🙏🏼

Our water heater is on its last legs. I intend to replace it with a heat pump water heater. Looking at Lowe's and Home Depot, it looks like I only have a few choices:

• A.O. Smith Signature 900 80-Gallon Tall 10-year Warranty 240-volt Smart Hybrid Grid Capable Heat Pump Water Heater with Leak Detection
• A.O. Smith Signature 900 80-Gallon Tall 10-year Warranty 240-volt Smart Hybrid Grid Capable Heat Pump Water Heater with Leak Detection, Automatic Shut-off and Hot Water Plus
• Rinnai Super High Efficiency Residential 80 Gallon Electric Heat Pump Water Heater with 4.0 UEF
• Rheem ProTerra 80 Gal. Smart High Efficiency Hybrid Heat Pump Water Heater w/ Leak Detection & Auto Shutoff - 10-Year Warranty
• Rheem Performance Platinum 80 Gal. Smart High Efficiency Hybrid Heat Pump Water Heater with 10-Year Warranty

The NYT Wirecutter suggests the Rheem ProTerra, so I'm inclined to just go with that. It also has the best reviews. The reviews for the A.O. Smith models are abysmal. But I'm open to suggestions for other models.

I also plan to install this myself (with the help of my teenage son to move these heavy units). Is there anything I need to be aware of, or is it pretty much the same as installing a regular water heater? I've only installed gas ones in the past, but I'm comfortable enough to wire the electric.

Thanks in advance!