r/askaplumber

I have a question about this situation that is in my home. This is a washer hookup. As I understand 1 and 2 are hot and cold water supply. 4 & 5 is dirty water drain. My question is what is #3? #3 is dripping in 4 on a constant basis a drop a second.

I also filmed a video where the toilet made that ghost/flush refill sound 5 times in about 6 minutes. Is this normal? I’m trying to figure out why my $60 water bill spiked to $189

Shower valve with no pressure but the same lines that feed it feed the sink and toilet which have pressure. No diverter as its just a shower, can this valve develop that sever of a clog? Or are the internals supposed to be replaced every so often?

Need to shut the water off at the street so that I can replace the main shut off in the house. I went to home depot and got a meter key only to find out for the first time in my life, it's too big for the hole. Do I need a different meter key or should I just grab the andle grinder and make this one slimmer? Also for context the town ripped the cover off while doing post storm snow removal/ street widening and claims they are going to fix it, until then steel wool has been inserted in the pipe.

Hi, I bought a new house (74 years old) in the country. I've had a stroke, 2years ago, and have lost the use of my right arm and hand. Anyway.... The smell.

The sump pump is oldddd. I had a plumber come install a new.... Level detecter (name of I don't know).

There is a whole in the lid about the size of a quarter. The marine rated wood is bolted over the whole with ample wet safe putty. That was my father in law attempt at fixing it.

No go, bummer.

I bought thick rubber to use as a seal. I was going to remove the top off the sump pump place the seal close it and seal it with silicone?

Detached the pipe in red and put silicone over the blue (wires)

What do I have to watch out for?

Or, give me a new plan?

I removed a tub and will tile a shower with a schluter drain. The new drain will be about 32" from the existing p trap. There isnt enough access to move the p trap unless I go through the drywall ceiling below which I would rather not. Is 32" to far? Some things i read say its not good, others say you can go up to 6 ft.

I want to help my mom fix up her tub/shower. This handle is difficult pull out/push in. How can I fix this? Take apart and clean? New internals? Thanks for any input.

I have been trying to get this out and it is stuck. What do I do?

Inspection report says: “recommend correction by a qualified plumber. There may have been a grease box installed under the sink that has since been removed. Recommend further evaluation by a qualified plumber.”

New to homeownership and plumbing in general. What portion of this kitchen sink doesn’t have a trap that needs one?

What do I need to do before I put the drywall on

What’s going on? Plumbers have snaked a drain in my garage twice which didn’t help at all

I'm a total amateur, but I need to replace a couple 15mm copper radiator pipes. This is my first attempt at soldering anything, and I wanted to ask a pro if any of these are good enough even if they're not very pretty (and haven't got any other way of asking 😅).

I'm aware I'm opening myself up to sarcasm, but I'm just trying to learn a new skill. 🙏

Also I'm in the UK if that makes any difference.

We have hard water that leaves reddish residue, but this seems to be 10 times worse specifically with the hot water out of the bathtub. We don’t use it much. Unsure if that’s related or not. I don’t know a thing about plumbing. Is this a problem? What’s causing this?

House is 15 years old. Heater is original.

First time I do some plumbing work, needed to change the system under the sink and I'm worried that the flexible part goes up instead of down. Is it fine or should I shorten the center piece? Thanks!

Hardware is loose, don’t see anything to tighten. Anyone seen this one?