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I’ve had multiple cracks in my black poly pipe that runs from my well to my house. I’m considering a full change to pex A.

Any opinions on this?

I need to change out my cold and hot water shutoff valves due to them leaking (under the sink in kitchen). I want to put the newer 1/4” valves for replacement. I have done pretty much all my own DIY stuff. What kind of pipe am I looking at? Some sort of PVC or CPVC? They are cream colored. Due I cut them just below the metal valves or does part of that connection just unscrew? TIA. Picture included.

We recently had our boiler serviced and condensate drainage upgrade and waste clear out. Everything has been working fine for several months, but when we’ve tried to use our heating something is going wrong. The boiler registers it as on, and the pipe coming out of the boiler heats up, but it isn’t reaching any of the radiators. Pressure is fine, hot water is still working fine and radiators have all been bled. Wondering if a valve has been left in the wrong position or it’s something I can fix, or whether we need to call the plumber?

Pics attached of the valves and pipes, plus front of the boiler. It’s fitted with a thermostat controlled via Tado, which also showed the heating as on, but we don’t have smart radiator devices or anything.

Edit: problem solved thanks everyone for your help! 🙏🏻🙏🏻

Homeowner here, trying to learn something and save some money. I've learned a bunch but I seem to be missing a concept. Full advice needed and any tips or tricks please. The drain do be draining but it seems to not have the airflow needed. I am replacing a double sink basin with a single large basin after it fell through one night.

UPDATE: running a 2 or 3 foot snake from the aav entry didnt reveal anything. I removed the aav to test if removing it would allow for air flow before I released the water from the basin and the results were the same: the water eventually flowed upward out of the aav entry on top.

UPDATE 2: a lot are mentioning clog. But it would be insane timing as this issue only happened when my double basin sink fell through and I had to rearrange the plumbing for a single basin sink. The previous configuration did not have an AAV at all and would drain at a normal rate but was very loud about it.

Hi, anything wrong with this setup? When I empty the left sink, the right sink gets filled, and a bad odor come out.

Thank you

We recently bought a home and our inspection report showed where a "ventilation pipe" in the attic has just been loosely duct taped together. I'll be doing some work in the attic soon, so what is the proper way connect these pipes?

Tonight, while my wife was showering I was in basement and could hear water draining. Found it coming from this small line going into the same drain as our heat pump condensate drain to the floor.

We have been in this house for almost 10 years and I can’t say I’ve ever heard this before. I always assumed this line was for something unrelated but the water was warm coming out, as if it went up stairs and back down. Once she was done in the shower I checked it again and no water coming out.

Tomorrow I’ll try some of the other hot water lines upstairs to see if the same thing is happening. I can’t imagine where this would be coming from. The hot water heater is in the same room I don’t see anything else coming off of the main line before it goes up the wall.

Our power bills have recently been higher than normal which is now making sense (electric hot water).

Any speculation on why this would happen??

i was trying to remove the aerator to put on this filter attachment i got and it seems like i broke the spout… I should have stopped when i realized it was tough to get off but unfortunately did not

I picked up a 1950s Standard New Compton from Facebook marketplace for $70 in rough shape but not cracked. I disassembled everything. Flushed the bowl and rim channels with diluted muriatic acid using a sump pump, cleaned everything inside & out with acid, non scratch scouring pads, pressure washer, replaced all valves and seals, and put it in my bathroom. Works like a champ!

Yesterday I took some drywall off the ceiling and wall (only about 6" on each) because I suspect some sort of leak coming from either the bathroom upstairs or the window isn't sealed properly. Some of the drywall was flakey and had mold but most of it was solid with no mold. Could you tell me the next steps in finding out where exactly the leak originates? I just had the toilet replaced and there is no moisture under the sink which is on the wall where the window is on the next floor up. And there was only a few drops of water in the bubble after I made a pinhole in it. I have attached pics. Could you advise me on the next step I take and what to look for? I appreciate it!

Hello chaps, was dismantling a a shoddy wardrobe that was built around the boiler in our new house. Long story short there was a piece of wood that was supported by a single screw, it fell and ripped the wiring from the controller to the boiler. Boiler side of the wiring is fine but the wiring from the controller has been ripped out. Any clue where these wires may go? Looked online to no success really. Help!

Power is isolated from fuse board

Pic1, mains supply cable is on the right. left side cable, blue, brown, grey, black and ground going to the boiler.

Pic 2 small wiring diagram for the thermostat controller

Pic 3 wiring going into the boiler from the severed connection.

Pic 4 additional wiring on rhs of control panel on boiler

Pic 5 connections

Pic 6 model of boiler

How do I connect a new shower pan drain to a threaded 3 inch fitting that is in the floor with concrete? Can I cut off the 3 inch threaded ABS pipe, flush to the floor, and connected a 2 inch pipe? This shower requires a 2 inch wide abs pipe to be 0.5 inches above the floor to connect to the pan drain. How do I connect pipe to pipe and is there a minimum length to meet code (Ontario)? Unfortunately the threads do not align. Hope it does not require removing any concrete but will do that if necessary.

can’t find anything online. it’s a bath/shower mixer tap with no clear grub screw under the indicator, and it doesn’t want to budge when I pull on it either