r/askplumbing

The generator needs 135,000 BTU/hr.

The sink in my kitchen is clogged and I had no Idea what to do,I came up with the brilliant idea to put a bottlebrush in the pipe and now it's stuck inside. I tried to get it out with force and with twisting it, but no chance. A plumper would be about 300€, what should I do. It's a plastic pipe, would you suggest to cut it and replace it with another. The pipe is not moveable as it is a part of the wall.

A friend is buying a house in Philadelphia and the inspectors report came back indicating there was a leak in the sprinkler system - and it included this picture.

House built around 2014. Is there anything special about a residential sprinkler system that makes it different from regular plumbing?

I have sweated plenty of copper joints as a diy’er over the years, but I figured i’d suggest he call in a professional here. But does he need a “sprinkler tech” or something like that?

Does the system need to be drained first? Is extra there liability? Even looking for a “sprinkler expert” is hard because all you get are Lawn Sprinkler companies!!!!

I'm wondering if there is a simple way to add a standpipe for the washing machine drain. I am about to reinstall the laundry sink (1 1/2" drain) and thought this might be a possibility. The present setup has the washing machine draining into the laundry tub.

I noticed damp marking tracking from one of the bolts holding the water tank. When i look at the bolt it seems the installer scratched the outer tank surface with the bolt. Also i have not detected any strange behaviour of the boiler it seems to work fine. Thanks

We have well water. The picture is where it enters our basement, the ~6 month old pressure tank and a sediment filter. We've lived in the house for two years. During that time, we've realized that if we use a lot of water (running the hose for a while, a series of long showers, etc.) then the pressure in the entire house decreases.

If we flush the sediment filter (I just hold a bucket under it and open up the valve at the bottom for about ~5-8 buckets of water), then the pressure will come back. It seems we're doing this pretty frequently, especially over the summer months when we're using the hoses outside more often. We have no idea how old that filter is.

Is it normal to get reduced pressure and need to flush a filter like this? Should we replace it with a newer, bigger, better one? Is this an indication that our well pump is pulling up too much sediment?

Thanks!

3 days ago fiancé and i noticed a small drip forming along the caulk line in our shower. it quickly turned into a steady trickle, and then appeared from another spot above the caulk.

we immediately shut the well pump off and contacted our landlord. landlord has done nothing and basically said that they didn’t know why it was doing that and taking the shower panel off would be “impossible”.

well pump has been off and the leak stops when there’s no pressure in the system. we turn the water back on to do the dishes and shower quick, and the leak starts back up as soon as the water is back.

obviously we are going to keep bugging our landlord and push them to call a plumber. any insight anyone could offer in the meantime would be great, thanks.

more context if needed:
- corner shower, no idea when it was installed or who installed it
- very high iron content in the water, not sure if that would effect anything

Background:
I had a sewer backup at my home in Sunnyvale, CA. Called the city first — they confirmed the blockage is on my lateral line, not the city main. Hired a licensed plumber who hydrojettted and cleared the line including camera inspection.
What they found:
After jetting, they scoped the line and say there is an offset joint near the property line, located under my driveway (concrete). They’re recommending excavation to fix it.
I’m uploading the camera footage screenshots — would love your read on:

1. Does this actually look like an offset to you?
2. Are those white strands root intrusion?
3. How severe does it look?

The Estimate:
• Saw cut and remove driveway concrete
• Excavate approx 4ft wide x 4ft long x 6ft deep
• Replace pipe section with ABS
• Install property line cleanout
• Backfill, compact, restore concrete (standard finish only — no specialty matching)
• Permits included

Video is backwards, taken while getting the camera out

I know the sink looks bad, I want to replace that and move the whole thing over. it’s currently sitting directly over the sump pit which was a pain when I recently had to work down there. I think I could figure out how to extend the drain but I don’t even understand what the vent piping is for.

can I just cut all that off with a sawzall and connect pvc somehow? I’ve never worked with copper, pvc or pex.

thanks

I have this grohe shower handle combo that was installed by previous owner. The volume handle has gotten harder and harder to turn over the last couple of months, and it finally caused the handle to just snap.

I think the cartridge needs to be replaced, but I can’t figure out what model this is and what the replacement handle or cartridge item numbers are. Can anyone help? Thank you so much.

Copper, plastic pex to outdoor frost free faucet that’s old and leaky. Want to replace the outdoor faucet.

I’m stumped.

Hey y'all,

Recently there has been a stink in my partner's place and it's been localized in this area. Here are some things for context:

- moved a few months ago, never had this smell before

- today was really hot for the first time in apartment

- around this pipe thing (in the kitchen, beside washroom) smells like sewage or "when you go into a restaurant washroom and the building is really old and has that dank smell"

- small space, making entire apartment stink

- Ontario, Canada area if that narrows down any house architecture related things

It's been driving her insane and I'm also curious as to what this thing is

I have a leak that I can’t find. I tried die testing and still can’t find the leak. Water will lower to the bottom of my skimmer and it will stop leaking at that point so naturally I would think that the problem is in the skimmer I have I have put sealant around the whole skimmer and it still leaked. I have tried die, testing the jets coming back into the pool still nothing. Next to my pool is a large set of bushes and then there’s open yard, and this is where the water seems to be going.

Can anyone give me any other suggestions?

Apologies in advance for the general question, like the title says, I'm looking for some help to identify what replacement cartridge I might need for this peerless faucet, I have tried looking online but can't seem to find what model this faucet is to lookup the cartridge number.