Problem- well recovery time slow or none.

Up state New York lake house owner with a well 240 ft down. The ground is shale and clay based. The lake is about 250 ft away from house. Well was pounded in the year 2000. 230 ft the pounder ran out of equipment at that depth so I had to have it hydro fracked and have had water....
Problem- well recovery time slow or none.

Replaced new shower (3 handle) cartridges and pipes now leak!

Hello all!
I replaced the handles of my shower since they all rotted and fell off and decided to go with entire new cartridges. Picked up a three handle Price Pfister, followed the directions, replaced the set nuts with pipe tape even though my existing ones seemed fine and then put...
Replaced new shower (3 handle) cartridges and pipes now leak!

Seepage Pit Possibly Failing?

Tank: 1,000 gallon pre-cast cement
Installed: 1978
Drainage: 2 seepage pits @ 6×6, 7.5′ effective depth, rock filler (or so the initial drawings say)
Tank is buried 4 feet from surface, with one small 4" riser for pumping. There is another 4" riser I’d say...
Seepage Pit Possibly Failing?

Well water pump constant recycles and pressure drops rapidly

This morning I woke to my water pump recycling every 10 seconds.
For a year it has been recycling more than it should and I now realize why I have been paying up to $100 a month MORE in electrical bills.
Pressure in the pressure tank was about 10 so I raised it to 30.
My cut in and...
Well water pump constant recycles and pressure drops rapidly

Wall Mount 8" faucet with male connectors

Hi does anybody know of any wall mount 8" faucet with male (eccentric*) connections on the faucet itself besides B&K/Muellers 123-009? All the store brands, AS and PP and even the B&K that looks like PP all have female (regular) connections on the faucet. B&K’s...
Wall Mount 8" faucet with male connectors

Siamp fill valve problem

Hi, i have siamp fill/flush in my toilet which is filling very slowly. I have replaced the diaphragm seal but water is now gushing out under pressure from the hole in the top of the assembly ( vertical), i put old seal back in and this stops and returns to the very slow filling..any...
Siamp fill valve problem

Adding a gas shut-off valve for an attic furnace in a room under the attic

The furnace is in the attic and it already has a gas shut-off valve in the attic. While we are upgrading to a bigger diameter gas line to accommodate more gas appliances, I would like to add another shut-off valve in the kitchen pantry directly below the furnace. I want to add the...
Adding a gas shut-off valve for an attic furnace in a room under the attic

My second attempt at building some furniture

After resolving the Dado issue on the TS I got to work and made these two pine bookcases. I based it on a design I found on the fine woodworking website. It was the simplest design I could find – really basic stuff. I have not finished it yet – one article I found on...
My second attempt at building some furniture

sewer camera

Any thoughts on a gator sewer cameta I never heard of it but the guys selling it with a hundred and twenty five foot real black&white monitor no sonde and no locator800 dollar s


sewer camera

More To Piss You Off

Can’t decide if I’m informing or stirring the pot.
Andrew Huszar: Confessions of a Quantitative Easer – WSJ.com


More To Piss You Off

need help getting a new resin tank

I have a Cole and Massey water softner about 10 years old .no one has ever heard of them????
I need a new resin tank as the fibreglass has started to crack on mine
Can anyone help
its about 9" by 48" and the control look like they clamp on
Please help!!!!!!
Rmontana


need help getting a new resin tank

properly reinforcing a cut joist .

my plumber had to cut a joist when he moved my toilet to the other side of the bathroom. for support he jammed a 2×4 between the bathroom floor and a cinderblock. he insists this meets va. beach va. code. the 2×4 is at an angle as he did not cut the ends to make them fit...
properly reinforcing a cut joist .

Water hammer arrestors

Do Water hammer arrestors only work to fix water hammer on the device they are installed on?
If I install water hammer arrestor on my washing machine water lines, would that only fix water hammer coming from the washing machine, or would it fix any water hammer issues even if its from...
Water hammer arrestors

Soft ground, no smell

Hi,
Im new here. I unfortunately live in MA. My house was built in 1965, 1000 gallon tank, been in house for 14 years. I pump the system every 4 – 5 years (3 times since we bought it. It passes title 5 when bought) we are very diligent about use of soaps, no tampons in toilet,...
Soft ground, no smell

Vent Pipe

I am remodeling my basement bathroom. The drain pipes were never vented I have re plumbed everything I plan to tap into a vent line about 15ft away. My plan is to run the vent pipe (2”) up the wall and along the ceiling. Where I plan to tap the vent line I do not have a lot room. My ...
Vent Pipe

Zero clearance throat plate for band saw

Many of us have made or purchased zero-clearance throat plates for table saws and even miter saws. I certainly have made those items for those particular tools that I own, a Ridgid 12-inch sliding miter saw and the 4510 jobsite saw. A tight throat plate reduces tear out with miter...
Zero clearance throat plate for band saw

mini question

I pushed the mini seesnake in a 4" plastic cleanout about 3′ down and about 10′ out is a tee. Then go up hill in 6" clay with a thin layer of mud on the bottom of the pipe. I get out 50′ and can not push any more. Do I need a big reel to go more?
Also when...
mini question

Cannot Identify Model of this Moen Kitchen Faucet.

I need to replace the cartridge and obtain a new cap for the handle. Moen’s website is absolutely worthless……….


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Cannot Identify Model of this Moen Kitchen Faucet.

Need ideas the stop singing pipes

I have whistling pipes at my master tub faucet. These are the only pipes that sing. I’ve had three plumbers say they don’t know what to do. It is a single lever faucet. It was making noise only when using both hot and cold whater. I replaced the cartridge/mixing valve...
Need ideas the stop singing pipes

1" PVC Pipe Under Foundation

I am building an outdoor BBQ. I have been digging out a foundation and there is a 1″ PVC pipe running under the proposed area. It supplies water to the rear irrigation system. I cannot move it as there is a patio one side, pool deck to the other and house wall on the other...
1" PVC Pipe Under Foundation