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#plumbing #repair is over for now and i've just poured the inaugural french press of spent coffee grounds down the drain. the drill feed 25' snake really worked well.
the last person had left the vertical sink pipe that feeds into the second sink / disposal and p trap tee so long that is mostly blocked the disposal sink line. hopefully fixing that gives the drain a little extra oomph to wash stuff down
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8 ish years ago I paid a plumber to put in a new sink faucet & paid for his higher end model (Jacuzzi brand). Initially liked it so much I had him do the upstairs sink too. $$$$.
Less than a year later handles on both faucets were loose and/or getting jammed. Recently the downstairs one has had very low water flow.
Today I #DYI ed a new faucet & waterlines downstairs, teaching my 12 year old son. We even troubleshooted a broken wingnut.
Turned out GREAT!! 💪 🔧
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The biggest Do-It-Yourself Project I ever tackled was building my first home. My father and I did all the work except the masonry, and it took years. Pennwood, 1980. #doityourself #project #projects #homeproject #homeprojects #construction #houseconstruction #stickbuilt #stickbuilthouse #stickbuilthouses #woodwork #plumbing #electrical #sanding #roofing #shingling #homesweethome #homefires #pennwood #pennsylvania #twentiethcentury #building #builders #job #avocation #vocation #1980s
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Buy a house they said, it's fun they said...
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Plumbers are back at it today. Hope to get the new boiler completely installed before the weekend.
They didn't put it where I wanted it, but that's because they decided to keep the old hot water heater running until the last possible moment, so I'd have hot water this whole time. 🤷♂️
I know they're doing a good job. I should have gone over the "requirements" again before they started the install. I need to do a better job managing contractors and trades.
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Today's the day. Plumbers are here with the new flash boiler/hot water heater. Looks like they're going to leave the old water heater installed & active until tomorrow, which is nice.
I'm glad to have this done well before Winter. The old boiler has been troublesome, and the old water heater should have been replaced years ago. I'm lucky it hasn't come apart and flooded the basement.
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The biggest Do-It-Yourself Project I've ever tackled was building my first house, with my father's help. We did everything but the masonry. 1978. #doityourself #doityourselfproject #doityourselfprojects #building #buildings #construction #constructing #constructionwork #constructionworkers #working #creating #designing #carpentry #electricalwork #electricalworkers #plumbing #roofing #shingles #shingling #stickbuilt #twobyfours #twobyfour #paint #painting #foundation #foundations #pennsylvania
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Finally completed 6 leak-free sweat joints, so now we finally have a usable sink by the laundry machines. I found it strange how little transferred over from soldering electronics. I guess it's just a lot more mass of copper to deal with. Only took 4 hardware store trips 😅
This was all because the original plumbing was piped directly to the leaky faucet against the wall. why was that the way it was done at the time?
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Ok Fediverse #hivemind, urgent question!
It looks like someone has stolen the hose in back of my local library, leaving water spewing out of the spigot. I called 311 but it's been an hour and a half and no one has come to deal with it. I tried turning the square post in the middle of the valve fixture all the way clockwise and even counterclockwise, no dice, water doesn't turn off. How can I get this water to shut off so it stops wasting water and flooding the library grounds?
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Why is the faucet in the tub always on the right-hand side?
I only remember one tub - way back in the '60s - where the faucet was to the left.
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Pop goes the nozzle.
Hozelock is the Microsoft Windows of garden equipment. Infuriatingly inadequate and yet it somehow became the de facto standard.
It kinda works, leaks a little but not too much and when you move it or the temperature changes or the pressure is a little higher it pops off and you have to run to turn the water off or get yourself splashed trying to reconnect it under pressure.
Doesn't matter which stupid brand made it either. Fuck your overpriced Gardena, it's just as bad. I had some brass ones on the boat that were a little better but not great either. Its just a shitty standard.
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The biggest Do-it-yourself Project I ever tackled was building my first home. My father and I did everything but the masonry. 1978. #doityourselfl #doityourselfer #doityourselfers #construction #carpentry #electricity #plumbing #roofing #shingles #1970s #twentiethcentury #pennwood #mifflintown #juniatacounty #newhouse #newhouseconstruction #stickbuilt #frame #framehouse #framedhouse #framehouseconstruction #insulation #heatpump #fireplace #wiring #constuctionwork #constructionworkers
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More cursed #plumbing - photo from a few years back when I was asked to design a #water flow meter (that sent alarm if taps were left open in a senior care home), first stage was to put a watermeter with contact closure each 100 litres, this fed SCADA sensors that triggered relay on excessive flow and that activated a burglar alarm autodialler to call multiple DECT handsets which had a recording of a female voice with Desi accent repeating "water flow alarm".
The text at the bottom was a cautionary tale to the plumbing contractor and site maintenance manager to be careful installing the meter (as even a slight leak is going to be unpleasant when Anglian Water is sending 10 bar up the spout)
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Truck with Happy Running Poo artwork, seen today in Metairie, Louisiana.
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#ShortBreak #shorts #DoomScrollBreak #GoodToKnow #advice #AdviceWithAnn #household #plumbing #water #drinkingwater #greywater
(On Madeira we have something similar. After the meter the city water pipe splits. One pipe directly feeds the kitchen, the other a 1000L IBC-tank outside. The returning pipe feeds the 150l water boiler and the bathroom.
The city water replaced the formerly used levada - open irrigation channel coming down from the hills - as water source.) -
$650 for something I had not even known was happening. Who looks at the top of their water heater? Eek! The handyman who installed the new plumbing and water heater after we moved in here 4 years ago did NOT know what he was doing. There were many parts he used that didn’t have brass sittings, so there was a lot of rust and corrosion. Thankfully a tech here saw it when he was doing a water heater flush. So 6 months later we went ahead on it.
I just don’t get it how these water heaters are so complicated. This doesn’t look great to me (photos are before and after) but at least we are no longer in danger of crud falling into the tank. Replacement would have been so much more. #Water #WaterHeater #Plumbing If I had a a tip today it is to take a look at your water heater. And yes, this is better handled by a real plumber not a handyman. #TipOfDay
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Double-bad: the company selling replacements doesn’t have the technical specifications (read: name of the part and the dimensions), so searching for another seller is very hard 🥲
I have it narrowed down to this thing, but as ever, can’t be completely sure. And these are commercial resellers, are they even gonna bother with me?
#plumbing #homeDIY https://smoldersbv.nl/Winkel/afvoer-pvc/flexibele-verbindingen/b0370220-rubber-afdichtingsring/
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Thomas Hawksley, born OTD in 1807, was the leading British water engineer of the 19th century, personally responsible for over 150 water-supply schemes in the British Isles and overseas https://toilet-guru.com/flush-history.html?s=mb #plumbing #history
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Great now my #Kitchen #faucet needs to be replaced, my kitchen sink faucet has had a slow leak for longer than I can remember, but I was always able to find a way to shut it off, the last week not so lucky, have to keep a dish rag wrapped around it, its just enough to make the rag damp in a day, it has been slowly developing an internal leak, and it is now progressively worse, there goes another $125 I don't actually have, and since I don't have a tub, and I drink tap water all day long I really to to fix this, not to mention I have no idea how I will actually replace it, and before anyone asks, yes it is my responsibility to either replace and repair it myself or pay to have it done, that is no happening paying to replace it myself is more than I can afford, no way to pay someone, not looking forward to it but it has to be done, I have a new one ordered sometime this week it will be here, im not looking forward to changing it, the space I have to work in is could barely hold a dell inspiron 530, actually I don't think it would fit at all, I have to take off the garbage disposal first, and then unhook the water lines and then play find the nut that holds the faucet to the sink, all one handed and without any visual ability to see, I cook and clean using it, I need it, still have no clue what I will actually do for #food this month, O yea the hell keeps getting deeper for this #disabled man existing in #poverty;
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Closet Blues
I tried to make today a photography fun day. Early in the morning at least. I went to Boston thinking I could shoot a couple of rolls of film on Beacon Hill and along the Charles River by the Esplanade where they had the 4th of July spectacular yesterday.
I got through one roll of 120 and one roll of 35mm and was starting to think of what to load up next when I got called home. I guess that means I have to go back soon, right?
When I got home it was time to start cleaning out the closet where the plumber needs to work tomorrow. We also went to IKEA and another furniture store. Tomorrow, after the plumber leaves (assuming he fixes the problem) I will be putting together a Swedish dresser.
We also picked up an order of a couple of rolls of bread from a bakery that Jen’s high school friend is running out of his house with his husband. I haven’t tried it yet, but I’ve had some of their baked goods before oh my goodness…
I think I am going to have a piece of bread now and then I am going to go to sleep because I am freakin’ exhausted.
G’night, folks.
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Behold my genius! A water tight solution after trying just about everything else. #gardening #plumbing
