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PS Even though the water seems cold, make sure it is not coming from the water heater. If you turn off all the house water, and the water heater...
Don’t call the insurance company unless you are certain you need to make a claim. IF the problem is even covered, you should probably just try to...
A few weeks of being idle should be fine. Otherwise, as posted above, eventually traps could dry out and sewer stink can come in, along with tiny...
The multi-tools are often cheap. They make their money on the blades! Buy a few extra ones, they sometimes go dull pretty fast. You might want...
Agreed, but if I lived there I would cap with an AAV, my spider sense says it somehow is a problem. But like I said, others on here may add...
From your new pics, it looks like maybe that leaking elbow leads to the combined hot and cold that feed the tub spout. Looks like maybe there is...
Looks like you are right about sewer gas not being a factor. I would still cap it with an AAV. In certain blocked drain pipe conditions, I...
You could put something like this on top of there, with a Fernco coupling or some similar rubber coupling. Sure-Vent 1-1/2 in. PVC Air...
That open pipe, if it is open down to the drain or the trap, should have an air admittance valve put on top. Right now it lets air in behind the...
Yes, the products you listed should work. Use enough packing string so that after the big nut comes down and smushes all the air spaces out of...
[MEDIA] This video is for repairing a faucet packing nut, but the concept is the same. Depending on how thick the packing string is, you need to...
3/32 in. x 36 in. Valve Packing https://www.homedepot.com/p/203193512
It could be a trap primer, which sends a little water into the trap so it won’t dry out. Post more pics, can’t see enough above, below, or to...
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This video shows the variable speed version, which I have had for years, it is a lifesaver in situations where nothing else will work. This...
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