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If your pump runs only about 15 seconds, how many times it starts in an hour?

When you say your pump runs a lot, is it because it goes on and off a lot and pumps for a short time only, or does it come on and stays running for a lengthy period?

How often do you have to empty out the impurities and the debris?

About the dip tube or drip leg: I am fully aware that many codes require the installation of a drip leg in the gas line to a water heater or furnace. What do you tell the home owner if he asks you how often the drip leg has to be emptied out, every year, 5 years, 10 years? Is the home owner...

It is common to drill holes through joists. General rules are: Drill them at the center of the joist and don't make them larger than 1/3 the depth of the joist.

Replaced a clay pipe waste line with ABS. The clay pipes were in 4 ft long sections. There was tree root invasion at every joint. The clay pipe was put in in 1957 but showed no deterioration.

An electrician I was working with told me he never wired an appliance with an electric motor, such as a washing machine, to a GFCI circuit, or plugged it in to a GFCI outlet. He said he gets calls from people every so often to come and check out why their GFCI has tripped when they started a...

One more idea: Put a macerating toilet in your new bathroom and instead of having to run a 3" discharge, it will require only a 1" or 1½" discharge pipe which you can run at the center through the 2 x 8s.

Also keep in mind that your pipe of about 10 feet in length has to be sloped 2½' from one end to the other (¼" per foot).

How about running the pipe below the 2 x 8s and make a nice looking soffit to hide it.

Do you have to go through just one 2 x 8 ore more than one? This makes a big difference.

You would assume that the OD of ½" copper is exactly the same on every pipe you buy, but this is not the case. 20 years ago you would not run into that problem. The manufacturer's inspections are not that stringent anymore. It also depends on where you buy it (plumbing supply company or big box...

In our are the builders put 2x4s along the bottom of the foundation to match the level of the finished slab after it is poured. Once the concrete is hardened, they take the 2x4s out which leaves a 1½" wide channel to run water to the pump sump in case of a flood in the basement. It is important...

This is a good time to remind people to operate all ball valves at least once a year to prevent them from getting stuck.

Install an economical box, then buy a couple of good quality ¼turn ball valves. This allows for easy replacement or repair if necessary; and if you are picky you can color the valve handles yourself.

It sounds like your pressure regulator is the culprit, Replaced several of them and some of them were full of debris and junk. Unfortunately a lot of city water is not as clean as many people think.

Are we talking about CO2 detectors or CO detectors here? Big difference.

Maybe I was not clear enough in my comment. The two guys were employees of the utility company. Their work truck and the trencher belonged to the utility company. The utility company billed my neighbor for the job. The utility company is quite large and provides natural gas to hundreds of...

One of my neighbors had to reroute the gas line to his house where the meter was. A plumber told him to contact the utility. Two of their guys with their work truck and a small trencher used for laying gas pipe came to his house. They cut the old line at the street and at the meter, trenched...