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I would, but he doesn’t want me to come back. Not that he’s mad at me, he doesn’t want to feel on the hook for more time from me. He called the help line and they’re sending a guy on Monday. Also, he undid the drain pipe at the union (first time I’ve seen a union in the stock drain pipe like...

I am almost tempted to replace it on general principle. It has to be pretty old. The previous dishwasher developed a leak from the lower body. A square LED panel on the bathroom ceiling below was ruined from it. It was old, beat up, and ugly and it didn’t look like a repairable leak. I know in...

Thanks for the quick reply. I’m still at the house, I tried your first suggestion already. The drain hose was in two sections, one comes from the back of the machine the other hooks to the airgap - you connect in the middle. I unhooked the middle connection, blew on the airgap side and got a...

Very strange. I and a friend installed a GE dishwasher in his house a few days ago, All seemed normal enough. On it’s first load of normal operation, it started normally, ran for about 45 minutes,and then stopped. Has much standing water in it. Will not pump water. Troubleshooting guides are...

Dunno how I did that. Tried to delete/edit, can't make it happen.

I have encountered no small amount of Gawd Awful homeowner DIY over the years. Some of the stuff I've had to fix. I've done finish on many multi million dollar homes so I at least get quality somewhat. But I do get that gas is dicey stuff. I worked with galvy pipe in water lines for years...

That is a good point and most people will consider themselves the exception, they can handle it. I really wish I had done a formal apprenticeship years ago. Instead I learned with my old man, a former general contractor with vast technical experience. In the '30s at age 15 he left home to...

Good ideas. I'll be in that vicinity today, I want to look at a couple more items, then I'll draw it out. My calculations on BTU requirements have this barely being adequate at the dryer. I was worried that going on from that point could present problems, if nothing else, unreliable flame at...

It's a bit shocking. The house is in Cupertino, home of Apple, it has it's exclusive areas but this is not one of them. Plenty nice neigborhood, no doubt the house has good vaue owing to location but there are many signs it was part of a modest tract house development back when. Wasn't...

I was told years ago that the plug visible in the photo, a commonly seen arrangement though not always, should not be used for a new line as PG&E or whatever gas company is in one's area wants to use that for testing or maintenance. I didn't quite get it, it's on the homeowner side of the...

I think I can get them to stick to that much. I have to wonder what happens when you have to take it apart and service it. Oh well, I've snaked sewers so it's not like I'm a hothouse flower.

I'm leaning more and more to the macerating setup. Just less stress.

Excellent point. I'll need to stress that with her. She's big on bidets. Perhpas there'd be no paper in there, just some sort of cheapo bidet, even just the hand held sprayer works pretty well.

I should perhaps have my head examined. OTOH, this lady has been giving me a LOT of business - she's an interior designer, I'm building her some groovy stuff in this loft. She wants to show it to clients and then say, 'I can hire this contractor for you.' I have a couple of unusual ideas for...

I worked with a good ol' boy carpenter from Norf Carolina on a big job in '04 in Atherton, a mega bucks enclave in these parts. Born in Florida it was his first time west of the Mississippi. His wife had family in the area and needed to care for one of them. One day he told me, "you know...

Wow, my first thought was spray from somewhere as well.

How is that brand? I've not seen it but I have bought some cheapy Channellock knockoffs and always regretted it.

Was my thought, my dad used to call them 'water pump pliers,' never understood the connection. Not exactly a budget item but they come in handy all the time.

I hope you guys don't take a poll and decide to run me out of here so as not to tarnish the reputation of this place, but ... this is actually a serious question. I have a nice new client, well, about a year into working on their stuff, they bought a loft in an older converted SF building about...