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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...

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 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...

I can't make out the brand, looks high end. I took a photo of this, the letters in the shield appear to be 'UPC.' I think that might be A112.18.7/0125 The 7 might be a 1. Either way search gives me no help. The photo was turned 180. That's the body coming up from the counter top...

I don't see a specific category for heating with radiators, a bit surprised as it definitely involves directing the movement of water. I have some longtime clients who have purchased a condo in a sort of live/work complex in the SOMA part of SF. They're not getting heat to one room and showed...

I couldn't think of how to refer to these. I'm guessing the tub was installed 15 to 30 years ago. Maybe more. I've worked for these people for about 12 years and it was here when I came. Their daughter is 15 and would like a white tub. And she doesn't like these little nubs. She's a sweet...

One of my client's house is in a nice hilly community, toney but not far from I-280 which goes through some otherwise exclusive property. Their street has a bit of hill action stopping most of the freeway noise but there is a bit of roar nonetheless so they put in a waterfall for some white...

The unit is about 10 years old, looks good enough to warrant a repair, I thought. Pilot won't stay on, I tested the thermocouple, after 3 minutes up to .018v. My reading specifies 20 to 30 so I took it out, certainly looked old and scorched enough. I bought the Home Depot clone - Everbilt...

Kitchen sink draining really slowly. Had a sort of cumbersome ABS set up for trap assembly - double sink with disposal. I got it off and there was a small artist's paint brush, maybe 5 inches long protruding up from the first elbow. Add to that the long lateral piece had next to no slope, no...

I wrote some months back about doubling the size of a bathroom and the need to find a place to route the vanity drain. This was adjacent to a large bedroom that used to be the den on the ground floor - split level, garage a few feet away, concrete slab. After I pulled off the sheetrock it was...

I put in a gas Bradford and White 40 gallon yesterday, replacing a Rheem with a manufacture date of early 2012. Can't recall seeing one with a major leak at 6 years before. It didn't look old and rusting like the ones that I've normally seen at 10-12 years, with a good bit of rust visible...

Interesting design: I was doing a search to hear reviews on Korky v. Fluidmaster and ran across the Niagara. Re the Korky, I've used the Fluidmaster for a long time but recently went with a Korky as it fit better in an older version of the Toto one piece ultra eco max I was repairing. It...

I took this out for a client yesterday and installed a nondescript Kohler. He said this one running a lot and he didn't want to try to fix it. I have mixed feelings about this model, he has one in each bathroom. But it might look stylish to some, and the one piece construction makes cleaning...

A nice young single father guy, cute modest house, I've done a number of small remodel jobs for him over the years, calls me telling me the hot water pressure in the kitchen sink and bath are really bad. Bathroom sink is strong though. Kitchen faucet aerator is passing cold water just fine...

I'm remodeling a bathroom, it's almost doubling in size. In the garden level (built on a hill), it has a slab floor. Will have a new vanity, I figured quickly enough that I'll need to tie it into the toilet line somehow. Here's a pic of the toilet line as is: In this pic were my two...

Should have done this first. I typed out a long question/thread post, hit preview and got a message saying I was an unknown, or something, the message is lost in the ether. I should know by now. ALWAYS select and save text before submitting. Oh well, not a friendly introduction, I'm a long...