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Sounds like the incoming water supply is just super hot. You can add a tempering valve under your sink, that will mix hot with cold. You could also try temporarily running the dishwasher on straight cold water, with the heating element and sani cycle off, then try again with element on. It...

Always clean out the crud and minerals inside the body of the faucet before installing new parts. Rinse with a squirt of water, wipe with rolled up paper towels soaked in vinegar, q tips, whatever works for you. Sometimes I break the sharp tip off of a pencil, to make a dull probe to try to...

Then your water chemistry or treatment had changed, which then reacted with the magnesium rod. If the magnesium rod had worn out, it would actually have caused less stink, not more.

You are just getting it all wrong. You are convincing yourself that two unrelated conditions are part of the same chemical or electrical reaction. The stink reaction starts right away. It might take a few days to build up. The issue of a rod shrinking and wearing out over time is totally...

It is because the magnesium rod reacts with bacteria and/or minerals in the water. It creates sulfur smell and sometimes sulfur taste. The rod can be changed out for a rod of a different alloy, which does not cause that stinky reaction.

Hurray! 😬

I think most all jurisdictions allow unions on black gas pipe, in exposed locations. At least right at the appliance itself. I have seen them by water heaters and furnaces.

It could be set too hot. I think it is meant to drip if overheated, to relieve pressure.

Your flange is sitting over open air and gravel, not screwed into concrete. Over time, the flange and wax seal might fail, as the flange is not anchored at all, just attached to the pvc drain.

I did not end up doing the replacement of the leaking stem/cartridge. My client had a plumber working on their outdoor kitchen, and he swapped in the new Franke parts while he was there. But I bought the parts from Chicago Faucet Shoppe. 1 (800) 969-8625 And their tech support is very...

I’m looking at that long edge on the bullnose tile. That looks like it might be a tile job installed over old existing tile. So double layer.

New country song. Well, I went to take a leak, And what did I see? The purdiest gal standing up to take a pee. I was so cornfused Didn’t know just what to do So I changed my mind Had a squat and took a poo.

Yes, some women have different goodies now.

Oscillating saw puts lots of vibrational and also push/pull stress on the tile and subsurface. Tiles can crack or start popping off, too violent. Roto zip is more elegant, precise, and does not stress the structure or tiles at all. Go slow, and expect to break lots of the tile cutting bits...

I call tight jobs like that “pershnuggada” and charge a little extra combat pay.

I agree about bbq fish. I never liked fish when I was younger, because it stunk up the house. But cooked while fresh, and outside on the grill, it is 100 percent a different experience. Walleye, catfish, salmon, and many others are so good, and not fishy.

No, but I have been deep lake fishing on Lake Michigan, sort of similar. Such a big lake it is like being on the ocean in some ways.

I wonder if that thinner line guide might be for ice fishing? That would actually not be too bad of a rig to have in a pinch.

When I was very young, we fished with long bamboo poles. I hooked myself, my ears, back of my head, my dad, brother, friends, etc, many times while throwing out the line, with a big bobber on it. Brief pain, and long lasting Good memories!

From Dirty Harry.