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    Moen Shower/Tub Valve Shutting Off, Then Coming Back On

    Thanks for your reply. It was Moen cartridge.
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    Moen Shower/Tub Valve Shutting Off, Then Coming Back On

    The tub/shower valve was so tight and hard to turn that I could almost not turn it, so I just replaced the Moen cartridge with an OEM Moen cartridge, and it now works smoothly & easily, with the water going from hot to cold, as it should while being rotated clockwise, but as it approaches the...
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    Can't Find Toilet Leak

    I'm at my wits end, trying to find where the toilet is leaking. I am not a plumber, but have replaced many toilets without any problems before now. Pulling a toilet off, unplugging something like a stuck toy, then replacing the toilet with a new was ring is pretty standard stuff and I have...
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    Pump Won't Prime--Help!!

    Well, the problem's solved! But don't ask me how, because I didn't do anything more to it. Yesterday, I went out there with the intention of pulling the foot valve out of the river, unhooking everything, checking the hoses for blockage, tearing the pump apart to inspect it, etc. I was pretty...
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    Pump Won't Prime--Help!!

    Thanks for the response, guys. Well, let's see if I can answer your questions. No, the foot valve screen isn't plugged. I pulled the foot valve back out of the river, to check it. and it's nice & clean. I'm using the black, flexible, polyethylene pipe which has been slid over a plastic...
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    Pump Won't Prime--Help!!

    We live on the banks of a river, and use the river water, during the summers, to water the lawns and veggie garden. I've been doing it for 35 years. So, a couple of days ago, I hauled the pump and pipes down the river bank once again, then hooked everything up as usual. But, when I tried to...
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    How to join flexible PVC hoses

    I am running a long suction hose from the river to a pump, in order to get water for watering my lawns during the hot, dry summer. The problem is that I had to join/splice two sections of flexible PVC hose between the foot valve and the pump. Because it's on the suction side of the pump, I...
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