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    Tankless water heater vent near AC condenser

    Where I live the configuration you going for would not meet code also they have restrictions on if you have an eave above for the roof line too but you could come out by the electrical box as planned and put a 45 degree on it so its pushing the air in a direction away from the condenser or rise...
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    Two Water Heaters Don't Get Along

    Could even be cross connection at boiler but John is right you are getting cold in hot line its mixing somewhere
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    Nuvoh20?

    They do work but it does become a little spendy over time having to replace those citrus filters now I have been told by some pretty intelligent water experts that this is a horrible idea to put in a copper system because the citrus or left over will actually strip the inside of the copper of...
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    Kitchen Drain Plugged

    You said he broke the cast vent? I bet a piece fell in and is preventing anything from going by is it draining slowly? You could cut as close as possible to location and try sucking out the debri with a shop vac or you could camera it and see what's going on but my Odd's are on this please let...
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    Roots in sewer pipe to main, Hydro-jet??

    Jetting is a great tool for certain applications and the jetters we use are very powerful and will rip the flesh off to your bone if you were hit by the jetter nozzle but on roots it turns it into a hair like substance its best to cable then jet then camera but if you know whats wrong already...
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    Recommendation for Replacement Water Softener for 12 yr old Culligan

    I am not so much sold on the brand as much as I am the cu ft of resin and I really like the Clack head no tools are needed to repair the thing its really easy to fix.
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    Coincidental?

    you may need to push a small pick of some sort or small screwdriver into the valve to get the sediment out of the way to drain it sometimes they leak when your done and you can replace the valve or cap it off with a metal cap for garden hoses. Ben Franklin Plumbing Of Alpine 304 Meadowlark...
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    Coincidental?

    it takes about 1-2 hours to completely drain a water heater with the cold inlet open. Ben Franklin Plumbing Of Alpine 304 Meadowlark Drive, Alpine, UT 84004 (801) 960-1567 ‎ www.benfranklinplumbingalpine.com
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    Is softener plumbed wrong?

    they have bypasses you can install on almost any softener that would switch the bypass so this setup would be correct. Ben Franklin Plumbing Of Alpine 304 Meadowlark Drive, Alpine, UT 84004 (801) 960-1567 ‎ www.benfranklinplumbingalpine.com
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    Is softener plumbed wrong?

    Yep indeed backwards Ben Franklin Plumbing Of Alpine 304 Meadowlark Drive, Alpine, UT 84004 (801) 960-1567 ‎ www.benfranklinplumbingalpine.com
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    Need help to correct water issue

    Worried about the dishwasher but not the tankless water heater? :) seams kinda silly install yourself a softener and make sure you flush the tankless once a year. Ben Franklin Plumbing Of Alpine 304 Meadowlark Drive, Alpine, UT 84004 (801) 960-1567 ‎ www.benfranklinplumbingalpine.com
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    Water Softener Installation?

    Most simple fix is exchange the galv. for brass but you should have a bypass that can adapt to pex or have copper fittings that came with the GE softener if not you will have to contact them or a softener supply house to buy the bypass kit or take the softener back and find a more reputable one...
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    Water Heater Temps?

    A = 120 B = 125 C = 130 is the standard you typically won't find one that goes above 130 at least not in residential. Ben Franklin Plumbing Of Alpine 304 Meadowlark Drive, Alpine, UT 84004 (801) 960-1567 ‎ www.benfranklinplumbingalpine.com
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    Making a Jetter by using a pressure washer?

    Yeh the pulsating digs the jetter in deeper its a very nice feature that's what we have on our jetters but our psi is also much higher you may think over kill but grease is hard to get out we also have hot water feature. Ben Franklin Plumbing Of Alpine 304 Meadowlark Drive, Alpine, UT 84004...
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    Roots in sewer pipe to main, Hydro-jet??

    Don't waste your money hydro-jetting find a plumber with a longer snake and get it cleared with a small blade then medium then large and treat with root-x to buy some time then you can decide what to do to fix the problem hydro-jetting roots will make them puff up and create a hair like...
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    Undersink instant hot water heater question

    agree Re-pipe but also there is a inlet screen on these things that can plug up so if it hasn't always been like this I would check this. Ben's Plumbing 100 E Center St, Provo, UT 84604 (801) 850-9087 ‎ http://www.benjaminfranklinplumbing.com
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    Strapping a water heater to a chimney?

    Yours safest bet is to buy a earthquake kit that mounts to the floor and then straps go around the brackets and you lag bolt them into the concrete or wood floor I mean you can mount it to the chimney but if your looking for safety during earthquake not going to do much.
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    Coincidental?

    Drain water heater add 1 gallon of white vinegar food grade let sit for about 10-30 minutes then turn on water with drain valve open and flush the sediment let it run for about 30 mins to get all vinegar out of water tank this works great. Ben's Plumbing 100 E Center St, Provo, UT 84604...
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    Dirty Hot Water

    check the filter coming in it may be dirty or maybe the filter is low quality filter and is allowing some particals to get by but if it was working you wouldn't be getting sand out of fixtures maybe white hard water but not sand. Ben's Plumbing 100 E Center St, Provo, UT 84604 (801)...
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    Does this look okay??

    Make sure your on a GFI outlet the one in the photo doesn't appear to be so unless the GFI is tied in somewhere else just thought I would mention looks good though and some local ordinances such as were I am doesn't allow any 90's attached to the T&P Drain tube. Ben's Plumbing 100 E Center...
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