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    bottom of water heater is rusty and leaking water, replace?

    hello, the bottom of my water heater has rust spots on it and there was dried water around it plus some of the items stored next to it had water damage but are now dry, does this for sure need to be replaced? thank you!
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    underneath dishwasher disintegrated, is it dangerous?

    I had my dishwasher replaced today and apparently it has been leaking and the grout or whatever it was underneath the dishwasher completely disintegrated and it looks like there is a pile of sand under there. So I was wondering what that material is made from and if it's dangerous to have that...
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    bathroom shower drain smells bad after running the shower?

    after someone takes a shower the drain smells really bad, it smells fine when it's dry someone takes a shower in there at least once a day the drain isn't clogged I poured diluted bleach down the drain several times, I poured hot water several times, and I put baking soda and vinegar down the...
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    Dishwasher air gap smells bad...

    and there is a little bit of water always left at the bottom the hose that leads from the air gap to the dishwasher, it's clear so I can see it. There is also some water always left in the bottom of the dishwasher but it doesn't smell. A plumber came out already and replaced the motor that...
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    Gasoline smell in tap water?

    Last night I went to get a glass of water and I could not even get the glass close to my face it smelled so strong, I'm not sure what the smell was but my thought was that it smelled like gasoline. I refilled the glass several times and smelled it again then ran the water for a few minutes...
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    Blue water coming up from drain

    Last night blue water came up out of the drain in both my bathrooms in the tub, it filled up all the way to the top of the tub then went back down. Also, clear water came pouring out of the bottom of the toilet, not the top, it came from the bottom around the floor. I have little kids so I...
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    Smell coming from water heater?

    Hi, Just wondering, I have read that a rotten egg smell can be in water and that it comes from the water heater. We do have a rotten egg smell in the room that the water heater is in, but it is not in the water. Water smells fine. So could that smell be coming from the water heater...
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    strong sewer smell in laundry room

    I live on the third floor of an apartment building and we have a laundry room with washer/dryer hookups but they are not hooked up to anything. We have been noticing a rotten egg smell every now and then from that room but this morning an overpowering smell came from the room and made us...
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