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  1. alienone

    Basement floor drain...confused and worried

    I think the sump pump became a standard although I'm not sure if it is mandatory all new construction seems to have them. Once it is installed the building code mandates air tightness for radon. No telling where the radon would be and apparently it changes so it must be sealed. Yes, it is...
  2. alienone

    Basement floor drain...confused and worried

    Pretty sure it's not a sewage pump in that it drains outside the building onto the driveway. Could be just excess of caution with regards to radon or might be just construction dust settled in the gaps that make it look sealed. I will get good pics next time I'm there.
  3. alienone

    Basement floor drain...confused and worried

    Thanks Jeff, I was considering looking at the sump pump but the thing is sealed shut with bolts and stuff. There's no manual and based on generic info on sump pumps it is important that the cover be re-sealed if it is taken off due to gasses. I came across a post describing how to test the pump...
  4. alienone

    Basement floor drain...confused and worried

    Interesting idea about the floor drain possibly going into the sump pump basin:(. Unfortunately without removing the cover of the sump pump there's no way of knowing. That scenario with the sump pump failing would explain the guck if the pump was not properly shielded from debris and/or there...
  5. alienone

    Basement floor drain...confused and worried

    Thanks breplum, the place is only 3 years old and drain from the original install. That doesn't mean of course that it's not s--- although it just might be acceptable by the building code in Canada. I did rough finish like this in other homes here although not the aqua colour pipe. It did pass...
  6. alienone

    Basement floor drain...confused and worried

    According to this https://entomology.ca.uky.edu/ef615 drain flies 'develop' in standing water so if you're away for a couple of weeks and there's no water movement they might emerge. Of course no one knows where from, it's spontaneous like lots of other pests;)
  7. alienone

    Basement floor drain...confused and worried

    It wasn't there before, I cleaned it out a few times due to drain flies. BUT I do have a sump pump although I have no idea where it drains or if it even works. There's also another thing now that you mentioned 'washed in'. There is massive construction going on next street, condos coming up..I...
  8. alienone

    Basement floor drain...confused and worried

    Thanks Jeff. One of the black pipes is a spinoff/diverter, not sure what the proper term is. It is a separate line from the laundry sink faucet on the same level, it runs clear water when the sink is used I believe to keep water in the drain from drying out. The other black pipe is a dead end...
  9. alienone

    Basement floor drain...confused and worried

    Hello experts :). A brown clump of guck appeared on the cover of my basement floor drain which as far as I know is only used to drain water from the furnace and A/C. 2 year old townhouse, only lived there 1 year and this is the first time this happened. There was no spillage outside of the...
  10. alienone

    Natural gas water heater power vent 1 year old -smell of gas when starting

    I recently moved into a home with a gas water heater. It's working fine, there are no alarm lights or anything, but I just happened to be near it when it went on and I smelled gas. It was just literally just a second or two and the smell went away. Is this normal? I would have never noticed it...
  11. alienone

    Hot water in toilet

    ok, so i finally got my password back for this site and can say thank you to all for your help. The pipes were in fact switched and the fix required a few days of work which included breaking the wall and reconnecting the feeds the right way. The problem also existed in the sink but the piping...
  12. alienone

    Hot water in toilet

    So, I took a closer look at the main shutoff area for the whole unit which is considerately located in the master washroom under the vanity behind a removable panel. The pipes are not copper so pex is probably right. The main pipes feeding the unit are vertical and so are the pipes leading to...
  13. alienone

    Hot water in toilet

    That sounds very useful. I will ask if they have one, or another way to avoid unnecessary damage. Thanks!
  14. alienone

    Hot water in toilet

    Thanks Mr_David. If the entire unit was reversed it would have been easier to find where the switch occurred. As it stands, only one bathroom is affected so I think it means there's a manifold somewhere within the unit. The builder should have the plans but he will likely not be the one doing...
  15. alienone

    Hot water in toilet

    Ok, few weeks and a plumber visit later, it turns out the entire bathroom is connected incorrectly i.e. the cold/hot water pipes were reversed before they were hooked up to the sink, toilet, bathtub. The sink, which I thought was ok, is not. Someone along the line realized there was an issue and...
  16. alienone

    Hot water in toilet

    Thanks all and have a great weekend. Will come back with findings next week.:)
  17. alienone

    Hot water in toilet

    there are 2 conspicuous looking panels in the bedroom closet ceiling. Will need to get the super to confirm but that is the only possible place.
  18. alienone

    Hot water in toilet

    This is a highrise condo, I don't have access to the water heater or pump. I haven't found the water shutoff valve for the unit but I believe there are at least 2 different ones and hopefully hot/cold will be separate. Still settling in;)
  19. alienone

    Hot water in toilet

    Thanks phishfood, that makes sense :D
  20. alienone

    Hot water in toilet

    Thanks Frodo. The scenario on the right is what I have, sink, toilet, tub. But...what does this mean? that the sink water pipe goes to the toilet as well and the bathtub has a separate connection? If that is the case, does this mean that I have two separate issues: one with the toilet which is...
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