Originally Posted by Iowanian:
I'm pondering replacing every one in the house......and maybe going to see the plumber that installed all of them during construction....
I've got 7000 acres and a backhoe. Just saying. No reason. [Reply]
This is bullshit. Somebody posts about a leaking faucet and boom, the bastard in upstairs bats has a leak. Its a Moen and about 30 years old. Hope they still make the damn part thing you shove in there. [Reply]
Originally Posted by HonestChieffan:
the damn shutoff on the cold turns but now it drips, and the hot is stuck. Is there anything more godawful than plumbing
Originally Posted by HonestChieffan:
This is bullshit. Somebody posts about a leaking faucet and boom, the bastard in upstairs bats has a leak. Its a Moen and about 30 years old. Hope they still make the damn part thing you shove in there.
They still make the same cartridge for moen. It takes a 1225b and a cartridge puller. [Reply]
Originally Posted by HonestChieffan:
the damn shutoff on the cold turns but now it drips, and the hot is stuck. Is there anything more godawful than plumbing
But seriously, that's what I'm talking about. Usually when someone does plumbing for some reason they buy the cheapest God damned shut off valves. And then shit like this happens. Most of the time you're better off not even putting them in. [Reply]
Originally Posted by ptlyon:
But seriously, that's what I'm talking about. Usually when someone does plumbing for some reason they buy the cheapest God damned shut off valves. And then shit like this happens. Most of the time you're better off not even putting them in.
You're pretty limited on what valves you can buy. The key is to turn them on and off occasionally to keep them working freely [Reply]
Originally Posted by HonestChieffan:
the damn shutoff on the cold turns but now it drips, and the hot is stuck. Is there anything more godawful than plumbing
If it's dripping around the stem, you should be able to stop it by tightening the packing nut [Reply]
After talking to insurance, which did nothing but piss me off.....raising rates 10-20% if I have the first claim...ever...wanted me to call in serve pro etc.....
I ripped up carpet, took out the pad and cut a couple of 2' sections of soaked drywall out and am blowing fans to try to prevent mold.
Originally Posted by Iowanian:
After talking to insurance, which did nothing but piss me off.....raising rates 10-20% if I have the first claim...ever...wanted me to call in serve pro etc.....
I ripped up carpet, took out the pad and cut a couple of 2' sections of soaked drywall out and am blowing fans to try to prevent mold.
This hasn't helped my mood today.
Insurance companies suck!
When something similar happened to me, I said fuck it and cut the sheetrock off 3 feet above the floor and moved some serious air down the hallway. I got busy and left it open for quite some time and never seen any mold start in any of the seams. Eventually just replaced it with old barn roofing steel and rough cut trim on the bottom and joint as it was connected to the mud room anyways. [Reply]
Originally Posted by lewdog:
I realize we haven't cleaned our dryer vent for a few years. It's a vent that goes to the roof. What's my best bet for cleaning this?
They sell vent cleaning brushes that you attach to a cordless drill at lowes for around $40