Questions tagged [water]
For questions relating to the water system of a home or other building, including plumbing and fixtures, water heating, water filtering and treatment, and irrigation/sprinkler systems. Questions regarding swimming pools and spas should have the additional tags "pool" or "spa".
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Boiler continuously turning on and off when asking for warm water
I just started renting an apartment and everytime I turn on the warm water (in the kitchen, bathroom or shower) the boiler turns on as expected, to then after some time (seconds) turns off. The water ...
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What can I do to limit damage to a ceiling below bathroom after faucet leak?
A faucet in an upstairs bathroom got left slightly on and it dribbled water down the faucet body, onto the countertop, and onto the floor for 3-4 hours before being detected and stopped. Bathroom is ...
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Why is water accumulating around the post between my patio doors?
I had my patio doors replaced at the end of May this year. I have been having issues with water seeping in at the bottom of the center post. The center post they installed was a 4x4 pressure treated. ...
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Installed under sink RO filter to faucet, but can’t hook fridge back up [closed]
I recently installed an under the sink reverse osmosis water filter, which has a faucet that goes up to the sink. I was able to hook up the faucet successfully but in doing so I had to disconnect the ...
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Does anyone know what the horizontal switch on the white enclosure does?
It is in a condo and my guess is that it turns on and off the water, but l've never seen something like this before:
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"Combi" heater style item but "portable" (ie. Not installed to the building)?
I've just had to move home. The previous place had a "combi boiler" and you could just turn on the hot tap for a bath when you need it and it was pretty cheap to have a bath.
This next flat ...
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Why does kitchen faucet have no water pressure?
We recently had a water main break in our yard which caused us to lose 3 gallons a minute. Water company had to shut off the water main until we arranged to have the water main break repaired. ...
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How to stop or redirect water running across concrete floor?
I have a wall in my basement that is a giant piece of rock, the rest of the foundation was built around it. The rock has suddenly sprung 100 leaks, which I have tried to seal with hydraulic cement but ...
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Backyard Drain Not Working and another overflows
One of my backyard drains is not working when it rains heavily. I'm not very skilled at plumbing.
There is a drain in the center of the yard, and another of smaller diameter, near the basement door. ...
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Why does my apartment's water pressure drop so dramatically?
Apologies in advance if this isn't the right place to ask this question (or if I haven't provided enough info; my plumbing knowledge is definitely lacking).
I recently moved into a new apartment (in ...
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Buzzing/humming noise water pipes
When I run water or flush toilet, a buzzing/humming noise can be heard loudly in the house even out to the meter. It can be heard at the neighbors house just to illustrate how loud it is. Someone ...
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Water stopper in a door-less shower frame
I have a door-less shower frame. As a result water spills out to the floor all around the outside of the shower.
Is there some water stopper I can use that do not damage the tiles on the floor.
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How can I redirect the output of my pool filter's backwash waste water?
I desire to backwash my pool filter, but I do not wish to "just dump" the waste water onto the ground next to the pool equipment. Instead I would like to redirect the waste water ...
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Replacing old bathtub faucet
I apologize in an advanced for my lack of knowledge on this. I’ve never had to fix a bathtub faucet before.
My bathtub faucet has excessive leaking whenever I use the shower. I thought it might have ...
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Sulphur smell in Hot water only
My system is in this order... Well > Water storage tank > 3 Stage filter > Tankless heater >
My first indication was the dishwasher smelled like I dropped a clove of Garlic in it.
There is ...
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