Discussion Forum
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faucet repair reduced flow
My 30 y/o american standard shower was leaking. It's the one with the short stubby "innards" with a rubber nipple on the end. I replaced the nipple and now I…
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PEX potable water
When plumbing PEX for potable water supply do you use a big main manifold and go to each fixture or do you use a smaller main to go to sub…
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pictures for future HO
Do any of you GC's take pictures of your work for the benefit of future HO's? If so what do you include and do you put it on disc or…
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leveling a deck
The concrete piers supporting our deck have sunk in inconsistent amounts and I'm going to need to shim the support logs to level the deck. The 16" piers end 2'…
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ice in collection tanks
I've developed a spring for our water supply @ 11,000 ft in the mtns. of CO., the water flows into a settling tank then into a pump tank. Solar pump…
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insul-tarp
has anyone used this for underslab insulation, does it work?
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leaning toward electric boiler
Electric company sells off peak power at $0.043 KWH, 1 KWH equals 3,414 BTU Propane sells at $1.90 gal., 1 gal. equals 91,690 BTU Dividing 3,414 into 91,690 gives me…
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Ipe install
I'm to cheap to use those tiger claw things. The screw and washer technique of Plumbob involves slotting the edges of the ipe. What about using those little right angle…
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Ipe sawing
Doing some decking with Ipe this summer. This is hard stuff. Do I saw using throw away blades or go with the good carbide blades? thanks a lot!!
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Radiant vs Forced Air Heating
I'm in the early stages of education on designing a radiant heating system when I call my propane company in Pueblo, CO. for their input. They tell me that the propane…