For a related post on setting well pump pressure switches, check here. The well that came with the house is a shallow old tile well that is dug over a spring. This is located across the street on somebody else’s property. It is about 15 feet deep, but has produced an amazing amount of water, [...]
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For a related post on setting well pump pressure switches, check here. I briefly mentioned this is my post about Well Pump installation a few weeks ago. One of the things we are getting ready to replace is our well pressure tank. The old system was not in bad shape, but since we have a [...] For a related post on setting well pump pressure switches, check here. Still raining here, so not much can be done today. I thought I would go through all of my well pump supplies and make sure that I have everything needed to install the new pump. I laid out the parts of the new [...] Yesterday afternoon, my brother in law noticed some sudsy water coming out of the tool cellar. That is not a good sign. After a short investigation I found that a coupling on the kitchen sink drain that was previously repaired with black electrical tape had come undone. From the kitchen sink, there is 1 1/2 [...] A hot water heater is one of those things that nobody really thinks about until it is broken. Nothing worse than taking a cold shower on a January morning or having several inches of water on the basement floor because the hot water tank leaked. There are several ways to heat water with several different [...] This morning I was at the hardware store staring intently at the 1 1/4 inch ball valves thinking to myself that it would be nice to put one of these on the output side of the boiler. Just then a Young Man wearing a ball cap, who was perhaps five years younger than myself, asked: [...] If you don’t live in the city and have a municipal sewage system, chances are you have a septic tank. People living in rural areas are all too familiar with septic tank problems and the cost associated with septic tank maintenance. Problems in septic tank systems can be identified from a wide range of indicators. [...] This is a common one. You purchase a home, you move in, everything is going along well and then… You notice… a peculiar (rotten egg) smell when you are taking a hot shower, or perhaps you begin to notice brown stains on your sink, toilet or even cloths. You have a water problem. Most people [...] I was going to do a how to section on plumbing. I decided against that, if you need to learn about plumbing I suggest you purchase a book. “The Complete Guide to Home Plumbing : Newly Expanded 3rd Edition” seems to be fairly conclusive. This is how I went about adding a bathroom, adding a [...] |
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