Installing a deep sink in the basement

Anyone that know me knows that I am a great advocate of reusing things. We throw a lot of stuff out in this country.  Some of it really should be trashed, however, a great deal of what we throw away is still useful to somebody. To that end, when a friend of mine was cleaning [...]

Maintenance of a DWS-7 UV disinfection unit

The other day I was driving to work and thinking to my self; you know, I just don’t have enough problems, I wish somebody would give me some more problems. Well, apparently “somebody” was listening. Cut to last Sunday. We have an Ultra Violet light water disinfection unit installed on our old well because basically [...]

Kitchen Sink

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 [...]

Plumbing Part II – Soldering

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:

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Septic Tank Maintenance

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. [...]

Plumbing, Part I

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 [...]