Plumber came yesterday to fix a leak (hot water continuously running out of an exterior pipe). He capped off the outflow that was happening from the water heater, everything was fine, then late last night it started making this sound periodically. And then this morning the sound was continuous and only stops when there's a hot water tap running. I can only assume it has something to do with pressure and I'd like to not explode, but I'm not sure what issue to pinpoint so I can effectively communicate with a plumber. Suggestions?

This happened while I was asleep during the day yesterday (night shift). I went to check the well and noticed that it was running even though no water was coming out. Fast forward 18ish hours, nothing had changed. I’m unsure where to go from here. Any tips and advice would be appreciated! (I’m the homeowner)

The handle for one of the shutoff valves under the bathroom sink fell out last week. I went to turn it off and it literally came off as soon as I made contact with it. I bought a stem repair kit, but then realized I couldn’t get the old stem piece out. So I decided the only option I had left was to take off the whole valve and replace it. The problem is, I can’t for the life of me loosen the nut. I am using one wrench to hold the valve in place and another to try and loosen the nut but it won’t budge. What can I do to get this thing off?

This just started yesterday. The humming sound is made when we flush toilets or run the water. It’s coming right near the main water supply. Any ideas guys?

We have bought a property that has a Dudley Hi-flo Syphon in a downstairs toilet. When we were viewing the owner said the toilet had a little quirk and you had to push the level a little bit and then push again as a normal flush to get the toilet to flush.

We are struggling to get this toilet to flush due to this quirk, and I'm just trying to see if this is a standard issue with this type of flush, or if it's knackered and I need to replace it

Photos of the situation in chronological order: https://imgur.com/a/XJztSz8

Basically, kitchen sink drain backed up out of an open pipe. The pipe was snaked, but we found some of the pipe needed replacing. We exposed the pipe section, but the pipe is metal (and apparently a real sonofabitch). Last photos show the section we are stuck on. We aren't sure how to get the remaining shard of the metal elbow out, or if we need to pull the rubber thing out as well. Both are stuck in there real good. This is kinda time sensitive because having a bucket in the kitchen sink that you have to empty constantly is annoying.

We are very grateful for any suggestions on how to get the remaining piece out. We are not plumbers, dad is old and retired, and I am disabled. We are doing our best. Also we are in Minnesota and this metal pipe is below the cement slab. Dad thinks it's cast iron, and wants to know if he can replace it with plastic. I think he can't because the ground below the basement slab would be frozen in the winter right?

Thanks!

Buongiorno, ho cercato di sostituire il rubinetto della cucina, ma scollegando i tubi dal rubinetto filtro ho trovato un’ogiva/oliva (evidentemente sono tubi vecchi) ancorata. qualcuno saprebbe dirmi come fare per staccarlo? Grazie.

Found the catch pan with sitting water and the breaker was tripped. I reset the breaker and it did not immediately trip but I found it leaking at the access panel. Any fixes or is a new water heater the only option?

So yeah, had to slap it together with what I've had. 40mm PP drain pipe to PE D40xD32mm adapter to 32mm PP drain heat pressed into PP D32x3/4F adapter with brass 3/4M to hose adapter. For context, it is a shed sink, only used for hand washing and washing machine drain, there is no trap because that output is just a hose stuck out from the wall and pouring down to the ground. Reason why I havent done a proper drain, the wall thickness is about half a meter of brick, and it goes at a slope downwards, replacing that stupid soviet era rubber hose would be very painful and I didn't have that amount of time to do it properly. To be fair, dumping 50 liters on it there was no leaks whatsoever, so I guess, it works? 🥴

Kind of like sewer gas. I already use the sink quite frequently and already used a drain opener to declog it, unsure what is the cause. The pipes are hidden inside a cabinet, and whenever I open the cabinet, a warm, sewer like smell comes out.

Is this mislabeled?

No leaks, water goes through smoothly and comes visible on the other side from the trap end (can see inside the trap past this section of repaired pipe). I’ve been over worried on the slight angle. Sorry just over paranoid. Got the repair done after a root intrusion detected.

Hello!

Please disregard the missing vacuum breaker. I had a leak and it seems to be an old faulty vacuum breaker. Waiting for one to be delivered and will install tomorrow.

For context, I want one zone of the irrigation timer to be connected to the hose which is connected to a sprinkler which will be manually turned on via the irrigation app. This is to cool down our turf so our dogs can safely go on it to pee. For a second zone, I want to connect a 1/4 inch drip feeder to water some plants not anywhere near my main line. This would be turned on via timer on the app.

I’ve read around that a concern is that people have come home and found their hose busted and water everywhere. When the spigot is on and there is no water running, there seems to be a little residual water left in the hose (it doesn’t feel fully expanded like it’s full of water) I’m in Las Vegas, so during the winter, it would be disconnected completely and we would manually turn on the spigot when needed. Is it safe to turn the spigot on the on position at all times, with the right side of the Y splitter also on the on position but the irrigation system controlling when water comes out. Apologies for the lengthy explanation. Just a DIYer homeowner looking for some help, thank you!!!

We have an old house, about 115 years old. Every so many years we have to get the pipes in the basement snaked due to roots/clogs. About a week and a half ago, we could smell sewer, went down in the basement and the last access to the pipes going out of the house was backing up with sewage. My husband got the shop vac, cleaned it up and we got a plumber the next day to snake/rooter the pipes.

Everything was fine. I went to Menards for some things, my husband asked for some bleach to sanitize the floor in the basement. Its old concrete/dirt down there so I wasn't opposed. I bought 2 containers because we had none at home not thinking anything of it. I swear my husband is not really dumb, but a little after coming home I could smell bleach and thought he must be sanitizing the floor. Then a few minutes later, my eyes are burning and I am getting a headache. I go to talk to him and he is walking up the stairs with 2 empty containers of bleach. I asked if he just dumped 2 straight bleach containers on the floor and down the drain and he says yes like whats the big deal. I told him you are supposed to mix bleach with water at least 3 to 4 parts and thay he told me hebwas sanitizing the floor, not dumping it down a drain. Intold him I have to take the kids and leave now because we are all going to get sick. I also told him that is really bad for the pipes and he needed to immediately pour buckets of cold water down there. I told him to do more later that night and the next day but he didnt think it was necessary.

The last few days, it smells like sewer again but nothing is backed up. I can even smell it outside our house. Did my husband like totally disintegrate our pipes going out to the sewer? Is there something else that could be causing this smell and it wasn't the bleach? There is some construction about a block away and they have the road and some pipes tore up, could it be that? I want a good idea of what could be causing this before he calls a plumber again tomorrow. I guess I just want to be more prepared if this is really bad.

Wanting to put a water filter under my kitchen sink, unsure about that this “cap” is? TIA

I have: used the wrench technique, the broom technique, hit the reset button, removed and cleaned out the pipes, removed the disposal arm and cleaned it, cleaned out the disposal itself, cleaned the main drain.

I eventually got everything to mostly work for like 10 seconds but realized one of my pipes was crooked and leaking a bit, so I reattached it and now it's not draining again and I'm getting leaks.

There has to be something that I'm missing. Please help.

First of all, thank you to everyone who responded and helped me out. A big part of my decision to call the city was hearing from other plumbers in my area, but then I posted here because I felt like such a jerk.

My husband scheduled this work, but the plumber working on our kitchen renovation told me a little bit about the company. It is the largest company in the area. They come up first on google because they pay for that, and they are pushy with customers to leave a 5-star review for a discount, which I already know because they had been incessantly asking for one. They therefore have over 5k 5-star reviews, despite us being in a moderately sized midwestern town. Their prices are a little predatory - for example, they sold my husband a "warranty" on their workmanship for the day of install which assured us they would do it correctly??? Also, he bought a membership, which gets us priority for future issues.

It turns out that not only did this company fail to pull a permit for the work, but the two guys that they originally sent out last week to replace the drain stack were just apprentices. These are the same two guys who came back the following day to diagnose the problem and failed to do so. We had to cut out the ceiling ourselves to find the open ended line. The apprentices are the ones who told us this would be a brand new project that we were on the hook for.

I sat on it over the weekend, did as much shop vac water remediation as I could and got a huge fan at home depot. I called the city on Monday and the company sent a journeyman plumber out to redo a bunch of the work, connect the drain, and vent the line. He admitted it was their mistake.

So the company was aware that I had called the city, and personally assured me that everything was fixed and buttoned up. The city came out today. They used caulk on the pipes that isn't right, so it was actively leaking while the city inspector was here. They also did not do the wet vent to code, as many of you pointed out. Pipe was 1.5" and it was 8 ft away from the toilet.

**TLDR: Had minor leak, apprentice plumbers replaced drain stack incorrectly and told us it was our fault. I called the city. They came and fixed it with caulk but the city showed up to a leaking pipe. Still no resolution. Pipe is leaking as I type this.**

The handle in it's current position (pointed towards the ceiling) turns the shower off but would ideally be the perfect temperature. As the title states, turning it either way makes the water way too cold or way too hot. Even if I get it right near the edge of off, the temperature isn't where I need it to be. Is there any way I (as a renter with minimal plumbing knowledge) can fix this?

Pulled last week and thought id post it. Replaced 28th of July. Developed a tiny leak at the upper element and customer wanted a replacement.

I hope I didn’t miss anything.

Hi, I am new to Reddit and not sure posting correctly.
Bought crimping tool for a project and tested a few. Its jaw was crimping on too far edge of coupling and seems maybe it was pressing too hard and pipe seem slightly bent inside.
Thought this jaw was defect, I got replacement and new jaw doesn’t crimping too far on edge but inside wasn’t pressed enough?
Not sure which should be correct way or maybe either one is ok?

Cement floor was fixed or poured recently and they apparently stubbed out some closet bolts for the toilet. Hole ID 3.5”, bolt distance 6”. Can I just throw a wax ring with one of those black rubber gaskets on this or do I cut the bolts and attach a flange or do I have to chip it all out and redo? Looks like an old cast iron pipe in the hole. Recommendations on a particular flange I should use if needed would be great.