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Answered: Hole in wall

a picture is worth a thousand words. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBotI2-CgkI

Answered: Hole in wall

Go buy some drywall mud or spacking compound and a 4" tape knife. Or borrow from a neighbor. What you do depends on the size of the hole, and the type of wall. Assuming you have sheetrock and not ...

Answered: Because of different wall thicknesses between type ...

FYI, copper pipe and copper tubing both are controlled at the OD. Ditto with steel pipe and tubing. Tubing OD (e.g., 0.25") is the same as nominal size (1/4"). That's not true with pipe, where the iD ...

Answered: I checked an outlet with a three prong (three ...

Wires are probably crossed. The outlet didn't fail. That isn't a failure mode of an outlet. Shut off the breaker to the outlet. Remove it from the wall and check the wires. White wire (neutral) should ...

Answered: There is a lot of noise coming from the tank of ...

I would check that the float is set to shut off below the level of the standpipe. Also make sure the flush valve isn't leaking. Sounds like the water is running all the time and the fill valve isn't ...

Answered: When a faucet drain just won't stop leaking

I think you're talking about a leak whether the drain assemby interfaces to the bottom of the sink. I've had those leak before, so I wrapped teflon tape around the threads underneath the big washer ...

Answered: Conventional hot water radiator hisses & spits ...

You get good answers when you ask good questions.... The obvious answer is this case is, you have a leak. Duh, right? Try being specific.

Answered: Pedestal sink drain installation.

Are you going to run a vent line in the wall behind the new sink? If you do, the sink will be properly vented. If all you do is connect the sink p-trap to the shower line without a sink vent, then ...

Answered: Water Shut off valve turns but doesn't turn off ...

The valve may have deposits in it that keep it from closing all the way, or (more likely) the washer inside the valve seat has deteriorated. Try opening and closing the valve a few times while the ...

Answered: Best way to direct rain water from a house ...

You need to much more specific to get a meaningful answer. Is the problem storm runoff or downspout water or both? Is there a low spot filling up close to a foundation? Is there a lower area where the ...

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