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A bit more digging, chipping and sanding. Ball Valve on the street side of the meter is working. Not sure why its there. I guess if the city needs to replace the meter, this makes it easy. No need to dig up the street to shutoff the tap to replace the meter. It's a pack joint style shutoff...

Plan of action… Freeze the line, house main shut off. Drill 1/8“ hole in section to be replaced. If it leaks I have a bandage repair clamp on hand. Then I need to come up with plan B. NO Leak - replace the entire line all the way to the meter. 8-10’ of type K ($16/ft - no brainer), sweat on...

Of course. And that's if my tap is even functional. Many are corroded FWIR. Then they would use a pinch or freeze machine I guess.

Link to said black magic Seems somewhat catastrophic to the pipe. Maybe malleable copper like my pipe would re-round a bit better.

Damage is on the street side of my house main cut off. Just a few feet outside my house Accessible shut off - Ordered one from supplyhouse. I'm might install it inside the house but before the meter. Initially I thought about putting it in an access box underneath the concrete of the basement...

It's not leaking…. yet. The repair sleeve was already there. This is in the areaway (the outside entrance to the basement). My main cutoff is inside the house. I'm in an old brooklyn rowhouse and there is no street cutoff on the sidewalk or the street. The cutoff is a "tap" buried 4' under...

There's some shallow bird baths. Biggest ones in the picture are 1/8" deep and 3/16" deep. In the back, on the right is where the crew first poured concrete, it still looked wet last night. I guess the first batch was wetter than the rest. But it's hard.

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I've had this for years and it's been a great tool. Recently the threads have been acting weird and the cutting wheel is not biting down on the pipe. The black knob doesn't push the cutting wheel forward. Not sure how to accurately describe this. Anyone know have this experience and know the...

How long after the pour can I put a ladder going from the 1st floor to the basement. I'll place the ladder on a piece of 3/4 ply. How long until I can start building a new set a stairs. (Old stairs was removed before the pour).

Yes the floor will be covered with LVP. I was reading the cracks could telegraph through and impact the LVP click lock system. Maybe that's an extreme case.

The crew got 90% of the slab poured. There was a plumbing mishap that needs to get addressed before they finish the remaining section. They didn't cut control joints into the concrete. Should I cut 1" deep control joints into the concrete with my concrete saw? -All floor penetrations...

New slab project is underway. The crew got most of the concrete out. Tomorrow they will level the floor.

Yes, I've watched this video and tried pulling on it with pliers. No luck. Thin screwdriver can't get under the lip. Angle won't work. Good idea on the pick. I'll give that a shot.

It's a Vigo Dilania. The instruction manual provides no info on cartridge replacement. I called the manufacturer and they sent me these directions.

Trying to get this cartridge out. The directions (see below) say pull the black plastic scald guard. I tried pulling it with a pair of needle nose, No luck. Any tips?

I think I figured out what's going on..... lmk if im off base. (I own Apt 501) Apt 602 – when he has water temperature issues, it’s because there isn’t enough hot water to mix with the cold. This happens in the mornings. This is the inverse of the issue Apt 501 is experiencing. (Too much hot...

Good idea on the thermometer. I'll amazon a thermometer over to my tenants. So I thot about this some more.... if the water at the shower is too hot b/c of a failed catridge and backfills the cold line back to the faucets, and the faucets are turned cold and hot water comes out. Then the...

Here's what I know: (I am rehashing a bit) 1. Boiler was replaced end of October 2025. We have oldish supply pipe. Copper sweat. ~50 years old. 2. We recently got some additional common charges for pressure work b/w 5th and 6th floor. My unit is on the 5th floor. 3. And charges for a leak...

What I am trying to avoid here is the plumber showing up, turning some knobs, running the water and hitting me with a service call charge. It starts at like $600 IIRC. And coming up with some BS excuse as to why my fixture catridges are causing the problem. There are three knobs on the panel...