Recommendations for a new water heater / brand?
We need a new water heater. Do you have any reason to believe your water heater is better or worse than other water heaters? Our current water heater is leaking in a way that indicates internal damage,...
View ArticleIf I take this gasket out, will my shower fall apart?
Our one-person shower stall leaks a bit. It has this one-piece rubbery gasket thing along the outside of the glass that doesn't look like it's doing a very good job - maybe it was good when first...
View ArticleWhen it rains, it pours...
First time condo owner, bathroom plumbing leak of mysterious origin. Trying not to fall into a money pit. Ice pellets inside. First time condo owner, Massachusetts. SOMETHING in my bathroom is leaking...
View ArticleHow to fix a leaking bathtub diverter?
I've got a Delta three-handle faucet in our bathtub, and recently the diverter assembly broke. When I took the diverter apart, this part was broken in half. I purchased a new diverter, installed it...
View ArticleElectrolysis causing leaks in home water pipes - is this a real thing?
Our plumber thinks our home electrical system (which is grounded to the water pipes) is causing pinhole leaks in our pipes. Our electrician is not so sure. Looking for a high-school chemistry textbook...
View Articleaprès le déluge
The hose to our magic fridge water dispenser sprang a leak sometime yesterday and then water sprayed out of it all day long while we were at work. The water did not stay long in the kitchen but was...
View ArticleWater leaking from ceiling light
Kitchen renovations two floors above us have resulted in water dripping from our ceiling light. Should we rely on an assessment by the contractor who caused the leak? I live in a condo building. Some...
View ArticleSafe to turn off our hot water heater when there's an unknown leak?
I heard the hot water heater running and not stopping this morning so I called a guy in to check it out. Turns out that there's probably a hot water leak somewhere in the house, hidden either by walls...
View ArticlePuzzling toilet leak
Our toilet is leaking from the tank, at the flush valve seal, but only when the fill line faucet is on... Our toilet is leaking from the tank, at the flush valve seal, but only when the fill line...
View ArticleRoof leak near gas flue pipe
2 and 1/2 year old roof leak around gas flue/pipe I had a new roof installed about 2 and 1/2 years ago. Recently I had a leak that came down through the flue/pipe of my furnace. The leak wasn't...
View ArticleShower leaking behind wall
This 28-year-old Grohe shower control is leaking behind the wall. This was discovered by water dripping downstairs when a shower was being taken (there is no dripping when only a bath is taken, and the...
View ArticleBasement drywall repair / vapor barrier question
I am patching a hole in the drywall in the basement; should I also fix the vapor barrier behind the wall? Or nah? So, the moisture problem on my basement wall seemed to be getting worse. I used a...
View Article2013 Subaru Forester Power Steering Leak
My 2013 Forester was at the dealer for the Takata airbag recall, and as part of the inspection, the mechanic apparently noted that I have a small power steering leak, which was chalked up to aging...
View ArticleWho am I gonna call? (To find out why it is raining inside my window)
There is water dripping down from the top of a window well (that is, through the wood framing of the window well, not from the joint between the glass and the wood) in our upstairs bedroom. What kind...
View ArticleAnd I thought someone had just peed on the floor.
What should we do about a bathroom sink that is cracked and leaking? Unfortunately, I dropped something in one of our* bathroom sinks, and there is a crack in it the bottom of the basin that allows...
View ArticleNew washers or new taps?
We have issues beyond dripping/leaking with the taps in our upstairs and downstairs bathrooms and I don't know enough about plumbing to tell if all of our problems will be solved by replacing the...
View ArticleAdvice on dealing with apparent leak from shower area
A week ago, I noticed discolored drywall around a light switch in a room directly below my shower. There's no consistent leak that I can detect, but I've been keeping an eye on it and now today I could...
View ArticleWaterproofing 150 windows
I have 60 year old iron-frame windows in my house. Either in the original construction or in the years since gaps have appeared. They range from 1/32 to 1/4 inch. When the rain blows from a particular...
View ArticleCan someone please tell me what this is above my kitchen sink?
I don't know what this knob above my sink next to the grinder button is for? link 1link 2 Recently my kitchen sink grinder reset button at the bottom of my sink cabinet started leaking, and I'm...
View ArticleAnxious first-time renter and reporting apartment water issues
First time renter and noticed not long ago that when I washed the dishes with running water (I often washed them in small bursts to conserve), the floor got very wet, wetting the mat I kept there and I...
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