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My shower head pipe broke off inside the wall and I wanted to fix it. It turns out that the solution is extremely easy, and I'm going to tell you exactly how to do it. Materials and Tools Needed: No. 10 flat file (tapered) . . . typically means "ten inch" Flashlight Hammer Pliers Replacement shower head pipe / arm Teflon tape Eye protection Difficulty Level: Easy Time Required: 30 Minutes After years, and years, and sometimes even decades, all that water passing through your shower head arm slowly wears it down, erodes it, and will eventually cause it to become rather brittle. It is therefore inevitable that one day you will go to adjust its angle and snap! That head is going break off, most likely inside the wall, and water is going to start spewing itself all inside your wall. You'll panic, get flustered, start fussing around with it, and then think . . . I can't believe I have to call a plumber. But before you tuck your tail between your legs and call the ...

We often think of a facelift as an external beautification tool , but in the case of a 184-unit Lafayette, LA apartment complex , it’s what we can’t see that needed the biggest makeover. The building’s plumbing system had suffered from leaky pipes for quite some time when the owners decided to replace the outdated polybutylene piping with PEX tubing. They hired SageWater, a Virginia- based company specializing in pipe replacements, to complete the job. SageWater, who operates nationwide, has installed over 30 million feet of new pipe in more than 80,000 existing (and occupied) apartments and condominiums across the country over the last few decades. In order to keep tenants in their apartments during the repipe job, SageWater workers took great care in managing the process to minimize interruptions and ensure comfort. At the end of each workday, affected tenants had the water turned back on in their units and workers removed protective plastic put in place each morning to keep apa...

A vent fan works hard to remove moisture, odor, and mold spores. But eventually, it wears out. The signs? Your mirror is foggy, mold creeps into your shower stall, or the fan roars like a coffee grinder. New fans are quieter and more effective than ever—and they are relatively easy to install. Our how-to instructions make it easy to replace your old vent and get your bathroom up and running again.  Before You Begin: How to Buy a Fan When choosing a fan, make sure it meets the cubic feet per minute (cfm) capacity for your bathroom. To find your bath's cfm, measure the floor area and multiply by 1.1 for an 8-foot ceiling, 1.25 for a 9-foot ceiling, or 1.5 for a cathedral ceiling. For example, an 8×10-foot bath with an 8-foot ceiling needs a fan rated for 88 cfm or more (80×1.1=88). Also consider the sone number, a measurement of sound volume. The lower the sone level, the quieter your fan will be. For reference, a refrigerator produces about one sone, while ambient office noise is ...

By Matt Weber A shower diverter valve switches the supply of water from the faucet to the shower head and back again. Repeated operation over time can wear out the valve or the rubber washers and result in drips and leaks. Two handle faucets typically have one of two types of diverter valves . A gate-type valve is uѕuаllу found іn thе bathtub spout, usually with a pull-down оr pull-uр type оf valve handle. A rotating- type diverter valve , as shown in this article, is located bеtwееn thе bathtub spout аnd thе showerhead. Here’s how to pull one out and put in a new one. Step-by-Step Repair First and foremost, shut off the water supply to the faucet before disassembling the handles. Pry off the decorative cap of the valve handle with a screwdriver. (In some cases these caps are threaded.) Then unscrew the nut to pull off the handle. If the handle refuses to budge, you can use a gear puller to remove it. It might be necessary to remove the escutcheon if it interferes with the use of you...

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Take the old spout to the home improvement store when purchasing a replacement. Manufacturers make two types of threaded spouts; one has the threads for the connection near the wall, whereas the other has them near the end of the spout. Choose the appropriate spout for the tub to ensure it fits. Install the new spout by cleaning the threads of any debris and wrapping Teflon tape around the threads of the nipple. Start the new spout on the pipe and tighten it by hand until it is snug and the spout is pointing down. For spouts that use set screws, clean the fitting coming from the wall, slide the spout into place and tighten the screw. For showers with three control knobs, the diverter valve is the center knob. It rarely requires replacement , but sometimes it is necessary to replace worn parts to stop drips. Learn more about Plumbing

I understand the frustration that gardeners experience when they are forced to use tap water for gardening purposes. For most of my gardening life, I have been on municipal water . It is true that plants don’t seem to like it. However, when I moved to a residence that had well water, I did not notice any difference in my garden. Most gardeners have noticed that plants love rainwater . But we have to ask, are the plants responding to the water, or are they responding to the rainstorm?  Rainstorms add nitrogen and energy to water before dropping it on our gardens. Maybe that added nitrogen and energy is the reason we see our plants spring up after a good rain. It might not be about the absence of chemicals, it might be about the presence of natural energy from the storm. We can find ways to improve tap water to make it safer for our gardens. But can we replicate the magic of naturally healed water , with nitrogen and healing energy? That’s a tall order! Let’s look at all of our o...