Archive for 'Water'
Plumbing Code: Water heater relief valve
Written by Mike Johnson.
In this tutorial you will learn about the codes and regulations concerning the water heater relief valve safety device. If you don’t want to read the code skip to the bottom for a summary. A typical water heater has a safety device known as a relief valve and is sometimes known as a temperature and […]
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Cheap water valve causes $7,000 in damage
Written by Mike Johnson.
I was plumbing in Oconomowoc and received a phone call to repair a water leak. Some years back the previous home owner had called a plumber to install a new valve for the Laundry water supply. The replacement part that was used was a cheap Chinese made valve. Over the years I’ve had the chance […]
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Rare look inside a Rheem water heater!
Written by Mike Johnson.
In this article I will completely disassemble a Rheem 75 gallon water heater A customer in Hartland called me last week because his water heater was leaking. On the phone the customer told me it was leaking pretty bad so I was pretty sure I would be plumbing in a brand new water heater. When I […]
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Installing a Delta pot filler faucet
Written by Mike Johnson.
In the kitchen a pot filler faucet offers tremendous utility for people who love to cook. In this tutorial you will learn how to install the water supply that feeds the fixture. Before we begin it’s worth noting that absolute accuracy with plumbing this faucet is critical. A pot filler like the Delta 1177LF has an arm that […]
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