Archive for October, 2008

How can I fix a broken porcelain toilet?

Emma asked:

My fiance over tightened the ***** on the base of the toilet after he replaced the wax seal and snapped off a large piece of the base. We can’t use it because water will come right back out if flushed. We CAN’T replace the toilet right now because we don’t have the money.

Will plumbers epoxy work on it? What can we do to repair/seal it??? Please help!

s asked:

i have an a.o. glass water heater. it no longer works, and i need someone who is willing to either repair or replace it (like i buy a new one & pick it up, they install) and take the old one away all for less than 600 bucks. any suggestions? are these “permit” and “shut off” fees sears quoted me really necessary?

What type of Boiler heater is best?

UVHS asked:

The plumber said there are two types of boiler/radiator heaters. One is a cast iron and I believe he said the other was a thin fin. Which is better? The burn natural gas. Mine has gone out
The item the plumber is replacing is the boiler that heats the water, or I think it is actualy Glycol fluid that is in it.

dan-d-man asked:

3 months ago we had water damage from our masterbathroom toilet that overflowed. The water went down to the living room and down to the basement. It was a major damage that took 3 months to repair. We had to replace the vinyl flooring in our masterbathroom floor, fixed the living room ceiling and full finished basement’s ceiling. The problem was the sewer pipe outside the yard that caused it all. The plumber replaced and installed properly the wrong pipe. The plumber found out that the pipe installed by the builder of our home was wrong. In their description of work they wrote, “THERE WAS SDR35 PIPE GLUED INTO A SCH40 PVC COUPLING WHICH IS AN IMPROPER CONNECTION. SDR35 IS A THINNER WALL PIPE THEREFORE THE SDR 35 PIPE WAS NOT IN THE COUPLING PROPERLY. THERE WAS ALSO NO STONE UNDER PIPE BY HOUSE CAUSING FURTHER PROBLEMS. PROBLEM WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED IF PROPERLY INSTALLED.” The builder of our home told us that SDR35 and SCH40 is compatible. Is this true?
The plumber said that the pipe collapsed got bent and broke outside. The clean out pipe was installed improperly by our home builder. The pipe coming from the house was GOOD, the pipe outside was installed wrong. It was just glued together with no coupling, and no stone underneath. They did not put a coupling but just glued SDR30 with SCH40. If there is a link or a CODE this is covered, I appreciate if someone knows

Jason H asked:

I tried to put the snake into the drain but often found myself poking at the wrong pipe. How does the professional plumber know they are working on the right pipe? Is it trial and error?

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