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jose3505

in Plumbing 8 months ago

Heat pump hot water heater - need an installer/plumber recommendation

Looking to replace our indirect fired (gas) hot water heater with an electric heat pump in our cellar boiler room. We have called a few…

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rositagibson

in Plumbing 9 months ago

Replacing sewer line on a 2 family home

I am finally going to pull the trigger and replace my sewer line. With the recent floods over the past few years, what are some…

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wildedgewoodcraft

in Plumbing 1 year and 1 month ago

What is sewer drain liner?

A sewer liner is a fiberglass and epoxy resin tube that is placed into a damaged sewer pipe.

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oldbaby

in Plumbing 1 year and 3 months ago

DEP Violation – sprinkler back flow violation

Has anyone had an experience of having to install a sprinkler back flow? Recently the DEP entered my basement and slapped me with a violation.…

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jvmgmt1

in Plumbing 1 year and 6 months ago

Removing widespread faucet

I have all the parts removed for replacing the faucet on my 1930s sink with one that is a bit more sympathetic in style and…

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Guest User | 0 secs ago

Heat Pump Water Heater - Installer Rec? Purchase where/how?

I want to switch from current gas water heater to heat pump unit. Can you recommend an installer? Should I buy the unit myself, or…

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stickerhappy

in Plumbing 1 year and 8 months ago

Height for washing machine drain pipe?

We want to put in an under counter front loading washing machine and ideally keep the drain pipe under counter too. I feel like usually…

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randolph

in Plumbing 2 years ago

how many BTU is this radiator?

anyone know how i can calculate the BTU of this steam radiator? it is 38″ tall x 24″ wide x 8″ deep. I want to…

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decoart

in Plumbing 2 years ago

Brooklyn 3 family - water shutoff for each apartment??

I’m renovating a 3 family in Brooklyn. Does each apartment require it’s own water shutoff valve in the unit? My condo in Manhattan has a…

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pventura

in Plumbing 2 years and 1 month ago

Gas pipe inspection (Law 152) problems!

I recently had a gas pipe inspection per Local Law 152 requirement on my 3-fam brownstone, and while there were no gas leaks and few…

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