Recent content by GeorgiaCorgi

Sorry if I wasn't clear, it's definitely the discharge. Comes out of the house, down 3 feet and empties into a the drain pipe headed for a ditch 50 feet behind the house. It was overflowing where it enters the drain, so I had to cut it off and put a temporary gutter drain out 15 feet from the...

Thanks, I put in a ticket.

I didn't, I was planning to put in PVC. What would wrapping do? I don't think it would freeze since the outside water would drain and the inside water would be at basement temperature.

Thank you for the recommendation, I think they actually did my neighbor's sprinklers last year.

Thanks, I think the overall drop is more than that and if I use a solid pipe like PVC I wont have to worry about flat troughs in the middle. I don't think I would be comfortable operating a trencher, especially around roots, and I don't have a truck or vehicle with a tow hitch to get it to my...

We have a sump drain that was done with perforated tube that doesn't drain and is pooling water next to the foundation. We would like to replace it with 2 or 3 inch PVC, but it's about 50-75 feet and has to go through some tree roots. Only needs to be a few inches deep. Can anyone recommend...

I called and left two messages through their website in the last week, no response. Ended up going to safelite even though I would have much rather worked with a local business.

Last question, then I promise I am done for a while. Anyone know a reasonably priced plumber that could install a pressure regulator and expansion tank? I used to have a great guy buy he retired when covid started.

Thanks for the information. Don't really have that issue. Had one toiled that cased the pipes to hammer a lot but fixed it.

Doesn't appear to be. I assume it would need to go on the copper pipe right before or after the water meter in the basement? Husband messes with the PVC, but I don't think he can do the copper. It does go to PVC about 10 feet after the meter but has an immediate connection that looks like it...

He charged us over 10k for our system which was almost the cheapest one they offered in our size, when we looked it up online the parts were around $2500k. We did get a second quote after we went with Boothe from one of the other big guys, was almost as much but for a nicer "name brand". I...

Abrupt closing of a valve outside of our system, or inside the house? Is this something that might be caused by a power outage, because the timing matches? There is no expansion tank. Does this mean the valve is likely still good? The tanks don't look too difficult to install. Are they really...

Still investigating. What we thought was a leak from the bottom seems to be an coming from the pressure/heat release valve. The insulation blanket kept the water close to the tank and a lot of water settled under it, but after that dried out and we put a bucket under the pipe from the valve it...

Thank you for all of the replies. Looks like I should buy a unit and try to get a plumber to install. I think the biggest issue for us will be moving the water heaters in and out of the basement as I am sure they weigh more than a hundred pounds. I did notice the main brand that lowes carries...

So there's water coming from the bottom of my water heater. I'm pretty sure that isn't something that can be easily fixed. The water heater is from 2007 and came with my house so it's fairly old. So what's the best way to get a decent deal on a replacement? Do I just buy from lowes and pay...