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I have a Carrier 13 SEER heat pump, model number 25HBR. I live in Alexandria, VA, a temperate climate. I clean the filters regularly and make sure the outside heat exchange coils are free of debris. ...

Yes, there was purple primer showing on the joining surfaces. I noticed it right away, then read on the web that it was necessary to use it. So that's not a contributor to the breakage.
ILS^2

I got the original plumber to clean and fix the PVC pipe. He billed me $2755 to:
$1800 hydro-jetting service
$480 video service
$475 repair PVC drain line

He and the contractor are 'sure' that...

The repairman found a burned out, Refrigerator Relay & Overload Assembly . He replaced it with Part # 12002782 and charged us $219 (visit plus part). We really appreciate a refrigerator more than...

I've got a repairman coming Monday. Re twinkiedooter's comment: "Don't keep running it until it is fixed." The repair company told me to make sure the frig was running when the repairman arrives! ...

Whirlpool refrigerator, Model ED2FHEXMQ00, purchased new Dec 2003.
The frig isn't staying cold, and the freezer is nearly room temperature. The dispenser water is barely cool, but all the lights...

Clough and labman,
I finally got around to installing the dowel rods/pulley system you both recommended. (See image below.) To lower the ladder, I screwed two eye bolts 3” from bottom of ladder....

Speedball1.
My contractor and his plumber don't believe my 'sinking dirt' hypothesis. They claim that digging then backfilling with the gravel they used should survive 'forever' and not sink...

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New PVC pipes were put in the ground early October 2007, connecting to the old cast iron pipe (shown as ‘rust’ color in the...

I thank Mark for valuable advice. I'm also posting a YouTube link that shows borescope videos of areas of interest, those being: the cast iron pipe at the end of the basement, beyond the join to the...

Mark, I just looked carefully at the videos, especially where the PVC joined the caste iron, but I couldn’t see any place where the pipe was open or even cracked. I could post a video of this...

In an earlier thread, https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/plumbing/standing-water-beneath-concrete-basement-floor-184273.html , I described three stages of digging in the basement (perimeter French drain;...

Three weeks and two 'weak' rain storms later, we've had:
1) no flooding in the basement
2)virtually no water in the sump pump, either!

I suspect that 'lake basement' is holding much of the water...

I'm not sure which of us misunderstands what's going on. The plumbers, last October, dug up an area to replace corroded pipes with pvc pipes. The area crossed the drain system, which at this...

After years of living with a flooding basement, we had a waterproofing company dig a perimeter trench in the basement, leading to a sump with a pump. For two years, we joyed at the dryness of the...

Thanks, I'll repost it on the plumbing site.

After years of living with a flooding basement, we had a waterproofing company dig a perimeter trench in the basement, leading to a sump with a pump. For two years, we joyed at the dryness of the...

I notice that you, like me, live in the DC area (I live in Alexandria). This morning, with the local temperature 36F, I tried to raise the temp from 64 to 66 (by upping the thermostat from 64F to...

You're right. My Honeywell thermostat has a switch position labeled "Em. heat" It probably activates the 10kW aux heater. ILS^2

The unit is brand new and just installed last month. Everything is very well sealed, including the door. ILS^2

Missouri Bound, Thanks for your observations. As a new heat pump (HP) owner, I need all the insights I can get.
1. Insulation and windows are sufficient (relatively new)
2. Yes, we set it back...

Thanks to hvac1000, T-Top and letmetellu for enlightening me about heat pump operations. But doesn't that go against good 'energy conservation' procedures? For the past 10 years, to 'conserve...

hvac1000,
Thanks for the honest reply. I didn't realize the HP's limitations to heat. From a comfort standpoint, I might have been better off with a bigger furnace/AC, more ducts, etc.. . Will I...

An HVAC guy just installed a Carrier 13 SEER heat pump, model number 25HBR, to heat/cool (forced air) the upstairs (10 ft ceilings) of my house (2800 sq ft) in the Washington DC area. The downstairs...

Clough, I'm still waiting for some pictures of your pulley system. Thanks, ILS^2

I have a sloped concrete floor that I want to 'level' to support a sauna. The floor area is 4' x 8', and the sauna area is 4' x 7'. There's a drain on one side. My thought is to level the floor...

Cloug, I'd still like to see pictures of your pulley system. ILS^2

Labman, Thanks for the suggestion. I'll try dowel rods with eye/swivel hooks on the rungs and hooks on dowel rods. But I'd still like to see Cloug's pictures of his pulley system. I'd like to try...

Cloug et al. I've attached 4 jpegs that show the attic steps, how they unfold and a view through the doorway. The expanded steps are 13' 7" and I guess they weight at least 50 lbs. I'd like to see...

Cloug, I shall return. I'm at work today, but tomorrow I'll take some photos of the plywood with ladder in the ceiling and the ladder extending/extended for you to see. I open and close it now, just...

The ceiling to my attic is ten-feet high. After years of struggling with a normal ladder, I asked a contractor to install pull-down, fold-up attic steps. This consists of three section, two of them...

I have 3 sets of faucet valves & handles (Cadet Prestige chrome spread faucet - #2811.200) on sink and in bathtub. They were installed in 1989. All the faucets now drip, even when the faucet is...