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Well, that's kind of where we are going with this, too. When the system was installed by this guy, shouldn't he have made sure something like a cold snap before the snow season wouldn't be able to...

So this indexing valve is sort of like the system you would install in a sprinkler system, to control "zones," and is housed in a riser like that. Seems to me that if the area is prone to freezing,...

Hi, you guys have been very helpful in the past, so I'm hoping you have some good suggestions for us. My question has a few parts.

We live in eastern Washington State, so our winters are cold and...

Thanks for the great answers, and I will talk to Hubbie about the access panel, I loved the idea. He wasn't here this am so I just dumped about 20 cups of hot water down the pipe with a big...

Ok, my husband took the hose out of the pipe and it was covered in gunk that smelled like mildew, and he cleaned it off and put it back. It smelled MUCH better for a day, and I thought the problem...

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I thought I had a mildew problem in my front loader, but have never in the 3 years I've owned it had this happen before. I cleaned according to mfg. directions with bleach and still have the...

Hi Mudman and 21boat,

Thanks for all your input, and Mudman, I didn't think you sounded lame either. I believe you that there are good finishers out there, and wouldn't hesitate to pour concrete...

Hi Mudman,

I'll try to answer your questions, but first, thanks for your well thought out response. You obviously take pride in your work and have good experience. I do know that the finisher...

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Thanks for your insights, I think you are correct about it being more likely faulty installation than bad concrete. There were 3 batches in all, and the first batch is by far the worst, but...

Ok, here's some additional information. We put crushed rock (3/4- possibly?) down as the base, and also had rebar installed. I don't know if the rock was watered down before the concrete was...

I will let you know what the supplier says when he calls me back. As for the temp and such, it was the end of May when we poured, and I don't think there was any standing water. We live in a fairly...

No warranty that I know of, the guy who installed and finished it is a small one man show, so he probably doesn't have a strong desire to do it over for free. However, I arranged for the concrete...

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We poured a concrete driveway about 1 1/2 years ago, and it's got pits all over the surface (about 1/8", and when you walk on it the concrete just dissolves into sand or comes off in large...

Tom,

The instructions say to put the bleach into the brinewell, and just plain water into the main tank where the salt goes. Should I put bleach into the main tank as well?

Thanks,

Stacey

Tom,
Thanks for reply. I will try increasing bleach, how much would you recommend? We are on septic, but our septic guy said it would take a lot of bleach to kill the "good bacteria" that we need...

Ok, we bypassed our softener, although it's a little different than you described. There is a horizontal, plastic bar, and if you push it to the right, that bypasses the water softener. The bar...

You think it's the water heater even though our hot water never smells, only our cold water? I'd be thrilled if that was the problem, because I have had two water experts now tell me there's...

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I've been trying to determine the source of a rotten eggs smell that was coming from our sinks and shower. At first I thought it was coming from the drains, and that it had to do with the...

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Two problems:

We have a 1/2 year old house, two story with a basement. We are on acreage, so we have a septic system. We have been noticing a sewage smell coming from either the water from...

Hi Tom,

Thanks for your reply, and I'm going to call my plumber as soon as I get done here. I didn't realize how dangerous this could be. So, what you are saying is that the gurgle I hear is...

Hi everyone,

I have seen similar questions but am not sure if answer applies in my case. We recently built a house and began noticing a sewage gas smell coming up from our master bath tub. ...