Questions tagged [water]
For questions relating to the water system of a home or other building, including plumbing and fixtures, water heating, water filtering and treatment, and irrigation/sprinkler systems. Questions regarding swimming pools and spas should have the additional tags "pool" or "spa".
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Why do I have blue water coming out of the faucets?
We have an upstairs bathroom that we've gutted and are having some contractors remodel. The toilet is the only thing that hasn't been touched. We had a plumber come and redo all of the source and ...
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Water filtration system recommendations
I'm trying to get my parents a good water filtration system for their home. They live in Mexico so the quality of the water might not be as good as in the US. They have to buy bottled water every week ...
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What are my gutter guard options?
As I mentioned in a prior post, I'm planning to add some gutters to my house. I see that there's wide variety of gutter guards available and was curious which ones are better?
As far as I can tell,...
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What can cause foggy/misty/gray water when water heater is turned off?
This may be expected behavior but I thought I'd ask anyway...
We recently had gas turned off at our house in preparation for a fumigation this weekend. We have a gas water heater (with a tank) so ...
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How do I improve hot water pressure from a gas combination boiler?
I have a gas combination boiler (no hot water tank). The hot water pressure isn't very good though - the showers and hot taps come out with maybe half the pressure when compared to the cold straight ...
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How can I measure water/moisture content within a wall cavity?
Related to improper placement of a vapour barrier within wall insulation, are there any tools or methods for measuring water/moisture content within a wall cavity?
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Faucet spout perlator: worth it?
I've seen the following perlator and similars (also plastic ones) on some shopping sites. They claim it can decrease water consumption up to 40%. Is it possible? Is it worth to try?
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Why might our washing machine cause our clothes to smell damp when dry?
Recently we've noticed that our clothes smell damp once dried. It doesn't matter if we tumble-dry them, hang them outside or hang them indoors. This leads me to believe it's our washing machine. We ...
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Is there a good way to test water quality in your house?
What are the best ways to test for water quality in your house? The water is from a well, not town water. Are there any products that can continuously test the water coming in (versus manually ...
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What sort of things should one look for in a water-softener?
Hard water (from a well) at the house, and I was wondering what to look for in terms of getting a water-softener, or things to avoid.
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Building indoor water feature / water fountain
I would like to have my own little waterfall inside my house. I find the flowing water very soothing and relaxing.
I have seen a couple of "desktop" water fountains, and that is the rough idea, now ...
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How can I reconnect a compression joint without replacing the olive?
We had a leak from our water storage tank and in order to replace the platform that the tank was on, I disconnected all the pipes from the tank. There are three 22mm pipes that connect at low levels, ...
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What are some good downspout options for a brick house?
I need to replace the gutters and downspouts on my house, and I'd like to know the best approach.
The house is 100 year-old clay brick house. The old gutters were aluminum and used downspouts that ...
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What can I do to fix the dispenser in the front of my fridge?
My ice maker works (so the fridge is connected to water) but when I try to get water or ice from the door on the fridge nothing happens. Is there a fuse or something that could be blown? I know there ...
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Should I replace fallen gutters?
This past winter a heavy snow fall ripped two sets of gutters off our house, and I haven't had a chance to re-hang them yet. One is over our back door and it's really annoying having the running off ...
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