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Good point, and they probably get bigger jobs when people break stuff doing simple repairs.
Have you checked the pressure valves on the incoming water, and do both cold and hot water leak?rass wrote: ↑Wed Nov 08, 2023 8:50 am So... GC and his plumbing supply experts are stumped. Best we/they can figure is that the leaky faucet was due to the bad/old cartridge, but the reduction in water pressure was something else. And whatever that something else is, it got worse during the work to take everything apart and replace the cartridge. Debris or something else in the plumbing? Cannot get a good flow to the faucet or the shower as-is.
So demo might start as early as today to take out the portion of the shower wall from the diverter to the faucet and replace the diverter and anything else as needed. Lucked into finding almost a perfect match of tile in stock at HD. And cheap, so if we need to buy extra to cut them all to match the existing size, we will.
Great, I'll stop by around noon. Should I bring my own towel?rass wrote: ↑Thu Nov 09, 2023 5:35 pm Seems it was the diverter, where the water supply lines and the plumbing that leads to the faucet and shower all come together right where I tried to replace the cartridge. Still not sure if I effed up completely or exacerbated an issue that was already there (and maybe avoided an emergency by doing this now)?
New one is nicer, with dedicated shutoffs so if this ever comes up again we don’t have to shut down the water to the whole house. Shower should be usable tomorrow.
Venting all clear?The Sybian wrote: ↑Mon Dec 11, 2023 2:14 pm Last night I noticed a weird smell upstairs last night. Kind of a cross between burned microwave popcorn and burning rubber. Finally realized it was coming from inside the drier. My daughter ran laundry last night, and I'm trying to figure out if she melted something in the drier, or if the drier is burning. Running a load now to see if I can locate the issue. If you read about a house fire in my town, notify the fire department. Thanks in advance.
I disconnected and cleaned out the vent behind the drier about a month ago. Pulled out some lint, not too bad. Bigger issue I have in the winter is that the steam turns to water in the vent pipe as it runs through the attic. There is a dip in the line that can collect water, so I put a small hole and a bucket to drain it. I should probably have someone address that, but I don’t think that issue is related.rass wrote: ↑Mon Dec 11, 2023 2:19 pmVenting all clear?The Sybian wrote: ↑Mon Dec 11, 2023 2:14 pm Last night I noticed a weird smell upstairs last night. Kind of a cross between burned microwave popcorn and burning rubber. Finally realized it was coming from inside the drier. My daughter ran laundry last night, and I'm trying to figure out if she melted something in the drier, or if the drier is burning. Running a load now to see if I can locate the issue. If you read about a house fire in my town, notify the fire department. Thanks in advance.
Sounds like you have excellent local news.The Sybian wrote: ↑Mon Dec 11, 2023 2:14 pmIf you read about a house fire in my town, notify the fire department. Thanks in advance.
Yeah, but they're apparently assholes. "coming to you live from a house fire we didn't call the FD about, it's Moira Fier, WRSN"mister d wrote: ↑Mon Dec 11, 2023 2:29 pmSounds like you have excellent local news.The Sybian wrote: ↑Mon Dec 11, 2023 2:14 pmIf you read about a house fire in my town, notify the fire department. Thanks in advance.
Most likely the case, depending on what happened with the old one and if you can even get a replacement for what you need.Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Fri Jan 12, 2024 8:10 am if you buy a new door handle it may be easier to just install that in whole than trying to put your current one back together via a repair
Damn. That's a little forward.Gunpowder wrote: ↑Fri Jan 12, 2024 8:54 amMost likely the case, depending on what happened with the old one and if you can even get a replacement for what you need.Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Fri Jan 12, 2024 8:10 am if you buy a new door handle it may be easier to just install that in whole than trying to put your current one back together via a repair
Do you have a picture of your handle?
That was definitely the case. It was shockingly easy to doBrontoburglar wrote: ↑Fri Jan 12, 2024 8:10 am if you buy a new door handle it may be easier to just install that in whole than trying to put your current one back together via a repair
Cover your floorsBrontoburglar wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 11:50 am oh hell yeah, got a ceiling crack going from the hall closet/pantry in the kitchen to the front wall by the door. textured ceiling too. I'm fairly sure it's because of the sustained below-zero temps we've had recently. time to cross off another accomplishment on the home repair list next week after another cold snap this weekend
I have the same issue. I assume it's because the master is the last stop on the duct line. We also have a fun heat differential in my wife's office. First floor is the guestroom, which is tile directly on the concrete slab foundation. In the winter, the floors are very cold and the thermostat is downstairs. My wife's office in on the same furnace, but it heats to the temp of the downstairs room. We keep it set at 65, and it's freezing downstairs but gets up around 90 in her office. Had a couple HVAC people out, not much they can do. Only option is a dual thermostat and it'll go in-between the two temps, so if you set it at 65, it'd be 50 downstairs and 80 upstairs. If it worked. There is no flap in the ducts to adjust heat flow and closing the grates doesn't do much.Giff wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 5:29 pm Any ideas why our master bed/bath/closet get so much colder than the rest of the house? We have the heater on and it's comfortable in the rest of the house, but about 20 degrees colder in there. The weird thing (to this idiot who knows nothing about home/car/any kind of repairs) is that I would expect the opposite to happen in the summer, but it doesn't. Yes, this has gone on for years and we've never done anything about it.
Jeez, that sounds like a pain.The Sybian wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 5:53 pmI have the same issue. I assume it's because the master is the last stop on the duct line. We also have a fun heat differential in my wife's office. First floor is the guestroom, which is tile directly on the concrete slab foundation. In the winter, the floors are very cold and the thermostat is downstairs. My wife's office in on the same furnace, but it heats to the temp of the downstairs room. We keep it set at 65, and it's freezing downstairs but gets up around 90 in her office. Had a couple HVAC people out, not much they can do. Only option is a dual thermostat and it'll go in-between the two temps, so if you set it at 65, it'd be 50 downstairs and 80 upstairs. If it worked. There is no flap in the ducts to adjust heat flow and closing the grates doesn't do much.Giff wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 5:29 pm Any ideas why our master bed/bath/closet get so much colder than the rest of the house? We have the heater on and it's comfortable in the rest of the house, but about 20 degrees colder in there. The weird thing (to this idiot who knows nothing about home/car/any kind of repairs) is that I would expect the opposite to happen in the summer, but it doesn't. Yes, this has gone on for years and we've never done anything about it.
She is always cold, so it isn't horrible, and she just cracks the window when it gets too hot. And we have a portable space heater when people are down there in the winter.Giff wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 6:21 pmJeez, that sounds like a pain.The Sybian wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 5:53 pmI have the same issue. I assume it's because the master is the last stop on the duct line. We also have a fun heat differential in my wife's office. First floor is the guestroom, which is tile directly on the concrete slab foundation. In the winter, the floors are very cold and the thermostat is downstairs. My wife's office in on the same furnace, but it heats to the temp of the downstairs room. We keep it set at 65, and it's freezing downstairs but gets up around 90 in her office. Had a couple HVAC people out, not much they can do. Only option is a dual thermostat and it'll go in-between the two temps, so if you set it at 65, it'd be 50 downstairs and 80 upstairs. If it worked. There is no flap in the ducts to adjust heat flow and closing the grates doesn't do much.Giff wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 5:29 pm Any ideas why our master bed/bath/closet get so much colder than the rest of the house? We have the heater on and it's comfortable in the rest of the house, but about 20 degrees colder in there. The weird thing (to this idiot who knows nothing about home/car/any kind of repairs) is that I would expect the opposite to happen in the summer, but it doesn't. Yes, this has gone on for years and we've never done anything about it.
1. Is the master bed/bath/closet on the second floor, and if so, is it above the garage?Giff wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 5:29 pm Any ideas why our master bed/bath/closet get so much colder than the rest of the house? We have the heater on and it's comfortable in the rest of the house, but about 20 degrees colder in there. The weird thing (to this idiot who knows nothing about home/car/any kind of repairs) is that I would expect the opposite to happen in the summer, but it doesn't. Yes, this has gone on for years and we've never done anything about it.
1. Yes.Sabo wrote: ↑Thu Jan 18, 2024 12:48 am1. Is the master bed/bath/closet on the second floor, and if so, is it above the garage?Giff wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 5:29 pm Any ideas why our master bed/bath/closet get so much colder than the rest of the house? We have the heater on and it's comfortable in the rest of the house, but about 20 degrees colder in there. The weird thing (to this idiot who knows nothing about home/car/any kind of repairs) is that I would expect the opposite to happen in the summer, but it doesn't. Yes, this has gone on for years and we've never done anything about it.
2. Have you checked your attic to see if it’s insulated above the cold rooms? If so, is the insulation consistent throughout the attic?
3. What kind of heater do you have? A forced air furnace? Electric baseboards? If the former, do you have a cold air return in the bedroom? And if so, is there any furniture or other items blocking the airflow to the cold air return?
Most likely. And the ground water probably isn't frozen. The ground retains heat.
The Sybian wrote: ↑Thu Jan 18, 2024 9:25 amMost likely. And the ground water probably isn't frozen. The ground retains heat.