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RE: Main shutoff, secondary valve, or automatic leak valve for a hard-to-reach basement line?
Testing the branch valve as diy447 describes is only half the quick-response setup. For future readers, label both the main valve and the branch valve with the area they isolate, such as “whole house” and “basement ceili...
RE: KEEPING THE HEAT ON: DOES REGULAR FILTER CLEANING REALLY MATTER?
I tried stretching my pleated filter a little longer than the recommended three months, thinking it wouldn’t make a big difference. Honestly, I noticed the furnace working harder and the dust in the house ramped up. Clea...
RE: Water pooling around my basement - anyone else had to dig up their yard?
I hear you on the “just dig it up and do it right” approach, but man, the idea of trenching around my whole house makes my wallet cry. I’ve been trying to get away with grading and longer downspouts, but you’re right - c...
RE: Plumbing tips that change with the seasons
I actually ran into this exact thing last fall. Thought wrapping the vent would do the trick, but nope - still had condensation dripping down. Ended up crawling around in the attic and realized the pipe sagged in one spo...
RE: Why do faucet handles turn opposite ways?
I swear, every time I go to turn on the hot water, my brain short-circuits for a second. It just feels backwards that hot is left and cold is right, but I get the logic about both handles moving away from the spout. Stil...