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RE: When your heater ignores the thermostat: what would you do?
Honestly, I get where you’re coming from about not trusting either thermometer. I’ve had both types give me wild readings. When my heater acted up last winter, I stopped fussing with gadgets and just put my hand over the...
RE: Rainwater toilets and greywater showers: City tries new water-saving tricks
I get what you’re saying about push-fit - seems easy until you start thinking about what happens if it fails and no one notices for weeks. I’ve never had one fail behind a wall (knock on wood), but I did have a slow leak...
RE: Dealing with the aftermath: How do you actually dry out a flooded basement?
That’s exactly the kind of thing I worry about every time there’s water in the basement. I get wanting to save money and not rip up half your house, but I’ve learned the hard way that “wait and see” usually just means “p...
RE: When is it time to swap out old pipes?
Yeah, that’s pretty much how I look at it too. But I always wonder - how do you know when it’s just a fluke versus a sign of bigger problems? I’ve patched a couple leaks over the years and sometimes they hold, sometimes ...