I've got a plumbing problem
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Fix the sink good lord health hazard
Cut the concrete yourself
Heck make hole and a wet sump and pump it up and out
Cut the concrete yourself
Heck make hole and a wet sump and pump it up and out
If it's a drain just divert it into a "dry well", no one's gonna know.
Others are correct about Pex, I've got it at my camp, it goes together like legos. Think outside the box and move the sink within the room if necessary.
You've got a toilet in the room with working water, tee into that for the hand washing sink. Add a tankless heater if you want warmth.
Others are correct about Pex, I've got it at my camp, it goes together like legos. Think outside the box and move the sink within the room if necessary.
You've got a toilet in the room with working water, tee into that for the hand washing sink. Add a tankless heater if you want warmth.
It's the feed
That's a swell idea!
The working kitchen sink is 3 steps away. I'm no handyman to any extent.
I'm no good at house repairsFor an interior wall, why not just fish two new pex lines down through the wall cavity.
Bob's your uncle!
It's been down to 10F or so but low 20's is more common
If you can repair A/C, make hydraulic hoses , repair radiators and other mechanical work, you can learn to do some plumbing, especially for what its going to cost to pay someone.
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Me neither....And I hate plumbing most of all, But you got to do what you got to do!
I redid all my plumbing about 5 years ago, Pier & Beam....All from underneath/crawl space, Used Pex with crimps (No sharkbite stuff).
Had to rent a trencher to do the main water feed from the meter.
My old galvanized pipe was also from the 50's, Bathtub was dated 1953 so I'm guessing that when my house first got running water. You can tell the bathroom was added by splitting a bedroom in half. House was built in 1916.
It got so bad the shower/tub barely had any volume, First shower after redoing it felt like a pressure washer in comparison!!
I spent around $3,500 on material including a new water heater.
I realize your situation is different being a slab, But there has to be a way to run it overhead with some drywall repairs after.
The more I think about this the more it does not make sense.
No other fixtures are giving us low flow problems. The toilet and shower in that room both work ok.
I'm not getting lots of rust in the strainers at the washing machine or faucets.
I'm wondering if those valves under the sink could be bad somehow.
I'm not going to tear into those tonight for fear of a major disaster @8 p on a work night. Maybe this weekend?
I'll keep everyone posted.
No other fixtures are giving us low flow problems. The toilet and shower in that room both work ok.
I'm not getting lots of rust in the strainers at the washing machine or faucets.
I'm wondering if those valves under the sink could be bad somehow.
I'm not going to tear into those tonight for fear of a major disaster @8 p on a work night. Maybe this weekend?
I'll keep everyone posted.
Definitely worth checking out!
@Chris142
I will try again, did you see my above questions? See post 37.
Have you removed the aerator in the faucet to see if it is clogged?
Can you remove the supply lines to the offending faucet and verify flow at the angle stop service valve?
One big issue, is that the fixture has been this way for years as you say. This can be very problematic.
Pic of faucet and in cabinet associated plumbing will be helpful
I will try again, did you see my above questions? See post 37.
Have you removed the aerator in the faucet to see if it is clogged?
Can you remove the supply lines to the offending faucet and verify flow at the angle stop service valve?
One big issue, is that the fixture has been this way for years as you say. This can be very problematic.
Pic of faucet and in cabinet associated plumbing will be helpful
I was not home but allegedly the Plummer took the hoses off and there is no water coming out of those valves on the wall. I have not messed with it yet cause if I open a çan of worms .,,
Welp then, nothing to do but give up. It's not like you're capable of learning or there's a huge library of information called the internet. Furthermore, it's not like you're mechanically inclined.
I mean what do we think you do?? -- rePaIR cARs AlL daY?? Insanity!!
Furthermore, surface mounting pipes is all the rage with the steampunk trend (which might be dead now, I dunno?). Several local restaurants have done this intentionally just for aesthetic. If we can surface mount electrical conduit and air lines, no reason a water pipe is any different. Find a water supply, run it ON the wall to the sink. Pex will look the worst, black pipe would look the coolest and copper's in the middle (could probably paint copper).
20 years ago I had never touched copper but sweated the entire air system in my shop. 20 years later, it's still holding an unregulated ~175 psi.
I know you've held a tool in your hand before so put on your big boy panties and figure it out. Stop with the self-doubt and the "I'm no good at....."
Amen! And it matters even more when one’s finances aren’t in a good shape.
Most of the house work/repair/improvements are crazy expensive these days. Never mind the shady “experts” out there looking for easy pray and a quick buck.
You’ve got time to post on BITOg, watch some YouTube vids on plumbing instead. Tons of good information on the subject. Once you do it, you’ll realize there isn’t much to it at all.
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ok, well without pictures or better intel. i cannot suggest one thing or the other. I would not advise chemical into the water system, as it is possible that corrosion could be holding back leaks.
The only way to gain flow back to this area is to first verify that those lines have a defect, and to run new lines, somehow. everything else will either not work, or kick the can a few feet down the road.
one last time, pics would be nice of the offending area, perhaps also pics of the surround area, or even a drawing of the cabin.
it is slab on grade correct, no crawl? IMO, concrete cutting for thisissue wouldbe out of the question.
Ya no crawl space. I'll get pics ASAP.
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BITOG isn't buying it brother. House repairs is just mechanicking different materials. You're a mechanic and you live in a 70 YO homesteader cabin that's been expanded, electrified, and plumbed over the years likely not to any standard. How do you keep it going? Everything needs replaced and upgraded over time, either you learn how to handyman/DIY things or pay someone else piles of money. Or ignore it when something fails.
It's too bad you weren't there when the plumber was, you really don't know what he did or didn't do. Your idea of do no harm is correct but you have to diagnose the problem somehow. I'm not a plumber but I'd start at the faucet and work back carefully. It seems strange that both hot and cold are dry but the toilet and shower have water, did the sink not have water when you moved in?
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