All Forum Posts by: David Doyle

Call the local Chamber of Commerce

Call a local plumbing wholesale supply house

DD

"Absorb what is useful"

Bruce Lee

Kenneth 

You will save a lot of time and grief if you put the kitchen sink by the window

If you have an island just make it a solid top for prep only

DD

Richard

I am sure you will find at least 1 or 2 legitimate REI clubs in Seattle with a little research and elbow grease,,,

DD

Hello Richard

You are on the right track hanging out here on BP

You will not find a better real estate investment forum then here

01- Check out Amazon .com   Books section,,you can buy any real estate book under the sun used ,in print out of print for pennies on the dollar.If you dont have them yet ,get the 3 excellent books by John Schaub.

02 When you can afford it get a smart phone,,it doesnt have to be an I Phone,,,,HTC makes a very nice Android style phone for the money.Make friends with a young techie geek and get a handle on the best phone company deal around,,,I word suggest T Moblie first.Gei an internet hook up on your smart then you can listen to the BP Podcasts via You Tube wherever you go ,,,even waiting for a haircut at the barbershop.

Lastly find the best REI meeting in your area,,,,hint,,,it wont be the one where some snakeoil guy is selling courses for $1997.00 on a card table at the end of the meeting.Good REI's usually have folks that have a professional capacity in the real estate industry and anj area of expertise they talk about,,,,ie brokers appraisars,,,,,title reps etc.

Believe or not I have found theres usually only one or 2 in any major metropolis that are worth while,,,,so it might take you some time to find one

Hope this helps 

DD in L.A.

Dear Mike Landry and the usual crew,,,,

When installing any "drain tailpiece" under any sink or lavatory bowl it is very important to use the plumbing parts,,,

Usually this involve a nice healthy fresh black rubber washer,a thin brass or nylon "friction ring" and finally a threaded slip nut with the flat section pointed up

A careful application of fresh plumbers putty can help but is usually not need if this operation is done right,,,however ,,,and you wont believe this guys,,,I like to use the old standby Dap caulking in the red and white tube.Sqeeze out more than you need on the contact surfaces,tighten things up ,wipe off excess with a damp terry towel and if you have a "leaker" giving you trouble,let things dry overnight before you run water.

Having said all that I strongly suggest you find find an old school mom and pop hardware with a good plumbing section that offers hands on help or a wholesale plumbing supply that will sell to the general public.Make a friend there and they will show you the correct parts use.You could be getting failure because you are using the wrong item,,,,Nothing is Standard in Plumbing,,,,

Notice a message I'm giving here guys,,,always use new,supple fresh rubber parts when working with drains,brittle aged parts create leaks,,,

An aside and a story about Dap.I had a plumber buddy who had a stray rock hit  his gas tank on his truck on the way home from a job .Fortunately he found the small hole leaking gas.Being at a lose what to do stuck out in the middle of no where ,,he cut out  a square piece of black neoprene rubber from a no hub coupling ,together a loop of electricians "tie wraps" and got out some "Dap".He applied Dap to the hole,covered it with the rubber patch and tightened up the tie wraps,,,the sucker worked,,no leak!!!

Being a busy plumber,,,he forget about the damn thing till it crossed his mind about  6 months later,,as crawled under the truck to his amazement the patch still held,,of course at that point he had the mechanic drain the gas tank and repair the leak.That is the power and "glory" of "Dap",

George

Glad you had a good outcome,,,

Yes paper towels are BAD NEWS once they get in a drainline,,,they are not made to decompose like toilet paper 

DD

Hello Tanya

My advice is get rid of that Delta faucet and replace it with a solid brass Chicago Faucet.

I do not install or reccomend anything from the home improvement centers as they are poorly made and problematic.

DD

Robert 

To be on the safe side ,,,Yes

If its a gas heater shut off the gas 

If its an electric unit shut off the juice

Also now would be a good time to have a pro inspect the heater and test the shut off valve and Pressure Relief Valve

DD

George

Concerning your vent problem ,,,

I do not like Studor vents,,,,I like traditional old fashioned vents that go from the fixture to the roof,,,no matter what it takes to route them up and out thru the roof.

I strongly suggest you go to a local plumbing supply house that sell to the trade only and get a reccomendation on a local father and son team with many years experience,that pays their supply house bills on time and have a great reputation.You need a thorough diagnosis of this problem

Get a quote and pay these folks and let them work their magic

Its hard for me to diagnose your problem with out photos or drawings

In this case as I suggest find competant local help

Best

DD