Sreedhar Rao
Water from one of the shower is warm in winters
The tenant has reached out indicating water from one of the showers is just warm. A certified technician was dispatched to address the problem. He/she came back and provided feedback that it was just normal. Also, the...
John Underwood
STR complaint water is not hot enough
My water heater has been on 110F for many years with no complaints.Mabe there is some heat loss due to the cold?I am an hour away from this house.I haven't even had my coffee yet this morning.Luckily I have a Rheem wi...
Angela Smith
Water heater failing
I have a water heater that is not working well. Currently, the water is warm, not hot. The heater is warm to touch at the top and cold at the bottom. This heater is 2 years old. We replaced both elements 2 weeks ag...
Paul Sandhu
Low water pressure in kitchen sink
Every other sink in the house has normal pressure for the hot and cold water. The kitchen has about 1/10 the normal flow even with the aerator removed. This is with hot and cold water. It's a single handle faucet wit...
Nathan Grubb
What the what? Should this valve be here?
So, I'm examining the plumbing for my bathroom that sits in the joists of the basement, and I notice the valve pictured here.One side is hot, the other is cold. From what I can tell, hot is on full-open and cold is co...
David Healey
Adding A Community Laundry And Need Advice
My wife and I are House-hacking a Triplex in Salt Lake City, UT and are looking to add a Community Laundry room with two sets of hookups for the remnants who don't already have laundry.
We want to save as much money...
Nick Albin
Finding water shut off valve for house.
I am trying to located the main water shut off for the house. I need to replace the catridge and or washer for the shower faucet. I cannot seem to locate the water shut off. I would simply use the shut off for the s...
Ryan Haase
Water Heater For Laundry
One of my rentals has the washer and dryer in a shed behind the house. My renter just pointed out that only good water runs to the shed and she wants to use the washer with warm water. What are my options for adding w...
Stone Teran
How to sub meter hot water, etc
We are rehabbing an 11-unit and will be sub-metering electric and water.
1. How do you submeter hot and cold water? We only have 1 water heater. Use 2 meters per apartment or meter only cold and pool the hot?
2. Wh...
Paul Bommarito
Frozen Pipe Preventative Measures
As I am sure most people are aware, we just went through some of the coldest days in Chicago's history. Many people had pipes burst and as I walked out of Home Depot this morning, everyone had pipe insulation, new cop...