unprofessional plumbing installation: A Pin-hole Leak Can Do A Lot Of Damage
- 01/17/18 02:22 AM
A pin-hole leak can do a lot of damage. A pin-hole leak is exactly that, a very small leak at a joint or other corrosive deterioration in copper tubing. It is sometimes called a progressive leak. This pin-hole leak looks to have begun where the yellow arrow points. That is a soldered joint. It must not have been done well, or leaked slightly for some other reason. These leaks are so small that minerals in the water will come out, which you can see accumulating here from the arrow toward the bottom. These minerals are slowly building up here, exactly like stalagmites and stalactites you have seen … (20 comments)
unprofessional plumbing installation: The Shower Drain That Doesn't Exist
- 11/03/17 04:00 AM
The shower drain that doesn't exist. I have seen this before. People who don't pull permits to do "improvements" and try to sneak a fast one on an unsuspecting buyer. Seeing this new shower I was immediately suspicious. Why? Because this model house, built in this area in the late 60s and early 70s, always has a powder room in this location. Seeing it and seeing where the new shower was placed really got my Spidey Sense tingling. The main drain stack could be seen beside the framing in the furnace room, as well as the drainage vent stack which proceeded from there to exhaust sewer gases … (17 comments)
unprofessional plumbing installation: Unprofessional Plumbing Work
- 01/18/17 02:49 AM
What I saw was unprofessional plumbing work. The phone call said that a contractor (in the carpet industry) said he also did remodeling on the side and completely reworked two bathrooms. The plumber that was sent was unfamiliar with the work he was asked to do, and did not appear to be licensed. There were a few signs in that regard! When one of the bathrooms was first used a stain was seen in the kitchen ceiling. The contractor said it was because there was some water "left on the other side of the drywall" after the work was done and that it would not … (12 comments)
unprofessional plumbing installation: What's The Difference Between A Sump Pump And An Ejector Pump?
- 12/28/16 03:34 AM
What's the difference between a sump pump and an ejector pump? A sump pump is placed in basement floors, below ground level, and in a small pit of 20 or 30 gallons size. Around the house, under the house, and perhaps a stairwell, tubes will be placed to direct water from those places into the sump pump pit. As the water level increases the pump is turned on by a float device, and the water is ejected away from the house. It is important that the sump pump collects and ejects that water away from the house. Houses don't make very effective boats. I … (15 comments)
unprofessional plumbing installation: When Water Doesn't Go DOWN The Drain
- 09/21/16 08:57 PM
When water doesn't go DOWN the drain. Why not? What's it doing instead? In this case we could see where a lot of it was going. This is the newly-finished "bathroom" in the same newly-"finished" basement in yesterday's post. Running the water for a while in the shower stall (which looked really nice) it was not very long before it started leaking out from under the shower pan. Is the drain hole not connected to the drain tubing? The leaking began in two places, and the water started expanding toward the ceramic tile lip in the lower left of the photo. The leaking from the two arrows on … (16 comments)
unprofessional plumbing installation: Should Drains Go Up Or Down?
- 07/23/16 08:08 PM
Should drains go up or down? Of course you know the answer to that. I expect most elementary school children know that drains go down. Now, this photo is the end of a long drain line. It begins at a newly-installed "kitchen" in a basement. From there it travels a good 20' to finally attach to this drain stack. For most of the drain the horizontal tube is angled upward. And where it attaches to the stack the fitting is upside down! The angle of the connection should be pointing down, of course! The installer had a 50/50 shot at getting it right and chose poorly. And does … (10 comments)
unprofessional plumbing installation: So, Do You See It? Look Closely. Do You See It Now?
- 11/21/15 06:55 PM
So, do you see it? Look closely. Do you see it now? -------> I expect you saw it right away. In case you didn't, look below. Shower heads that keep the corner clean are a great idea. But not if you want to take a shower! Now, here is the other issue. When I straightened the head to point it down it was very loosely threaded. It was very weakly attached. What does that mean? It means that when pointing down, and so loosely attached, it will be leaking inside the wall. Is that a problem? That's a problem! This is a flip. This is the work of a Flipper. … (19 comments)
unprofessional plumbing installation: Askew, Askant And Aslant
- 05/31/15 07:43 PM
What do you do on new construction when the water heater is every bit of askew, askant and aslant? What, you say? Isn't a water heater supposed to be straight up and down and rest flat on the floor? Well, yes, yes it should. In some places they even strap them so they not only are straight and rest flat, but don't move. Here they are not strapped, but still they should be plumb and flat on the floor. This one is not only askew, askant and aslant, but it wobbles dramatically as well. This isn't good since the plumbing is plastic and can so easily snap. Why … (16 comments)
unprofessional plumbing installation: What Do You Do When The Windows And Doors Are New, And You See Them?
- 04/02/14 09:33 PM
Most everything recently installed in a 60 year old house is new by comparison, but ... what do you do when the windows and doors are new, and you see them? Walking around the house I simply could not believe my eyes. People look at me funny when I tell them this stuff and they don't see the photo! Now you see the photo! I ACTUALLY TOOK THIS PICTURE FROM THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR SO YOU COULD SEE JUST HOW HIGH THAT DOOR IS! Yes, that is the master bedroom door to, um, well, that's the master … (72 comments)
unprofessional plumbing installation: "So, Where Are The Washing Machine Connections?"
- 02/23/14 07:55 PM
I always look behind the washer and dryer to see the connections and don't like to say out loud, in front of the clients, "So, where are the washing machine connections?" This is your typical washing machine connection to the left. I hooked that up 15 years ago when we moved in. This installation is a Best Practice. You can see the hoses. These are the braided metal hoses, considered very good. You can see the drain line. It goes into a hole in the wall where there is a dedicated drain pipe, with a trap, from which the water flows … (50 comments)
A pin-hole leak can do a lot of damage.
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