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Greetings from QC, Canada! o/ I'm in need of a bit of plumbing wisdom. I'm currently setting up the dishwasher in my new home. All that is left to do is to connect the drain hose, however the wye knockout plug won't come off. The dishwasher instruction manual says to remove it with a hammer and...

Hello Everyone, I'm renting a trencher to run electric to a shed. Although I haven't architected it, I also need water out there.. I would like to run whatever piping is necessary to a support a sprinkler manifold or maybe a simple hose spigot. Would I use PEX or PVC for this ? Is there...

I have a leaky shower wand/hose, and I'm trying to figure out which I part I need to replace. Here's a video of the issue: Is it a failed o ring or hose? To me it looks like water is leaking out segments of the hose near the wand. Is it best to just replace the whole unit (wand + hose). Are...

Hello Everyone, I'm hoping someone can verify how I should remove my hose spigot. When trying to turn off the hose, the handle broke off. I contacted a local plumbing supply and they're recommending that I bring in the old one to determine the length of the pipe necessary. I have a valve...

So, thought I was unscrewing a stubborn broken spigot, but turns out I was wrapping the copper until is snapped... (pics below). It has a separate shutoff so no leaks, but the pipe then turns down into the cinder block before heading outside so it cannot be accessed the piping inside. Question...

I have a Charbroil Big Easy oiless turkey fryer which works great. The propane hose is only 3 ft, and I wanted to place it next to my Weber grill, and feed it from the grill's propane take. The hose was much too short to set the turkey frier next to the grill. So I removed the hose thinking I...

The pull-out faucet house in my kitchen sink is leaking. Went to HD to get a replacement kit and got one that "fits all faucet brands." However when I removed the old line - the connection don't look anything like any of the various adapters in the kit. Tried to identify the make of the faucet...

Hello, I have two hose spigots on my house and I want to branch-off additional hose spigots in the backyard from these. I wanted to know the best and cleanest method for accomplishing this. I would like to have a valve inside and outside and also a place where I can attach a compressor to...

Hello! I was using my outdoor hose for 5mins and shut it off. Went back 5 mins. later to turn it on and it starts spraying water from knob area. Does this faucet need to be replaced or can it be repaired? It was just replaced 3 years ago. Thanks!

I have a floor drain in an unfinished basement which our dehumidifier drains into through a hose. The floor drain has a round perforated metal cover, which is tipped up on one side in order for the hose to go under it and into the drain (see pic below). It's a trip hazard that I want to fix...

I currently run a four-way hose splitter to run water throughout the areas that I need it. It seems that once a year, I come home to that splitter, regardless if I bought the "heavy-duty" one, having blasted off of the hose bib and water has been running into the yard for hours. I know, turn...

I want to replace my old washing machine and toilet supply hoses (many years old, toilet hoses are plain plastic). Who makes the best braided stainless steel flexible inlet hose for washing machines? Google searches turned up references to Watts and FluidMaster. I don't want the...

Hi all, I am trying to attach a 2" Dia rubber hose to a one inch flange (ledge) and cannot drill into it. Is there some sort of locking clamp that I can use to attach the hose to the flange? This is under my car body so it vibrates a lot and cannot be too obtrusive. Sorry for the strict criteria...

The faucet that attaches to the garden hose is leaking. Every time I go over there, hundreds of mosquitos attack me. When the faucet is off, I don't notice the leak, but it is probably leaking slowly since the mosquitos are present. When I do have the hose on, a leak is near the handle...

Washing machine discharge, standpipe under the IPC, tapping main sewage trap My neighbor has a sewage line that runs under his concrete floor for about twenty feet before exiting the house. Right before the line exits the house there is a trap, also under concrete. He would like to drain his...

I live in an apartment where the nearest water spigot outside is more than 100' away. Consequently, I would like to connect my garden hose to the cold water pipe of my hot water heater which is in my storage closet so I can water my plants. What is the best way to do this? I have not been able...

supply stores seem to sell supply hose and discharge lines in lengths up to 6 ft. anybody know where i can get longer lines to move my washer a few extra feet further from the water valves? thx