Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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First thing I did when I bought this house was replace all those ridiculous pop-off valves, along with that leaking plastic master shut-off in the garage, and those insane CPVC plastic pipes sticking out of the wall to the 18-year-old hotwater tank in the garage, which I also replaced. I also replaced all the flexible hoses.
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We also changed everything out behind the refrigerator. A slow leak back there is almost impossible to witness before affecting the drywall which can morph into mold/ mildew issues pretty quickly. We had Mike Scott Plumbing do the work too. Ended up a very easy bill to pay for peace of mind. |
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A plumber in Missouri laughed at the pop off valves. Said they were for mobile homes. “Your builder probably got a great deal at an auction for these - or picked them up for nearly nothing”. (They still work fine after 25 years).
I used a shark bite on one when the braid wouldn’t reach a new toilet. Train everyone in the house where the main shutoff is.. |
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The expansion tank can fail and you may or may not have a water pressure issue. The expansion tank is designed to maintain a safe pressure in the event that you have thermal expansion or some other high pressure issue. So, you may have had a failed expansion tank years before you replaced the water heater. Expansion tanks usually do not last as long as the water heater tank.
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The other way is to have only one other distant valve open and suck the line clear. Assemble the new valve with the vacuum running this is the best way when you need to solder a joint water gets sucked away from the work area. |
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Good thread. Don’t panic, but we had a rental house down on Marco Island that had a faulty connector on the back of the toilet. Of course it broke and of course flooded for 3 days or so before our homewatch guy found it. 26K in damage.
Casually, the adjuster mentioned that there was a class action law suit going on against the connector maker, DuraPro. I looked into it. Sure enough, he was right. Long story short, I was awarded ~3K for my trouble. Better than nothing. Next time your plumber stops by, you might ask him/her to check those. |
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Most plumbers would disagree. The one in my master bath worked, but you had to hold the pipe while pulling it out to turn it off, or the pipe would pull out of the wall about an inch or so. That was because the retaining clip behind the drywall was either loose or not installed at all. Very common. Also, a lot of people think that you turn the round plastic knob to turn it off. These people will never be able to turn off the valve because you need to pull it out to turn it off. Another issue is that some of the valves will turn off when there is a spike in water pressure. Too much pressure can cause the valve to automatically turn off. That being said, I do not plan to replace all 14 valves in my house because most of them will never need to be used. However, in my opinion, the builder should not install these valves on toilets that will definitely need to be used to replace the interior toilet parts and gaskets that need to be maintained.
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True, but it is common practice and code to have a shutoff valve at most plumbing fixtures. You especially need one when your toilet is clogged and overflowing. You don't want to run to the garage to turn off the main valve while your bathroom is flooding.
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