I got a water softener and when it goes into recharge mode it drains all the water from my water heater. This happens about once a week and it causes the water heater to try and fill. Of course as there is no water being provided this just means it is sucking air. The pulling of air is so violent that it shakes the intake pipes and creates a thundering racket.
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posted by M Edward
on Feb 28, 2013 -
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I have a three bathroom house (one on the first floor, two on the second). Recently in the past two weeks I've noticed a very loud rushing of water sound in the bathroom on the first floor after flushing any toilet in the house. The sound is centered in the ceiling above the bathroom and I'm assuming our pipes filling up.
Why the change from minimal noise I didn't notice to loud, rushing sounds of water now? What could be the problem and the fix?
posted by rainygrl716
on Feb 15, 2013 -
2 answers
Can you help me to understand what the problem with my sink and washing machine pipes is? A heavy load of draining water spills out from near the U-bend.
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posted by tumples
on Oct 17, 2012 -
9 answers
We have an old, unlived in house that is disintegrating. We need help fixing it up, emptying the junk out of it and selling it. We are overwhelmed and find it hard to face this problem. Advice needed.
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 2, 2012 -
16 answers
Name This Film: I'm trying to remember the name of a dystopian/SciFi film I saw years back in the 90s, could have been from the 80s. The premise must have been similar to City of Ember, with a kid or teen in an underground city. I remember pipes or tubes featuring prominently, and think they were in the title too.
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posted by ts;dr
on Jun 16, 2012 -
5 answers
How to deal with a clogged foundation drain that's flooding my alley?
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posted by zvs
on May 21, 2012 -
9 answers
Need help with some math: figuring out pipe lengths for a xylophone for my daughter's school project.
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posted by marble
on Mar 18, 2011 -
13 answers
I have a sink in my basement I would like to relocate. I would like to do this with a minimum amount of plumbing. I shall explain my intentions with a few pictures and way too many words inside.
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posted by bondcliff
on Feb 17, 2011 -
8 answers
Today,
Samuel Pepys, always the slave to fashion, writes:
Drumbleby do shew me a fashion of having two pipes of the same note fastened together, so as I can play on one, and echo it upon the other.
What is he talking about?
posted by vacapinta
on Jan 20, 2011 -
5 answers
Came home from the holiday and one of my outdoor faucets won't stop running. What's broken?
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posted by zenpop
on Nov 26, 2010 -
9 answers
Plumbing puzzle: my neighbor has what looks like find sand which collects in her *hot water* eventually clogging metal screens on faucets, etc. The obvious answer is that this is some sort of mineral precipitate as the system has been flushed several times and a filter installed on the water coming into the house. What is causing this precipitate in the hot water and why doesn't this happen with my hot water which is the same town water on the same street (same pipes) that is going into her house?
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posted by ennui.bz
on Oct 11, 2010 -
10 answers
Best places to smoke a pipe indoors in NYC? (Easy access to the Q line and/or excellent cocktails would be ideal, but we're not feeling too picky.)
posted by Narrative Priorities
on May 17, 2010 -
4 answers
My pipes are making an awful howling / whining noise some of the time (lately more often than not). Why?
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posted by ydant
on May 16, 2010 -
7 answers
Regexfilter: I need help filtering a RSS feed with regular expressions in Yahoo Pipes. Specifics inside.
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posted by sharkfu
on Apr 23, 2010 -
4 answers
Where can I find a soap bubble blowing pipe that looks like a realistic wooden smoking pipe?
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posted by leptin
on Nov 23, 2009 -
1 answer
When our pool equipment runs, it triggers the sound of a leaky pipe in a wall adjacent to our hot water heater. By triggering the valve on the hot water heater when the water to the house is off, I can stop the noise. How can I fix this?
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posted by pokeedog
on Feb 15, 2009 -
5 answers
Does anyone have any experience or advice on building a clothing/display rack out of pipes?
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posted by wolfsleepy
on Jan 18, 2008 -
10 answers
I'd like to create a feed of all references to my web site (by searching for the domain name) on popular link farms such as reddit.
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posted by qvtqht
on Jan 17, 2008 -
2 answers
Can anyone help me create an RSS feed, using Yahoo Pipes, from a list on an HTML page?
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posted by krisjohn
on Jan 17, 2008 -
6 answers
Does anyone have any recommendations on where to buy
herbal smoking pipes online? Advice on finding a piece for the adult professional in me?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 1, 2008 -
15 answers
Why does my upstairs shower run out of hot water long before the one downstairs? I only have one water heater...
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posted by tomwheeler
on Dec 29, 2007 -
17 answers
Plugged Pipes - Is there a way to clean out the water pipes in my home without spending oodles of $s to replace them?
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posted by Juicylicious
on Oct 5, 2007 -
13 answers
When buying exhaust flex pipes like
these, to fit over an H-pipe with a diameter of 2.5", would you buy the flex pipes with the 2.5" outlet diameter or do you need something bigger?
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posted by Venadium
on Jun 2, 2007 -
1 answer
Can I get an RSS feed of the User Friendly comic that includes only cartoons, and has them inline in the feed?
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posted by bkudria
on Apr 8, 2007 -
2 answers
When Yahoo Pipes first came out, there was some muttering about how this would be handy for creating a feed for an individual author on a multi-author blog w/o feeds by author? But I can't seem to find anyone who's done it, or successfully do so myself. Any Pipes gurus on AskMe?
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posted by Chrysostom
on Mar 9, 2007 -
8 answers
So here's my dilemma. The pipe that brings water to our house freezes. It’s not four feet deep.
We've lived here three years. It happened the first year, not the second year, and then again a few days ago. When it happens I have to go to the neighbors and fill two five gallon buckets and bring them into the house to meet our needs. Flush our toilets, clean our dishes, water our pets and plants, fill the humidifiers in our two babies' rooms, etc. Fifty gallons a day, at least. And that doesn’t include cleaning clothes. This continues until the ground thaws.
Now the question. It seems the folks who lived here before us knew of this problem. No, it wasn’t in the disclosure. What they did was weld wires to the pipe, from the well and then at the house, and then hook those up to an arc welder. The current would melt the pipes and the water would flow again. So, yes, in the spring we’ll dig a very expensive new supply pipe, but in the mean time, I’d like advice about circuits.?
A condition of the sale of the house required a new septic. The contractor who put in the septic broke the pipe from the well and then he repaired it with PVC.
Will the arc welder method still work or would that end in catastrophe? Did he build a fuse? There's water in the pipe and ice is conductive, but how will the PVC respond?
posted by Toekneesan
on Dec 30, 2005 -
30 answers
Cleaning a wooden pipe - two part question. What's the best way to make sure a wooden pipe that's been boiled doesn't get mouldy?
And, if boiling a wooden pipe is stupid, what's a better way to clean out a few years' worth of carboninzed resin from a small airway? The first question is the more pressing one.
posted by poweredbybeard
on Oct 15, 2005 -
10 answers
I just moved into a new house and am noticing my long hair is falling out much more quickly than before. We've checked on water quality (it's soft and no different than our previous home - just 2 miles away). What might be the reasons for this?
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posted by jojopizza
on Jul 29, 2005 -
12 answers
I'm taking up (tobacco) pipe smoking. (No lectures, please.) I was wondering if anyone else here enjoys a good smoke now and then? If so, what are your favorite blends? Pipes? What should I look for in a tobacco pouch-- leather, vinyl?
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posted by keswick
on Jul 2, 2004 -
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