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I need a handyman today.

shaarog — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 09:52:35 -0800

Help needed quickly!! My tankless water heater is leaking after freezing weather. For 2 days there was no hot water. Nothing coming out of the tap. Last night the water was flowing and it was hot. This morning water is flowing but it will not get hot so I stepped outside to see what might be wrong.

The bottom of the box is dripping water from 4 or 5 different places as far as I can gather. It is Sunday and my husband is out of town. I can deal with no hot water but I am afraid of what this very heavy dripping means and what it is doing to my water bill.

Anyone who knows what I need to do, please give me some answers!!

Appreciate any help.

Tankless in Denver

boo_radley — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:44:09 -0800

Localfilter: I live in Denver, and I'd like a tankless water heater. Who can I trust? My wife would really prefer a Rheem tankless, but I'm open to other options as long as they're dependable. We've had terrible luck with Lowe's and Home Depot sub contractors, the former having shortened our current tank water heater's life considerably.

Need advice on purchase of a tankless hotwater heater - and how to get it installed!

caveat empress — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:49:45 -0800

Need advice on buying a tankless water heater - and how to find someone to install it! I live in a really small place, me and the dog. I want to buy a tankless waterheater.

I want to buy a smaller one - but how small (2.7g per min too small?) for a small (900 sq ft) 2 story town house? What is a good model that is economical to purchase as well?

How do I find someone to install it? I could go through Lowes or Home Depot.... but I am not certain what the logical first step is... and I need to get this done while I actually have a little extra money.

Toilets without Tanks: How Do They Work? Do They Clog?

WCityMike — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:10:25 -0800

PlumbingFilter: Help me understand my new tankless toilet with no shut-off valve. What do I do if it clogs? In my new apartment, I have a toilet that doesn’t have a tank and has a forceful jet-like ‘ka-WHOOSH!’ flushing action, which seems in all ways identical to the toilets you see in office buildings and most outside-the-home venues.

Please tell me, or guide me to resources about, how this system works. (I must not be using the correct search terms, as my Google-fu fails me. I located information about the systems airlines use -- vacuum drainage systems -- but I don't think this is the same, given that airline systems are, to the best of my recollection, nearly waterless and require the lid be closed.)

I’m interested in a general comprehension of how a tankless toilet system works, but also specifically interested in whether it could clog and overflow in the same way a toilet with a tank could, given the same circumstances (too much toilet paper or … er … ahem … material).

If so, in such a circumstance, how could I prevent the major flooding and water damage without access to the water turn-off valve one sees with toilets with tanks? Or do these toilets operate in a way in which overflowing becomes less likely or impossible? Or, in such a case, would I just be screwed? (And if so, why would they create a system with such an obvious design flaw?)

Should I buy a tankless gas water heater?

pwb503 — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 19:19:13 -0800

Anyone have any thoughts on Tankless Water Heaters, specifically gas ones however thoughts on electric ones too would be nice I guess. Distance to kitchen/shower? Ok to put one in a cold room such as a garage? Other important things to know about one before calling the plumber? For what it is worth, I live with one other person in a house the mild Pacific North West but like the idea of only paying for heating water that I'll actually use rather than just keeping the tank warm.