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jab287
in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 9 months ago
Help - Major leak in black pipe feeding into boiler
HI All, This morning I noticed a stream of water leaking from the blackpipe feeding into my boiler. I’ve got a call into a plumber…
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davbrook
in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 10 months ago
boiler + radiator replacement
Hi Forum, I have a question regarding replacing an entire heating system. We a 4 floor brownstone garden + triplex 3800 soft. We are in…
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davbrook
in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 10 months ago
boiler + radiator replacement
Hi Forum, I have a question regarding replacing an entire heating system. We a 4 floor brownstone garden + triplex 3800 soft. We are in…
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misconformist
in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 10 months ago
All new plumbing required for a 3 story building: seeking recommendations,
I will be opening up all the walls so now is the time to do it right. Any recommendations?
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misconformist
in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 10 months ago
All new plumbing required for a 3 story building: seeking recommendations,
I will be opening up all the walls so now is the time to do it right. Any recommendations?
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jarnow4
in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 10 months ago
Oil to gas questions
Hi all, We are in a 4 story attached brownstone in Prospect Heights –and oil bills are quite high. The boiler is recent and heat…
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jarnow4
in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 10 months ago
Oil to gas questions
Hi all, We are in a 4 story attached brownstone in Prospect Heights –and oil bills are quite high. The boiler is recent and heat…
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tdwt
in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 10 months ago
Waterproofing a Wooden Support Beam
Does anyone have suggestions on how to waterproof exposed wood in a basement? On very cold days (like today), the steam from our heating system’s…
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xchx
in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 10 months ago
Circulator pump getting loud
The circulator pump for our boiler (hot water radiator system) has gotten a lot louder lately. It’s loud enough to wake me up when the…
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xchx
in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 10 months ago
Circulator pump getting loud
The circulator pump for our boiler (hot water radiator system) has gotten a lot louder lately. It’s loud enough to wake me up when the…
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xchx
in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 10 months ago
Circulator pump getting loud
The circulator pump for our boiler (hot water radiator system) has gotten a lot louder lately. It’s loud enough to wake me up when the…
0
tdwt
in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 10 months ago
Waterproofing a Wooden Support Beam
Does anyone have suggestions on how to waterproof exposed wood in a basement? On very cold days (like today), the steam from our heating system’s…
0
dumbogirl
in Plumbers and Plumbing 12 years and 1 month ago
Plumber to repair leaky tub faucet and shower?
Looking for a plumber to repair a leaky tub faucet and shower — hoping it’s a small job, but would love to get a recommendations…
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katerube
in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 11 months ago
Hot water - convert from oil to electric?
I own a two-family house in Brooklyn, and we’re having some issues with consistent hot water for our owners’ unit. It was fine up until…
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shasla
in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 11 months ago
Looking for plumber with experience repairing Barber Wilson / Barwil faucets.
I have a Barber Wilson Two Hole Deck Mounted Faucet in an apartment I am renting out and it’s leaking. I am out of town…
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shasla
in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 11 months ago
Looking for plumber with experience repairing Barber Wilson / Barwil faucets.
I have a Barber Wilson Two Hole Deck Mounted Faucet in an apartment I am renting out and it’s leaking. I am out of town…
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katerube
in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 11 months ago
Hot water - convert from oil to electric?
I own a two-family house in Brooklyn, and we’re having some issues with consistent hot water for our owners’ unit. It was fine up until…
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jmassage58
in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 11 months ago
Sewage water leaching through basement party wall
We own and live in a mult-family row house in Bed-Stuy. The garden level is an occupied rental for which we provide storage and a…
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