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jab287

in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 5 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 5 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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Updated 11 years and 5 months ago

davbrook

in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 5 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 5 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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Updated 11 years and 5 months ago

misconformist

in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 5 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 5 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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Updated 11 years and 5 months ago

jarnow4

in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 5 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 5 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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Updated 11 years and 5 months ago

xchx

in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 5 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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Updated 11 years and 5 months ago

xchx

in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 5 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 5 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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tdwt

in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 5 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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dumbogirl

in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 8 months 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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Updated 11 years and 5 months ago

katerube

in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 6 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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Updated 11 years and 6 months ago

shasla

in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 6 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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Updated 11 years and 6 months ago

shasla

in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 6 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 6 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 6 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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Updated 11 years and 6 months ago

jmassage58

in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 6 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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slackjaw

in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 6 months ago

Fishy smell in basement - who to call?

We moved into a gut-renovated old house in Crown Heights four months ago. The basement (which is about 65% below grade) is nicely finished and…

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Updated 11 years and 6 months ago

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