r/PlumbingRepair

I have a Kohler canister flush valve. This is the 2nd time I’ve had to replace this ring gasket for a toilet that fills intermittently because of a slow leak with the gasket.

The new one fixes the problem, but I can’t see/feel anything wrong with the old one.

These things are cheap, so this is a very minor nit, so mostly curious. Is the damage invisible to normal sight/touch?

Hi all,

My shower has been leaking for a while, I put loads of fresh silicon around everywhere, called a plumber and added fresh grouting.

I noticed there was mould behind the shower so figured water was coming through the wall.

I removed a few tiles and found this behind, very crumbly plaster and lots of mould.

Id really appreciate any advice for how I could begin to fix this?

Many thanks!

Recently had a plumber redo this AC condensate drainage system for an air handler in the ceiling. It gravity drains from a pan's secondary drain (was like this when I moved in, probably not the best installation). He added about an inch of slope to what was essentially unsloped before.

Last night the pan was completely overflowing while running the AC at 70. By the morning it was empty and when the plumber came today he was unable to recreate the problem by pouring water into the pan.

Any ideas why he wasn't able to recreate the overflowing problem? The plumber seemed flabbergasted. Would love input from someone knowledgeable.

Im trying to replace this tub spout and I’m running into some issues. It won’t budge when I try to twist it off (leading me to believe it’s a slip-on and not threaded connection) but I can’t find any set screw (unless I’m blind).

Has anyone seen this model before or can provide any tips? Thanks!

The bathroom waste pipe (left highlighted red) is flushing with such force, the poo and waste is flying up the kitchen waste pipe directly opposite. Meaning poo is sometimes sitting in the kitchen waste pipe and stinking the house out. What can we do?

I need this outlet tee 1" longer than standard size. Does anyone know where I can get one longer? I've been looking and haven't found one yet. Maybe I'm wrongly searching for what I need.

Has anyone seen what this type of retainer? How do I remove this?

Just installed the new bathtub spout and it has an uneven split flow that’s weak. Any tips?

Parents woke up to no water pressure. 180ft well with submersible pump. No water filtration/ softener system in place.

Gauge read 50psi but no water at the taps

Reset power, and manual switch. Still nothing.
He emptied the pipes with the drain valve by the switch, and very little water came out.

Bought a new switch, installed and now it arcs but no pressure buildup.

Any advice is appreciated !

During a recent 7 day migraine I fainted head/body first onto the toilet. The lid was closed at the time but came off instantly. And now the seat swivels to the left at the lightest touch.
Sorry for the tons of pictures but I really want to fix this myself and maybe all the angles will help. I’ve tried and tried to no avail but it seems like I’m so close!
Any advice or instructions would be much appreciated!

Trying to fix this leak and I dont know how to, its an old house and im trying to learn how to do my own plumbing so im not paying thousands of dollars for someone to fix it, also this knob only shuts off the hot water not the cold and there's no other knob

Under the kitchen sink part of the bottom is sloping down and I saw this today. What do I need to do to fix it?

Hello all. Went to visit family over the weekend and they are having sink issues. It won’t drain at all. First thing I did was dump 2 big pots of hot water as sometimes the pressure pushes though. Didn’t work. I then used a plunger and that didn’t work. So in the pictures the black curved pipe is rubber so I opened that drained the water. The disposal which is gross btw doesn’t seem to be the source. After it was drained I took some of the heavy drain cleaner and poured it down after pipe was sealed. Put water back in and it filled up again but this time drained slowly. Should I buy more grease remover and pour it again or should I get an auger and go in where the black pipe is? Not very experienced at this so any tips would be appreciated

So my dishwasher won’t turn on and i don’t think it finished the last cycle fully as it hasn’t drained. The dishes themselves are clean tho. Do you think it might be a blown fuse or maybe it got shifted and unplugged? If I pull it out to check the plug will it get even more screwed up??
I believe it’s a Bosch SHE53C86N
EDIT: it’s a SHE46C06UC so it’s like 20yrs old 😭

We just had our inspection for our first time home purchase. I was wondering how bad the channeling on this pipe looked/ if it could be fixed with cipp as opposed to trenching up the yard. Or if it’s so bad it needs to be fully dug up on which case lots of negotiations will be needed.

Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much.

My pressure tank started leaking out of a rust spot in the back.

I bought a replacement tank, 20g. Im the homeowner and reasonably confident I can replace it myself. But my main question is regarding the connections, Ive not worked with brass much. My tank did not come with a new connection kit.

Would you all recommend i replace the existing connections and pressure switch?

Any advice/info appreciated. My brother use to be a plumber but doesn’t have a lot of free time. He is however able to FaceTime me while I do this job, and my main goal is to have all the supplies I need when I start. I have a pipe wrench, adjustable wrench, Teflon tape, pipe dope, pvc glue and the purple stuff. I have tons of pvc and connectors. Just not sure about the brass fittings x

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