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I don't have a picture but it seems to be around the where the flapper piece secures to the tank. I have tried tightening and I have tried two repair kits and they both leaked. If there is a crack I don't see it. I looking into replacing the tank but it looks like I would have to order it and could take a little while. I am going out to Lowes at lunch to take a look.
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I got a question for ya!

So at my grandparents house, They have a basement and it has a spare room with a full bathroom in it, Mind you we have a water heater, Water softener and we run on a well, Not a main line like the city.

Anyways, The sink and shower seem to have really weird piping because the shower will get really clogged up and the sink will too, And as soon as i let some of that drano sit in either the shower or the sink they both end up unclogging?! and a week or two later it clogs right back up! Not sure what to do...Seems like if i turn the sink on while the shower is running then it doesn't clog up in the shower as fast and vice versa.

 

do you know what kind of piping the drain work is.. the well water shouldn't have anything to do with the drains clogging up.. DO NOT use draino in the pipes as it is not good at all for them..if you get a chance to take a pic or two it may help me steer you in the right direction.

 

What costs am I looking at to install a 20# 15GPM Grease trap? How do I know what size I need? Found a new trap for around $150

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recomend doing a leak test on your plumbing system....
check all your vents......
and it might be contaminated ground "earth" from the collapse

 

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I have a question, just thought of this thread....Nice!

Anyway, I have a 3/4" main line coming into my house. My water meter is a 5/8" unit. Each side of the meter is attached via a 1/2" npt fitting.

Seems this would reduce my flow some? I'm asking because I'll be re piping my entire house in the near future. Currently all my piping is 1/2" galvanized (hence the 1/2" off the meter).

And when someone flushes the toilet while in the shower, well you know how that goes.

I'm thinking the 1/2" fittings on my 5/8" meter should be changed to 3/4"?

Then I'll run a 3/4" main line inside with 1/2" drops to each fixture?

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So it is 1/2 inch on both the street side of the meter and on the house side? The thing I would look at is the angle stop valve on the street side of the meter, if that is 5/8, you are good, if not, maybe you can get the water folks to swap a 5/8 in there for you. Water districts usually don't like customers messing with their meters, so if the angle stop is 5/8, you could probably pull the meter on a Saturday morning and swap the fittings and no one should be the wiser. If you have the district swap them, they will charge you $$$$ to do it.

 

Thanks for the response.

The water line entering my basement is 3/4".

This line is than reduced to 1/2" before going into the meter, and stays at 1/2" exiting the meter. The interior plumbing is old galvanized and I'll be ripping it all out and re routing for new fixtures etc.

I think the moral of the story is that a 5/8" meter can be supplied with either 1/2" or 3/4" fittings? Same meter, but if I step up to 3/4" pipe I should see an increase in flow because I would not be throttling down the 5/8" meter as I am with the 1/2" pipe.

Dang I'm confused, hope this makes sense.

 

Should work just fine. There are also booster pumps available that boost the PSI to the house. But doing what you described should definitely help. Never seen a 1/2 inch main tho. 3/4 inch at least around here. Or if your up on a hill and the water has to travel up hill to get to you the psi will drop.

 

where is the meter, in your basement or in the front yard?

 

I've seen 1/2 galvanized down to almost 1/4 inch cause of calcium build up. Just the galvanized pipe alone could be cutting down your water pressure.

 

So it enters your basement 3/4. So somewhere from the street main to the house it increases from 1/2 to 3/4.

 

It comes into the house off the main as 3/4". The meter is in the basement, and the 3/4" pipe is reduced to 1/2" prior to entering the meter.

 

Weird place to put the meter, how do they read it? They have to come into the basement?

Looks like you're good, it's an assumption that the line is all 3/4 coming from the street, but it's probably a safe one at this point.

Go for it!

 

yep if that is true on the size that is F'd up for sure the minimum is 3/4 inch period..

 

The meter is read wireless, I'm guessing they just drive by to check the totals. Sorry if I'm not explaining things very well.

Everything is fine, my house is a 700 sq. ft. bungalow with a full basement.

At the moment my issue is that my inside shut off valve is leaking. This valve is very old and is right before the water meter. I'll attach some photos this evening.

So I'm planning on having the water company turn off my service (this happens in my yard) long enough for me to replace the inside the house shut off valve. Then I can cut off the water when I want as I re-plumb the house. I'll be adding an additional full bathroom in the basement.

As I've been picking up fittings for replacing the main shut off valve I've been getting familiar with the fittings up to and past the meter. This is where things are not making sense. I appreciate the input, let me get some photos up....

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I've attached a photo, hopefully that will help. The 3/4" pipe comes up, is reduced to 1/2" before it hits the meter. I don't know what it is called, but there is the adapter in between the meter body and the 1/2" pipe. I probably just need a different adapter (meter to 3/4" pipe)?

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That's some goofy plumbing
Is that nipple (the threaded part that comes from the elbow and goes into the meter), is that 3/4? If it is, then just replace the reducer and elbow with 3/4 parts