Tuesday, May 8, 2018

2 Things Should Learn About Plumbing Now

The materials are relatively inexpensive and you can get by with basic hand tools and a miter saw—either manual or powered. The biggest challenge? Figuring out the best and most attractive way to butt chair rail moldings into existing window and door trim—especially if that trim is thin. Most electrical boxes in your home are nailed to the wall studs or ceiling joists before the drywall is hung. But what do you do if you want to mount a box in a finished wall? Or in a place where no stud or joist is located? Use a remodeling, or "old work," box. Remodeling boxes can be metal or plastic. Most mount to the drywall using some sort of mechanism that pinches the box between the flanges on the front and ears that flip down or expand on the back. One of the most common mistakes made in mounting a remodeling box is cutting the hole too large ; an oversized hole doesn't give the flanges or ears anything to "pinch" against.

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Like the one kept in place by a shut off valve under your sink or behind the toilet? Don’t worry, it’s the same idea, just with a few more steps. Most often, if there’s a shut off valve in the way, you’ll need to remove the valve to get the escutcheon off. This is pretty easy, but takes a few minutes of planning. First, shut off water to your house and drain the water out of the lines (in other words, turn on a few faucets until they run dry). Second, double check and make sure you have towels, a dish pan, or something else to catch any water that may come out of the line, just in case. Third, remove the valve in front of the decorative escutcheon. This is where it gets a little trickier. A threaded-on shutoff Gordontheplumber.com Bartlett Illinois 60103 valve can usually be removed fairly easily with a pair of pliers and a good twist or two. Just make sure to use a soft cloth to keep the pliers from tearing up the valve and making it ugly too! A soldered -on shutoff valve might cause more of a problem, depending on your level of plumbing experience.

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Although this data is hardly surprising, Weiner will have to gain support in this demographic in order to avoid getting the shaft in the 2013 elections.    Senator in hot water after slander of handsome NK leader A top US Congressman yesterday expressed concerns regarding the “stability” of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, sparking controversy throughout the international community. “My comments were out of line,” the congressman said in a press conference this morning. “I meant no disrespect.”  The comments were considered particularly inappropriate following yesterday’s charitable actions by the North Korean dignitary. North Korean television reported his heroic deeds, showing him dropkicking a dragon that had been devastating at least two small North Korean cities; saving a horde of thankful and beautiful women, all of whom had been hanging off cliffs; and rolling in a large pile of money while thankful children looked on.  “Unstable?” said President Obama in a press conference to alleviate the international embarrassment. “From what I’ve been reading in North Korean newspapers, Kim Jong is as stable and good-looking as it gets.” At press time, the North Korean leader was announcing the release of a “real life video game” which would feature worldwide nuclear assault. Pope to usher in new age of judgement, piety and hypocrisy. On Wednesday white smoke rose from the Vatican signaling the beginning of a new reign for the Catholic Church. One that will surely usher in the judgment and sanctimony long asked for by Catholics everywhere. “I plan to lead a more progressive church,” newly elected Pope Jorge Bergoglio said in his inaugural speech. “Hating on the ethnics is so outdated, we instead are turning our attention to the 21st century abomination, homosexuals.” This came as a surprise to many bishops who try not to talk about that, “seeing as that thing with the alter boys got a little dicey.” However Pope Bergoglio is a strong advocate of homophobia, and promises by the end of his reign, “everyone will be a bigot.”   As tensions build in the Korean Peninsula, a South Korean plays Starcraft There’s a lot going on in the Korean peninsula these days.

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State Water Heater so called Warranty is a joke Purchased a State Select Water Heater. I contacted the Select State company because it wouldn't work. They wouldn't even help me to troubleshoot it. The water heater was purchased in April 2015. They gave me all kinds of excuses when it came to the warranty. They wanted pictures of where the water heater was being stored because they said it could not be inside the house in any bedroom or bathroom. I sent them pictures of it being outside and its own compartment unit. Then they said that it did not meet their National Fuel and gas code of where it was being stored. Needless to say I will never purchase another State select water heater again and I will definitely make sure my family doesn't either.

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