Cat drips (and drips) water
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Comments (7)Do you like the Mister Landscaper products & does anyone else have any longterm experience w/ this sort of layout? I purchased the starter kit (50 ft. of tubing, asstd. stakes & drippers, the patio & potted plant kit, & the timer)-I'm going to try & set it up this weekend. I think a system like this might just as efficient or more, as the soaker hoses I currently have in the perimeter beds around the house. I'll move my soaker hoses to the outer edges, & water that way, instead of the intermittent sprinkler water they get now... My yard is a typical suburban rectangle, 103' x 167', just under 1/2 acre, lots of mature trees, so pretty heavily shaded. I value my few sunny spots & try to cram as much in there as I can, & I think if could get a handle on the watering, I could cram in even more plants!...See MoreBrown water dripping from water heater vent stack
Comments (11)I think my vent is 4", I have a Bryant Plus-80 furnace, and I just replaced my hw heater, (I'm in BC Canada so YMMV) - the flue hat for the hw heater is sized for the vent that's there, I hadn't thought of that aspect - if I replace my furnace with a HE one - since I just shelled out on the new hw I wouldn't want to change it just yet (but I guess I would run the plumbing for a he hw heater when I do the furnace- Both furnace and hw heater Y into a single vent of course, if it was hw only, would there be a reducer that runs off the flue hat? I could certainly see a difference if it was only one appliance using the vent, but I've never seen any condensation coming back down....I wonder if OP's issue might also be some negative pressure....which could be dangerous. jmnoelle13, can you try a test for us? Get a stubby candle like a tealight, and place it right next to the flue hat on top of your hw heater, when the heater's at work, and see if the flame of the candle is drawn towards the flue hat? If it is, all is well in terms of airflow, if not, your system or parts of the ventilation system in your house is drawing combustion products back down the vent, which is very dangerous. Your new furnace should have two side vents, one for exhaust, one for combustion air. You probably didn't have direct combustion air feed before, so you should be better off in that regard. As for reducing the vent size, can you drop a sleeve down inside the vent from above?...See MoreDrip, drip, drip behind the wall
Comments (5)My neighbor had such a leak which she ignored for 2 years until she started to see evidence of moisture in the bedroom ceiling below. When the wall was opened up there was considerable structural damage to a support beam, as well as mold growing in the ceiling. My advice is to bite the bullet now and open a small section of wall to see what you can see. If you have a vanity you could cut into the wall at the back of the vanity. When you have to close the wall back up, you could simply screw a 1/4" plywood panel in place to cover the hole and not have to bother with a time consuming repair to a visible part of the wall....See MoreCan water drip be from condenstaion on cold water pipe?
Comments (2)Novice, condensation on cold water pipes can be a very serious problem. It is particularly ornery in humid environments, which might include your kitchen. We had to wrap steel and copper pipes with insulating material to prevent this in our basement, and I've even seen pipes that feed fire sprinkler systems do this to the point of damaging the ceiling directly beneath them. You might beg, borrow, or buy a dehumidifier and run it for a short time in your kitchen to see how much it collects and also to see whether it stops the drip from your pipes. Your plumber who suggested keeping the ceiling open was doing you a favor, I think. The fact that the drips are not constant suggests condensation. After all, a pipe has fairly constant pressure on it, and a hole is a hole. If the moisture comes and goes I'd argue "condensation" because the moisture content of your kitchen can vary a great deal (are you grilling outside some days and boiling pasta in the kitchen on others, for example.) Notice: I ain't a professional and YMMV. Good luck, M...See MoreAlisande
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