Category Archives: Plumbing

My Day – Nov 14 2016

Well – there is a new addition to the building code in BC! I am told that plumbing pipes are not supposed to be located in outside walls!

This can be achieved in many cases, but sometimes the outside wall is the only wall available to run drains and vents in. Hmmmm…what to do, what to do.

My Day – Nov 7 2016

Yesterday, I was setting fixtures on a bathroom renovation I did, and opening the toilet tank box – there was a handwritten note on the inside flap – “Defect on front of tank”. Yes – I said on the INSIDE of the box.

Contractor had to spend time to return to the wholesaler while I waited.

What! You couldn’t write that on the outside?
F A I L !

My Day – Nov 4 2016

Short one today…Replaced a single handle kitchen faucet.

If your faucet body is not secure on the counter, check for water under your sink – in todays’ case – the whole faucet body was movable and  was chafing on the water lines inside the unit. If yours is loose, tighten the hold down under the sink so only the spout moves rather than the whole faucet.

Eventually, for my customer, holes worn in both the hot and cold supplies inside the faucet made it necessary to turn the water off under the sink to stop the leaking (gushing) and required replacing the entire unit.

Customer now has a beautiful Moen  ALIGN PULLDOWN KITCHEN CHR MOEN 7565