the hot water @ our vacation home smells bad (like sewerage) for the first few days we use it. Can it be fixed
jab446 asked: the cold water is fine and after several loads of laundry the hot water starts to clear up. it’s an electric 40 gal heater that we leave shut off for months at a time. I think it is growing some kind of algae, but I am not sure how to flush the tank.
Kohler toilet in my home’s basement constantly gives off a sound of running water. Is it leaking?Details below?
The Office Fan asked: I put some dye in the tank and none leaked into the bowl. But the toilet keeps making the sound of water running. This ends when I turn off the water flow near the base of the toilet. None of the other Kohler toilets in my home make [...]
What do I do to my fish tank water?
Darth Mutt asked: Woke up at 7, fed my goldfish, turned the light on for an hour, went to work, lunch at 12, turned the light back on until i got home around 6. Around 12 the temperature was about 75, got home it was 82! I keep hearing I need to give them 8-12 [...]
Please help! How much water do I put in a crawdad/ crayfish tank?
meglin ! asked: My brother and I found a crawdad/ crayfish (whichever you like to call them) at the lake. He took him home, and now we’ve got no other choice but to try and keep him. I refuse to let the poor thing die; so, I’m trying to give him the best care possible.
However; [...]
Good shrimp for a salt water nano tank?
Sarah H asked: I have a friend to help me with the startup and maintenance aspects of a salt water tank, he’s got an amazing one in his home and I’m pretty well-versed in freshwater keeping.
My question is what are some really interesting shrimp (I don’t want any fish, it’s too small - 3 gallons) [...]
water pressure systems?
Tom S asked: How do I set the pressure in a home water pressure tank system
This is a home pressure system, on a well. I seem to be getting a variation on tap pressure-high and low, and finding more sediment in the filter.
There’s a transparent goop around my nephews’ dead goldfish in the water tank. What is it?
jessy asked: I came home to my mom’s to find that the twins’ four goldfish were all dead. I looked into the tank and saw one of the fish on the bottom of the tank covered in this transparent goop stuff. Apparently, it was the last fish to die and no one had taken it [...]
Does any one know ways that you can modify your home appliances to conserve water?
Prego Sauce(aka Buster) asked: Example: In my Home i have a 6L. toilet tank on the back of my toilet, to conserve even more water and limit the amount used to flush, i put rocks in the bottom of my tank. So to go back to my question, are there any methods i may used [...]
My gas hot water heater is not working?
Lrp asked: the pilot light seems to be out on my gas hot water tank.
The water in my home is cold this morning.
The tank appears to be leaking a slow drip out of the pvc draining pipe which is attached to the bottom of the tank.
I do not see a pilot light. the thermostate [...]
If an inexpensive refit was widely available, would you do this in your home or business to conserve water?
bluewater asked: I’ve spent much of the last 3 years living on a sailboat. We can stay out for 6 weeks before refilling our 100-gallon water tank. Here in the US, each American averages 150 gallons every DAY. This is far and away more than any other country in the world.
On the boat, we [...]