friend sent me a pic and apparently there's a big screw in the middle but she doesn't have a large enough screwdriver to catch it and spin in around. can i assume that's what you need to take apart the drain it's clogged with long hair
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I've never seen something like that in a shower drain but..... yes.... apparently she will need a big screwdriver to remove it. If you're asking about an alternate tool... don't think there is one.
OK, a tub. It's probably the kind that pops up and down when you depress it. Thanks Pete for blowing it up... can see the screw now. yep, it just unscrews. Can't really help you unscrew it, you're going to have to do that.
The old ball valve on my irrigation feed was corroded and no longer worked, so I cut the pipe that is embedded in the ground and runs to the solenoids about 15 feet away and thought I would just pop it back together with a union afterwards. What I [b]didn't [/b]consider was that both ends of the pipe are fixed - one in the wall and one in the ground, and I have limited options for a union placement. I got to this point (see pics) and realized that I would have to tighten the leg with the union in (screwed into the ball valve) and have it probably more precise than I think I can easily do in order to have it fit. I only have about a 1/4 of play in the pipe coming up from the ground. Currently, all the fittings are screwed - except the new union I am considering.
However, I just read a recent previous post where someone was warning about PVC unions, so that also added to my concern about my current plan. Thoughts much appreciated!
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I have what I thought was a frost free outlet on my home. I was having a problem trying to turn it off. I tried putting it back in but every time I do it’s forced out when I start to turn the knob to off. I was able to install it leaving the faucet open and putting a cap on the outlet.
I bought a replacement hoping to switch the parts but my unit has a stop 6 inches in. No stores seem to have a replacement parts.
I only have one shutoff for the house so this is a PIA.
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05-14-22, 02:22 PM
