Toilet only flushes with hot water and soap!
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Comments (3)You got to let air in the hot water heater to get water out of the bottom. Open the pressure relief valve on the side also to let air in. you might have to just shut off water heater and leave the cold water run into it to flush it out if the sediment is too thick in the bottom. If none of that works you might have to have someone change the spigot at the bottom to get enough flow out....See MoreSoften water only to hot water?
Comments (4)The advantages of soft water are... * To eliminate minerals (and deposits) from the service water, the plumbing, the fixtures, and the appliances. * To facilitate the use of less soap and detergents. The cost benefits of soft water are... * Longer service life and reduced maintenance of the plumbing, the fixtures, and the appliances. * Clothes last longer. Common misconceptions about soft water... * Softening ONLY the cold water supplying the water heater leaves hard water in every service line up to the water softener at the water heater and in all cold lines and fixtures and appliances where cold water is available and at every fixture and appliance where cold and hot water are mixed. You are paying for a softener and installation but only protecting your water heater. While a proper whole house softener installation may be more expensive at first in the long run the maintenance and repair/replacement savings realized by softening at the service entrance (whole house) will pay you back big time. Softening only the water supplying the water heater is usually done when a correct (whole house) install is too challenging for the installer or costly for the customer. While some may think that solution is better than no soft water IMO it is not. * Ion exchange water softing does not add salt to the water. That is a fact. Ion exchange softening will add minute amounts of sodium or potassium (based on what you are using as a regenerant) but NO SALT. Either NaCl or KCl, which are salts, are used in the brine tank but the chlorides (which make both compounds a SALT) are flushed down the drain during regeneration. If your water is extremely hard then the higher the hardness the more sodium or potassium ions are exchanged into the water to soften it and discerning pallets can notice that taste but it is not SALT. Installation of a POU Reverse Osmosis unit will eliminate that taste and provide bottled water taste for a modest cost. If a doctor has you on a low (or NO) sodium diet then using KCl (potassium chloride) in the brine tank is an accepted substitute. So, if you're going to spend the money to get soft water why not get what you're paying for?...See MoreHot Water Issue - Only Air
Comments (1)Just a quick addition: If the only hot water knob is turned on with my faucet, only air. If only cold water knob is turned on with my faucet, full pressure. If hot water knob and cold water knob both turned on, I'm at 1/2 pressure/flow. Just wanted to clarify. Thanks, and I look forward to your responses....See Morewill a faucet, hot water, & soap dispenser work with these sinks?
Comments (6)I got mine at Faucet Depot. I priced them, made a list of what I wanted and then called. I asked the their best price on the phone, not just for the sink but for each grid, colander, faucet and soap dispenser, then asked if they would take any more off if I purchased all of it from them, and they did. They were just awesome. I paid about 1200.00 I think for all of it, including the sink, all grids, colander, Brizo Floriano faucet and soap dispenser, as well as a few other misc. items. It arrived quickly with no damage and I was very happy with the entire transaction. I would definitely only go credit card these days with anyone, though, due to the economy. You never know who might go under. I keep all the accessories in place all the time. That is just because of my own personal habits. I put most items in the DW and rarely if ever fill the sink to wash. I stack dishes on the grids and water runs freely without blocking the drain. I place bowls, etc. on the grid to do prep and it makes them a comfortable height for working, but peels, etc go through the grid and get washed into the GD. If I need a deeper area, I remove the grid on one side. If I need to wash something really large, I remove both. I use the colander all the time. Small items get placed on it so they don't go down the GD, I use it as a silverware tray, I drain pasta and rinse veggies there, small ones esp. like strawberries, blueberries and other items that would fall between the sink grids. I had a difficult remodel and a place for the washed shot glass I used for the strawberry daiquiri on more than one occasion! :) I have a large cutting board on the counter next to the sink so I didn't need that, but they do have one. Ridiculously expensive. Worse, even than the grids. If your habits are such that you would need somewhere to store the items I would plan for that. All except the bottom grid would fit in a divided cabinet like I have for cookie sheets. You could also use a dish pan, but I was a little worried about giving up my double sink, and I liked the fact that they make an insert that would make it into a double if I really hated not having two sinks later. But then again, I am a girl that likes options. :) I have no problem making a decision if I know I can change my mind later. :) Sue...See MoreCurtis E. Combs Jr.
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