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retired rooter · 01-01-2009, 08:30 PM

Apt owner refused to pay someone opened co under bldg somehow drove a croker ( burlap) sack in cleanout then poured in the fast setting cement reapplied cap. I cant imagine the mess someone had when they cut out the section of pipe to get to the clog

Sewerologist · 01-04-2009, 12:21 AM

A softball fits pretty good in a nonpaying customer's sewer. Too bad for the poor sap that didn't read the signs right off the bat of the prick they were about to work for......experience is everything, lol.... water really swells a softball. They should make test balls that way, lol....

Shame on me, I'm going straight to hell, lol....

DUNBAR PLUMBING · 01-04-2009, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by airgap

I have been on the receiving end of both of these

. I used to have a pair of Great Danes too

. Great advice.

I've always been of the thinking that anything that ****'s bigger than me, I don't need to own.

I don't recall letting go on my living room floor, nor should my dog and then me be jealous of the gift.

**Airgap** · 01-06-2009, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roast Duck

I've always been of the thinking that anything that ****'s bigger than me, I don't need to own.

I don't recall letting go on my living room floor, nor should my dog and then me be jealous of the gift.

I guess you'll never be a farmer

. My wife craps bigger than me, I guess i'll put her on craigslist.

arkyplumber · 01-09-2009, 10:20 PM

I am with you on the silicone. I gave up putty along time ago, use it when it is just a must. Always on the drain side of things. What would you use it on the potable water? Always use pipe dope or teflon, and most cases use both.

Ron · 02-10-2009, 09:31 PM

Some might know how this is done but for you that don't, to replace a fluidmaster fillvalve quickly in 10 sec, here is a tip, below the float cup is a plastic ring, pull it upward, now the entire assembly will pull straight off, now do the same with the new one, push it on the shank, and reset the plastic ring, tank water level adjustment can be accomplished the same way, there you have it, you don't even have to take all the water out of the tank, just shut the water off.

Protech · 02-12-2009, 09:48 AM

Won't you get more call backs from the fillvalve gasket leaking because it wasn't replaced? I say if your going to replace the valve, do the whole job.(unless it's a PITA customer who is jewing you down)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ron The Plumber

Some might know how this is done but for you that don't, to replace a fluidmaster fillvalve quickly in 10 sec, here is a tip, below the float cup is a plastic ring, pull it upward, now the entire assembly will pull straight off, now do the same with the new one, push it on the shank, and reset the plastic ring, tank water level adjustment can be accomplished the same way, there you have it, you don't even have to take all the water out of the tank, just shut the water off.

Ron · 02-12-2009, 10:20 AM

No, what gasket you talking about? Never ever had a return on a fillvalve yet.

Protech · 02-12-2009, 10:29 AM

this one:

Ron · 02-12-2009, 10:32 AM

That is not needed if that is not the problem, yea if there is ever a leak there I replace the complete thing, but one in every thousand I come across may have the problem at that point.

02-10-2009, 09:31 PM	#106
Ron Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,635 My Photos	Some might know how this is done but for you that don't, to replace a fluidmaster fillvalve quickly in 10 sec, here is a tip, below the float cup is a plastic ring, pull it upward, now the entire assembly will pull straight off, now do the same with the new one, push it on the shank, and reset the plastic ring, tank water level adjustment can be accomplished the same way, there you have it, you don't even have to take all the water out of the tank, just shut the water off. __________________ Stephen Hawking: If the government is covering up knowledge of Aliens, they are doing a better job of it then they do at anything else.

02-12-2009, 10:20 AM	#108
Ron Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,635 My Photos	No, what gasket you talking about? Never ever had a return on a fillvalve yet. __________________ Stephen Hawking: If the government is covering up knowledge of Aliens, they are doing a better job of it then they do at anything else.

02-12-2009, 10:32 AM	#110
Ron Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,635 My Photos	That is not needed if that is not the problem, yea if there is ever a leak there I replace the complete thing, but one in every thousand I come across may have the problem at that point. __________________ Stephen Hawking: If the government is covering up knowledge of Aliens, they are doing a better job of it then they do at anything else.

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01-01-2009, 08:30 PM	#101
retired rooter Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 497 My Photos	Apt owner refused to pay someone opened co under bldg somehow drove a croker ( burlap) sack in cleanout then poured in the fast setting cement reapplied cap. I cant imagine the mess someone had when they cut out the section of pipe to get to the clog

01-04-2009, 12:21 AM	#102
Sewerologist Pro plumbing repair Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Canonsburg, Pa. Posts: 21 My Photos	A softball fits pretty good in a nonpaying customer's sewer. Too bad for the poor sap that didn't read the signs right off the bat of the prick they were about to work for......experience is everything, lol.... water really swells a softball. They should make test balls that way, lol.... Shame on me, I'm going straight to hell, lol....

01-09-2009, 10:20 PM	#105
arkyplumber Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 40 My Photos	I am with you on the silicone. I gave up putty along time ago, use it when it is just a must. Always on the drain side of things. What would you use it on the potable water? Always use pipe dope or teflon, and most cases use both.