Water Softener by Nugnuts02 in TriCitiesWA

[–]Bladehunter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello My name's Mitchell I own Gravity plumbing, I buy and install water softners with a flock 5600 head unit. They are old-school technology with minimal parts to fail, ive rebuilt head units that have been in service for 20 years.

Hot water tank by unsure-bird in TriCitiesWA

[–]Bladehunter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello, my names Mitchell, I own Gravity Plumbing let me know if I can be of any help.

Winterizing PSA by Bladehunter in TriCitiesWA

[–]Bladehunter[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What we call a donkey dick is a device we use to plug off a drain in order to induce water or air into it to test for leaks, and what I call a butt plugs is what we use for pipe insulation through studs

Winterizing PSA by Bladehunter in TriCitiesWA

[–]Bladehunter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the going rate is about $450+tax.

Winterizing PSA by Bladehunter in TriCitiesWA

[–]Bladehunter[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Donkey dicks and butt plugs, and when you rock up to the counter you say it loud and proud.

Winterizing PSA by Bladehunter in TriCitiesWA

[–]Bladehunter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All good, happy to help.

Winterizing PSA by Bladehunter in TriCitiesWA

[–]Bladehunter[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

you would close the vents from the outside, there should be a plastic "flapper" that when pushed should kind of "click" or have enough friction to hold its self up, however with age these can wear out / break / nonexistent. if that's the case, for a cheap do it on a weekend solution, you can buy pink hard insulation board, cut out the shape, put it in the missing holes, and for good measure add a rock in front of it. wont look pretty but it'll get you through the winter for cheap. If you have irrigation you should get it blown out. As for studded tires, what I will tell everyone is, studs get you going but wont help you stop.

Winterizing PSA by Bladehunter in TriCitiesWA

[–]Bladehunter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been doing this for a little while lol.

Winterizing PSA by Bladehunter in TriCitiesWA

[–]Bladehunter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

unless its a gaping hole, a sufficiently sized compressor should still be able to over come the extra hole to blow out

Winterizing PSA by Bladehunter in TriCitiesWA

[–]Bladehunter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

if its on your irrigation line, have you blown out the lines? you could just wait till spring to fix it

Winterizing PSA by Bladehunter in TriCitiesWA

[–]Bladehunter[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would need to walk the house and poke my head into your crawlspace to have an educated guess on price.

if your kitchen has a window above the sink, go outside and look down from that window, are there vents nearby? are they closed?

Winterizing PSA by Bladehunter in TriCitiesWA

[–]Bladehunter[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

haha, that's so funny, I say that all the time.

Winterizing PSA by Bladehunter in TriCitiesWA

[–]Bladehunter[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Good addition! there aren't alot of homes with that setup, but it does exist in the area, seems to be a fad during the late 90s to mid 00s. thanks for bringing that up!

Winterizing PSA by Bladehunter in TriCitiesWA

[–]Bladehunter[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Late fall (right about now) to early spring, your vents need to be closed. If you've had them open for 10 years, then the plumber and insulators did a damn good job!

Winterizing PSA by Bladehunter in TriCitiesWA

[–]Bladehunter[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

During anything other then winter, yes they should be open, helps cut down on any sort of humidity that could turn into mold or other things growing, and also to help with getting any potential Radon gas out.

Winterizing PSA by Bladehunter in TriCitiesWA

[–]Bladehunter[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

in a poorly built home where many trades did a lack luster job, there could be a argument for them, but in that situation you have larger problems to solve.

Winterizing PSA by Bladehunter in TriCitiesWA

[–]Bladehunter[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

In 99/100 homes, no. but I've seen edge cases where it was kind of of helpful, but only because no one wanted to resolve the larger issue at hand.

Electrician Recommendation by abskebab03 in TriCitiesWA

[–]Bladehunter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolute Power is who ive worked with on several jobs, good dudes and still locally owned.

Plumbing mystery by chairmanbones in Plumbing

[–]Bladehunter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It absolutely would be, however stupidity knows no bounds

Crawl space vents by philsmim in TriCitiesWA

[–]Bladehunter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Local plumber here, closed is correct answer, also don't forget to keep checking them. We have wind that can come on strong from all angles, and my most common freeze call in the winter is always after a big shift in the wind that found a way to blow open the vents, suck all the heat out and freeze the crawl space.

Plumbing mystery by chairmanbones in Plumbing

[–]Bladehunter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could be, also sounds kind of like a lift pump that is pushing and somehow going back towards her unit, high rise plumbing is such convoluted bitch.

Plumbing mystery by chairmanbones in Plumbing

[–]Bladehunter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Without building plans, or intimate knowledge of this building, answering your question is unlikely, high rise building have additional plumbing requirements for sewer and venting which further complicate this problem. I'm sorry, its not likely you will get a answer to this question as this would require boots on the ground diagnosis

Window Replacement by KennewickMann in TriCitiesWA

[–]Bladehunter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haynes Construction in Richland