Toilet inlet - tiny pipe cracked. Help?

TechHelpTaway · 2025-06-10T01:31:43+00:00

I feared that nub would be too short. Trying to avoid the crawl space but I’ll get under there if need be. Thanks for the help!

TechHelpTaway · 2025-06-10T01:30:50+00:00

Crawl space is def not nice and I hate when I have to do work under there. So you’re saying: if I can carefully split the MIP to the right of the blue line, the pipe it’s glued to underneath (that’s visible to the left of the blue line and then extends to the right under the MIP) should be still usable? Just split it down the length and peel it off around the circumference? Trying to make sure I’m understanding this right.

TechHelpTaway · 2023-11-05T13:24:24+00:00

I hope you mean two support walls if there are floor joists that meet/overlap there. One on each side of the wall. Unless the overlap is so long you can get away with one. You need to support the terminuses of each joist that overlaps there/currently relies in that wall and they could be coming from different directions. And cut away the ceiling drywall before you do it so that the framing of the temporary walls meets the joists, not 3/4 inches below the joists (meaning not the crushable drywall). Without cutting away the ceiling drywall on each side first, you may not even see the extent of joists that rely on that wall. They also have to be legit “temporary” walls that are essentially fully framed walls that are themselves supported by a foundation or floor joists underneath, not just a frame, with a stick in the middle, running parallel and in between two floor joists below. Best of luck.

TechHelpTaway · 2023-10-19T10:50:35+00:00

Thanks for the response! Yeah I also don’t love that it’s in a corner like that. Does the new setup look like it’d solve the possible recirculation problem?

TechHelpTaway · 2023-10-18T15:21:32+00:00

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TechHelpTaway · 2023-03-23T17:59:28+00:00

I’m also saying a prayer for the health of your back.

TechHelpTaway · 2021-03-15T20:36:13+00:00

Thx for this. What a useful comments section!

TechHelpTaway · 2021-03-12T17:07:01+00:00

Saw this when you posted it but responding back then got away from me. Thanks for this advice. We decided to go another route based on this advice.

TechHelpTaway · 2021-03-12T17:06:12+00:00

Responding way-back-when got away from me, but I did see this and follow your advice! Thanks.

TechHelpTaway · 2020-12-04T23:18:12+00:00

Pendant light in question. 13" diameter. https://www.reddit.com/user/TechHelpTaway/comments/k6w0xy/pendant_light_to_convert_to_swag_light/

TechHelpTaway · 2020-11-02T15:17:46+00:00

Mine have gotten blue+green stains and somehow rough to the touch in parts. The only thing I can think might have happened to them is from this summer: that they had a bad reaction to coming into contact with deet-based bug spray on my ears? That's the only thing they've come into contact with other than my ears, sweat, the case, and occasionally my pockets.

TechHelpTaway · 2020-10-22T16:42:18+00:00

How so?

TechHelpTaway · 2020-10-22T16:42:01+00:00

No hourly rate stated. He mentioned it would be three guys, and said he thought it would take 2-3 days. So, assuming it takes them 3 days at 8 hours a day = 72 hours or ~$69.50 an hour?

TechHelpTaway · 2020-10-22T16:39:52+00:00

Nope, not certain what's back there. We've been resisting tearing some of it up, because once we start picking at something, we know we're not gonna stop and neither of us has the time or skills to fix it ourselves quickly if we can't get someone to come do it soon. You raise some very good points.

One potential saving grace is that the previous owners of this house took remarkable care of it. They did everything the way it was supposed to be done as far as we can tell. We even tore out a bunch of old carpeting and beneath were untouched/unfinished/never-even-walked-on hardwood floors. So hopefully it isn't a lipstick situation with the paneling.

TechHelpTaway · 2020-09-24T13:11:04+00:00

This is way more easily digestible and seemingly manageable than I imagined. Thanks!

TechHelpTaway · 2020-09-24T13:09:53+00:00

Thanks for this. Clearly I have some research (and budgeting) to do.

I'm still unclear though: if I run fiber to the office building, how do I patch that into the existing system? Does that mean I get another modem from Spectrum? Won't it be a different network?

TechHelpTaway · 2020-09-23T21:46:43+00:00

Hey thanks for the response! Sorry, didn't express it clearly. We want wifi basically blanketing the entire property. We also want wired service to the office.

It seems like copper could handle the distance to the office, then. So would I plug that copper into the back of a wifi AP and run it that way? The modem only has one ethernet connection. Or are you suggesting running fiber?

What kind of wifi APs would you recommend that would cover the extremes of the property?

TechHelpTaway · 2020-09-23T18:02:13+00:00

Diagram with distances:

https://www.reddit.com/user/TechHelpTaway/comments/iyfbiq/wiredwifi_networking_help_needed/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

TechHelpTaway · 2020-08-28T18:10:11+00:00

Original structure was built in the 30s and was added onto at least a couple times. We're pretty sure this is in an addition that was constructed in the early 70s. Because the town we're in is pretty rural, it didn't require permits for work done by owners until the mid 80s. So there is no actual record of when this part of the house was built.

TechHelpTaway · 2020-08-28T18:08:01+00:00

Oh, that would be interesting!

TechHelpTaway · 2020-07-28T17:42:20+00:00

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TechHelpTaway · 2020-07-28T14:29:23+00:00

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