[Spridgets] REALLY OT - plumbing question

[Jim Johnson]

Isn't that one of those deals like $45 an hour if I come fix it - $100 an
hour if I'm cleaning up your mistakes....

Cheers!!
Jim

On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 2:45 PM, Michael MacLean <rrengineer.mike at att.net>wrote:

> I once asked a plumber what kind of job he did most often.  He told it was
> fixing the homeowner amateur plumber's mistakes and half finished jobs. I
> like
> to save money too, but maybe it's time to call in the experts.
> Mike MacLean
> 60 Sprite
> 56 BN2
> 02 Heritage Springer
>
> --- On Fri, 12/28/12, Rick Bastedo <rbastedo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> From: Rick Bastedo <rbastedo at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Spridgets] REALLY OT - plumbing question
> To: "Spridgets" <spridgets at autox.team.net>
> Date: Friday, December 28, 2012, 7:44 PM
>
> As a few of you may know I have been remodeling / rebuilding the bathroom
> in my 86 year old home - since July.
> Ok, I am not fast. Granted.
> This has been a weekends only job for the most part and has included
> rebuilding the superstructure as well as the internal workings.
> Yesterday I connected the hot and cold supplies and the drain to our new
> shower alcove, which is now about 90% finished.
> I ran both lines open into a 5 gallon bucket before connecting and noticed
> I have a lot less pressure on the hot side that I have on the cold side.
> I also see this at the kitchen sink and the bathroom vanity.
> This home is all electric so I have the big 50 gallon hot water tank
> located between the bath and the kitchen.
>
> Last August I attached a hose to the bottom of the tank and drained it and
> saw a lot of white material draining out with the water.
>
> Could the pressure problem be due to having deposits in the tank or at the
> output side of the tank? If so how do I fix this?
>
> Is there something else I could try or examine to find the cause of this
> problem?
>
> It's such a simple system I really don't see a lot that could go wrong
> here.
> Of course I have a combination of newer copper pipes and older steel pipes,
> and I know the steel could be getting rusty inside, however the cold supply
> to the new shower is steel and has full pressure.
>
> Thanks, this group is the most knowledgeable group I know of so that is why
> I am asking the question here.
>
> BTW my Midget is back on the road after BillM sent me a replacement drive
> shaft with all new replaceable U-joints. My Datsun shaft finally hit end of
> life.
>
> Rick (Need More Power - er Pressure) Bastedo
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