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No pressure from hot water expansion tank — I’ve been on a plumbing DIY kick lately, and after recently replacing a hot water recirculating pump that had been installed incorrectly (upside-down!) by a professional plumber, I’ve been reminded that it’s never a bad idea to periodically test things inside your own house — even if they were installed […]

Testing and Replacing a Hot Water Expansion Tank

This entry was posted in DIY and tagged Amtrol DIY hot water expansion tank plumbing Therm X Trol thermal expansion water hammer water heater Watts on December 11, 2013 by Steve Jenkins (updated 4027 days ago)

DIY catch can installed in RXP with zip ties — If you install an aftermarket air intake in your Seadoo, it’s best to also install a catch can at the same time. What exactly does a catch can… catch? It’s designed to catch oil, gas, and other sludgy fluid that might otherwise end up inside your supercharger and your engine. […]

HowTo: Seadoo Catch Can / Oil Breather System

This entry was posted in DIY Reference Sea Doo and tagged air intake catch can DIY diy catch can fizzle catch can home made catch can riva catch can Sea Doo on August 17, 2013 by Steve Jenkins (updated 4131 days ago)

InSinkErator SST Instant Hot Water Dispenser — An undersink instant hot water dispenser (like my InSinkErator SST) is one of those kitchen luxuries you may not think you need until you get one… after which, you’ll never know what you did without it. But after a few years, I noticed that it was taking longer and longer […]

DIY: Instant Hot Water Heater with Low Flow? Fix it ...

This entry was posted in DIY and tagged DIY InSinkErator insta-hot instant hot water low flow not working plumbing on December 16, 2012 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3990 days ago)

Low millivolts from a thermopile — Disclaimer As with all my DIY posts, anything you decide to do as a result of reading this post, you do so at your own risk. With gas and flames involved, things can get dangerous — as in blow-your-house-up dangerous. So hire an expert if you’re not comfortable doing any […]

DIY: Gas Fireplace Won’t Light? How to Clean your Thermopile ...

This entry was posted in DIY and tagged DIY gas fireplace gas valve pilot light thermocouple thermopile won't light on October 21, 2012 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3662 days ago)