Quote “Effective Sept. 1, 2004, all water heaters replaced or installed are required to have an Anti-Scald Mixing Valves installed. A change was made to the Ontario Building Code making anti-scald devices mandatory.” end quote I am so pissed about this – Hot water is hot water, in my opinion if you carelessly burn yourself,…
I bought a 12″ Aqua dynamic Frost free wall hydrant (with Anti-Siphon vacuum breaker) from local Home Depot and it took an afternoon on the weekend to do it. It was easy but I was stupid enough to buy the wrong parts (plumbing thread types), so in order to save time and not to drive…
Edited: Not to be confused with the new posts, this DIY project was done in our old house. One night after having dinner, Deb and I went to Home Depot for a walk looking for some ideas on powder room vanities. At sinks and vanities department, something on the floor caught our attention – there…
Originally, I was so happy that I have installed “Watts FloodSafe Auto-ShutOff Connector” on the toilet several months ago, because it claims that it could protect our house from flooding. Well, as an IT professional and Home Improvement guy, I always want to put these gimmick products to the test. Yes, I found a serious problem. How…