A repeat customer of Dunbar Plumbing contacted us on monday to take care of issues relating to two bathrooms in the home.
First bathroom consisted of a leaking Moen tub and shower faucet that required at 1225B cartridge to resolve the issue. Along with that repair, the tub drain assembly was removed and a new chrome trim assembly was installed. Customer supplied us with a new lavatory faucet as well that replaced an aging Moen single handle faucet.
Second bathroom consisted of a shower faucet that was extremely loose inside the wall. What caused this issue was the stiffness of the Moen 1225B cartridge. Over time, the cartridge starts to lose the grease that makes the operation of the faucet work efficiently and with ease. Moen faucets are notorious for this issue and that is why the customer can sometimes break the handles as a result, pulling on the handle so hard.
We are set to return at a later date to replace the cartridge in this faucet to help with the situation. We injected silicone between the faucet's cover plate and the fiberglass wall of the shower to stabilize the faucet inside the wall. The hole that was drilled into the wall of this shower was extremely small, and there was no access to the back side of the faucet to properly support the faucet in the wall.
This repair will provide the needed support in the time to come as there is no need to remove the cover plate unless the faucet is going to be removed. On this Moen Faucet, the faucet incorporates an older model cartridge that is the 1225B cartridge. In order to operate the faucet, the handle is pulled out for volume, left to right for hot and cold or to mix.
Taylor Mill Road is better known as Sate Route 16. This road intersects with State Route 17 Madison Pike.
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PLUMBING ANSWERS - SPECIFIC TO FIXTURE / Toilets | Tubs | Lavatory Sinks | Showers | Bidets | Bidet Toilet Seats | Urinals | Showerheads / Tub Faucet - Tub Drain - Lavatory Faucet Replacement - Taylor Mill Road
on: February 23, 2011, 03:06:26 AM
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on: February 22, 2011, 03:29:23 AM
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"You can accomplish the impossible when motivation and dedication are your strong points."
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PLUMBING ANSWERS - SPECIFIC TO FIXTURE / Faucets: Kitchen | Bath | Laundry | Outdoor / Delta Tub Faucet Replacement - Village Drive Edgewood Kentucky
on: February 22, 2011, 03:24:19 AM
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On 2-18-11 we got an emergency call where a repeat customer of ours called to state that they tried to work on replacing the inside repair parts of their shower faucet that led to the faucet breaking. This faucet was an older 600 series Delta tub/shower faucet. Last year, a similar situation took place in the exact fashion, in another bathroom across from where the faucet was being replaced.
Delta faucets have become the "surprise unhappy ending" for unsuspecting homeowners that find out indirectly that 2 wrenches are needed to carefully remove the bonnet nut on those faucets. That task can prove difficult, even if you do know what your are doing. The majority of faucets we replace in existing bathrooms are delta faucets. The incorporation of the 3 tubes that joined the brass cross of the valve, along with the valve body that houses the cartridge. The faucet, when twisted will soon become damaged as the tubes get heavily twisted/distorted and begin to leak. For the most part, customers do not hate the product because of this issue. They knowingly understand that the risk they took came with bad results, at no fault to the product. The new R10000 valve provides the answer to Delta's more than 3 decades of valves that came in two components, now working in a solid 1 piece all brass assembly. The valve allows you to sweat or thread connect the valve you are using. Our first trip that day was to come and shut the water off, install isolation valves to the fixture so the water could be turned back on at the house. Once this task was performed, we rescheduled to come back on saturday to finish the installation of the new faucet. That very next day along with help from the property owner the new shower valve was installed to replace the defective one that was damaged. This replacement actually came with a built in access panel to the back side of the faucet, allowing for direct access to the water lines leading to the valve. |
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PLUMBING ANSWERS - SPECIFIC TO FIXTURE / Faucets: Kitchen | Bath | Laundry | Outdoor / Delta Tub faucet Replacement - Camellia Court Covington Kentucky
on: February 22, 2011, 03:05:04 AM
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On monday we were called by a customer that got us from Google search engine in looking for a plumber for a repair in a bathroom. The task was a tub faucet replacement. This faucet had been broken for over two years. Given that family company is soon to arrive at this customer's home, the installation of a new tub shower faucet was requested.
The project, as the video shows below, multiple steps were taken to rework this shower valve in the wall. The existing hole in the wall had to be widened, along with the cleaning off of the old silicone that once provided a waterproof seal from the cover plate of the shower faucet to the shower's fiberglass wall. The customer opted to reuse the existing trim on the faucet that was on before. This faucet was out of commission for over two years, the water lines were cut and removed from the faucet at time of incident. The tub/shower faucet was the old style Delta Faucet where the 3 copper tubes from valve to valve body was damaged in the process of removing the bonnet nut. |
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OFF TOPIC DISCUSSIONS / Northern Kentucky - Greater Cincinnati News and Events / RYAN WIDMER - GUILTY OF MURDER
on: February 15, 2011, 03:44:49 PM
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Ryan Widmer has been convicted of murder in the 3rd trial involving the death of Sarah Widmer.
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on: February 10, 2011, 01:16:56 AM
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"Sometimes the thought is far more destructive than the action."
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OFF TOPIC DISCUSSIONS / National - International - Global News Around the World / Christina Aguilera screws up national anthem
on: February 06, 2011, 09:04:33 PM
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ARLINGTON, Texas — Christina Aguilera flubbed a line as she belted out the national anthem at the start of the Super Bowl. When she was supposed to sing the line "O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?" she instead repeated an earlier line, with a slight variation. She sang "What so proudly we watched at the twilight's last gleaming," which is the same line from earlier in the song but with the word 'watched' instead of the word 'hailed.' |
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on: February 03, 2011, 01:29:47 PM
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I'm thinking about how I just watched a video on youtube, and how poorly the content is and how I can provide so much more and blow the competition out of the water.
And this person is in a position to do better, much better. I'm going to devote time to this cause, bring it forward and make it happen and look back at my efforts knowing the time involved was worth it. Instructional videos need to be fast, to the point, obvious and leave little to be questioned when finished watching. I'm not seeing that and it's given me reason to do otherwise. |
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OFF TOPIC DISCUSSIONS / National - International - Global News Around the World / Re: Homeless Man with Golden Voice in Columbus Ohio
on: February 03, 2011, 01:25:56 PM
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Here is an update of the now un-famous Ted Williams:
Ted Williams rise to the top from being a homeless person fighting drug addiction for years has landed him back into the world that he supposedly comfortable with. That "world" is the life of drinking, doing drugs. Even people at the top cannot survive these hardships that are self driven into their lives for whatever reason they may be, but keep in mind that you cannot erase all that is bad in your life in 30 days in treatment rehab. Ted Williams chose to return back to this lifestyle as it probably serves as the easy way out. If you know anyone that is an alcoholic, it is so easy to "return" back to the lifestyle than to come to a point in life and never pick up the drink again. It usually takes rock bottom of numerous scenarios to play out to stop the destructive motions. Ted was able to taste a piece of the world that brought him to what some could make millions, and he could drink all he wanted to. But the measure of a man can sometimes be gauged by how well he can operate with the vices that are stopping points for some. Ted is most likely in his comfort zone, being homeless or small steps above it. I hope he has the ability to overcome his addictions, but who are we to decide what's best for Ted? We all love a rags to riches story, we all love to see a homeless person go from the streets to hitting it big. Maybe Ted Williams just wanted to make a little bit of money instead of the millions we all wanted him to focus on, make us proud. In a lot of ways the public can be judge and jury of another individual, wanting what we feel is best for them. There's a possibility, a real possibility that this man could work at your local grocery store, living in the poverty range and be fully content, enjoying the ability to wake up every day from a warm bed, food for nourishment and a reason to live. There's nothing wrong with Ted doing what he feels is best for him, no matter what we personally feel is better for him. Good luck Ted and I hope the answers come to you that serve you best. |
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on: February 03, 2011, 01:13:49 PM
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"Some of the best changes in life are ones that were molded from pain misery and agony."
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