1 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:35,160 Speaker 1: Well the weekends here. Welcome. You're at home with Gary 2 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:38,560 Speaker 1: Salvin dec I was brought to you by YEP Smart 3 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 1: Strip Advanced by Demand Global. It safely removes almost ninety 4 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 1: percent of the coatings, no harmful fumes or dangerous chemicals. 5 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:48,879 Speaker 1: And if you're not sure what type of coating you're removing, 6 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:53,160 Speaker 1: like an epoxy floor paint, there are lead based paints 7 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 1: that are on the wall because it requires different products. 8 00:00:57,400 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 1: Even though the smart Strip Advanced does ninety percent of 9 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 1: the coatings. 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I gosh, I 20 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 1: started using that stuff. I don't know. It's probably been 21 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 1: about eight years ago. Now that's when I first found 22 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 1: the product. And I found it because I did everything 23 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:55,720 Speaker 1: you're supposed to do to a washing machine and it's stunk. 24 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: Quite honestly, it smelled bad. And wipe down the seals 25 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:03,320 Speaker 1: and everything help for a little bit for a day 26 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:08,359 Speaker 1: or to smell. Started reading about biofilm. I never heard 27 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:12,960 Speaker 1: of it before. I've heard of Legionnaire's disease, and that's 28 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:18,640 Speaker 1: a disease from biofilm. As Jim was talking about and 29 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 1: as he's uh, you know, created different products and for 30 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 1: spas and hot tubs and cold plunge tubs, and then 31 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:30,600 Speaker 1: we got to talking about drains and were like, why 32 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:35,080 Speaker 1: wouldn't that work, and uh, it does, it does. So 33 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:38,640 Speaker 1: it's a h H S. And me thank him for 34 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 1: spending a little time with us. I certainly do. And 35 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 1: since we've been talking for the last couple of weeks, 36 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:50,120 Speaker 1: we've chatted a lot about drain maintenance and if you 37 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:54,040 Speaker 1: have a problem drain where you're always getting you know, 38 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:58,120 Speaker 1: it's slow running, doesn't do anything for hair and I 39 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 1: and I've had many many people that I've talked to 40 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:06,720 Speaker 1: that have enzyme cleaners. None of them do anything for 41 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:09,079 Speaker 1: a hair that I've found. There was one a long 42 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:11,920 Speaker 1: time ago, and then they quit making that claim, So 43 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 1: I don't know that seems to be. If that's the issue, 44 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 1: that seems to be. The mechanical way to remove it 45 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 1: is really the only way, and tubs are probably the 46 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:29,240 Speaker 1: number one issue. I will say, if you do have 47 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:32,359 Speaker 1: a slow running tub and you want to try the awesome, 48 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 1: that's fine, but I also would like to tell you, 49 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 1: you know, mechanically removing it with a snake or something. 50 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 1: If somebody in the home has you know, longer hair 51 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 1: or more of a coarse hair, something along those lines, 52 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 1: wiry hair, curly hair, those do have a tency clog 53 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 1: up shower drains. And I know I'm always talking about 54 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 1: that zip it strip, but you don't have to use that. 55 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 1: There's there's other type of smaller There's even one it's 56 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: a I call it a pressure washer for a for 57 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 1: a drain where maybe you can break it up and 58 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 1: just push it down your tub. Drain goes down you know, 59 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:20,600 Speaker 1: through the tub obviously, and then goes usually an elbowing 60 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:26,320 Speaker 1: in straight underneath the tub where it ties into another 61 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:31,200 Speaker 1: pipe and it's you know, obviously it has a little 62 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:33,719 Speaker 1: bit of fall, but not much. That seems to be 63 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:39,040 Speaker 1: where the entanglement takes place. You never know what's in 64 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 1: there though. I don't know if I ever told you 65 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 1: we built a house. This is crazy. We built this 66 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:49,600 Speaker 1: house twenty six years ago. You know, you get all 67 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 1: excited you had a new house. Then you start finding 68 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 1: out where all the mistakes are, and we had. We 69 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:58,800 Speaker 1: had a couple, but we didn't have many. But the 70 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:03,839 Speaker 1: mistake we had was after after it was all done 71 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:06,599 Speaker 1: and we were in the house for a bit. I 72 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:09,800 Speaker 1: can't really remember, it's been a while, and all of 73 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:14,479 Speaker 1: a sudden, our main shower wouldn't drain. I mean it 74 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 1: was really slow draining. And you know, he had the 75 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:22,479 Speaker 1: contractor come out and brought a plumber out, and they'd 76 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 1: run a snake down there and they they just weren't 77 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 1: getting anywhere. And he goes like, what we discovered was 78 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:35,520 Speaker 1: the guy that set the tile and the grout, Yeah, 79 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:38,640 Speaker 1: you got it. He poured the leftover grout down the drain. 80 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 1: So that was a big help. Literally had to cut 81 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:46,960 Speaker 1: the ceiling and cut the pipe because it had all 82 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:49,839 Speaker 1: kind of settled in a trap and it was rock hard. 83 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:52,840 Speaker 1: With just a little passageway. Weren't going to get that 84 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:59,279 Speaker 1: cleaned out with a snake, So things happened. But yeah, 85 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 1: if it's the only way you're really going to get 86 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:05,599 Speaker 1: that out is with a with a snake of some sort. 87 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 1: All right again, our phone numbers eight hundred eight two 88 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 1: three A, two five five. You can grab a line. 89 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:16,479 Speaker 1: They're wide open. So we're waiting for you in the meantime. 90 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:20,479 Speaker 1: Me too, You too, So, Danny boy, we had a 91 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:24,040 Speaker 1: little snow a little bit. Did you have to shovel? 92 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 2: No? 93 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 1: Did you have to use any rock salt? 94 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:27,800 Speaker 3: Uh? 95 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:30,680 Speaker 4: Yes, a little bit. 96 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 1: Okay for people that used rock salt. Let me give 97 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:37,920 Speaker 1: a little thing here. Remember I always talk about that 98 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 1: as it can hurt concrete or or asphalt. But here's 99 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:49,039 Speaker 1: what you got. Here's what you gotta think about. There's 100 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:51,200 Speaker 1: a residue of the rock salt. So it melded to 101 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 1: snow and I you said, did great. We had perfect 102 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:56,240 Speaker 1: temperatures for it. It was very effective. And then we 103 00:06:56,320 --> 00:07:02,560 Speaker 1: have a residue now on the concrete, say, and nobody's 104 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:06,240 Speaker 1: thinking about it anymore. The snow's melted, the driveway's clear. Yahoo, 105 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:11,280 Speaker 1: We did our job. But there's a residue there, and 106 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:14,680 Speaker 1: then we're gonna get a little I think tomorrow in 107 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 1: our city we're going to have a wintery. 108 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 5: Mix, which means might not possible, yeah. 109 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:22,600 Speaker 1: Which means it might drizzle or spit a snow flurry 110 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:26,400 Speaker 1: or two. And it's gonna wet that residue. So it's 111 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:31,520 Speaker 1: not going to stick on anything, and that little drizzle 112 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 1: isn't going to wash it away or anything, but it's 113 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 1: going to make that salt active with that water, and 114 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:47,239 Speaker 1: it's going to weep into the concrete. And remember, concrete's hard, 115 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:51,640 Speaker 1: but it's not super solid. There's capillaries in it, and 116 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:54,520 Speaker 1: it's going to work its way down into the slab 117 00:07:55,080 --> 00:08:00,520 Speaker 1: and it's gonna be corrosive. And when we chat in 118 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:05,600 Speaker 1: the spring and summer every year, and I mean every year, 119 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:09,240 Speaker 1: at least for thirty nine years, we chat every year 120 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 1: about the surface of the concrete, it's rough, the top 121 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 1: is popping off. There's a good chance that's what's caused it. 122 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:27,280 Speaker 1: So again we're always talking about disconnecting a hose. This 123 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:30,760 Speaker 1: is a really good time. Once it gets above freezing 124 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:34,880 Speaker 1: whatever that would be is to get that residue off. 125 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:38,880 Speaker 1: You can get a lot of it off with a 126 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:43,480 Speaker 1: street broom and then maybe when it's above freezing, just 127 00:08:43,760 --> 00:08:46,439 Speaker 1: hose it down real quick. Let's get as much of 128 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:48,480 Speaker 1: that off as we can because it will be crosive 129 00:08:48,520 --> 00:08:51,240 Speaker 1: if it just lays there. And then maybe next time 130 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 1: when you're thinking about, you know, the ice melter of 131 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:57,960 Speaker 1: your choice, and you go to the hardware store, take 132 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:02,839 Speaker 1: a look at all the different types because you have 133 00:09:02,920 --> 00:09:07,280 Speaker 1: a huge selection. So much of us. You know, we 134 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:10,320 Speaker 1: buy for price, and I'm not any different than you. 135 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:15,040 Speaker 1: We buy for price. Rock salt's inexpensive. It melts snow 136 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:18,240 Speaker 1: and ice, but I've told you about the after effects. 137 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:22,600 Speaker 1: Then there's an ice melter. It melts snow and ice, 138 00:09:22,960 --> 00:09:27,640 Speaker 1: maybe down a little little lower temperature. But you got 139 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:30,960 Speaker 1: to watch some of the stuff that's maybe three bucks 140 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:33,280 Speaker 1: for a ten pound bag, four bucks for a ten 141 00:09:33,320 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 1: pound bag, because if you read the label and you 142 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:39,520 Speaker 1: go to the back and you read the ingredients, it's 143 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:43,760 Speaker 1: got salt in it. So I want you to clean 144 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:46,640 Speaker 1: that up kind of the same way as we just 145 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:50,840 Speaker 1: talked about with rock salt. And then if you go 146 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:52,800 Speaker 1: take a look at another one and there's an ice 147 00:09:52,880 --> 00:10:00,480 Speaker 1: melter and it's just calcium chloride bingo. That's not nearly 148 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:05,280 Speaker 1: as corrosive, and then you can get into magnesium chloride. 149 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:08,480 Speaker 1: I think that's what the pet safe is. You've seen 150 00:10:09,160 --> 00:10:13,280 Speaker 1: maybe labels pet Safe doesn't hurt their pauls or anything 151 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:16,439 Speaker 1: like that. I think it has a magnesium chloride. It 152 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:19,040 Speaker 1: melts snow and ice down know about zero degrees is 153 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:25,760 Speaker 1: I must say fairly. It's not pH neutral, but it's 154 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:28,800 Speaker 1: not nearly as corrosive as any of the other products. 155 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:31,120 Speaker 1: And maybe that's what you should take a look at, 156 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 1: especially if that concrete is unsealed, it's been there for 157 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:41,280 Speaker 1: a while, and that rock salt or that calcium chloride 158 00:10:41,320 --> 00:10:43,520 Speaker 1: with rock salt is going to be a challenge for 159 00:10:43,559 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 1: that concrete. And we'll be talking in the spring or summer. 160 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:51,440 Speaker 1: So if you haven't bought your ice melters, that's a 161 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:54,520 Speaker 1: little information on the types you should be looking at. 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Welcome, Gary, how are you doing fine? 206 00:13:57,120 --> 00:13:58,640 Speaker 1: Thanks good. 207 00:13:59,160 --> 00:14:04,920 Speaker 6: So Mike is about the zip tool to unclog a drain. 208 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:11,680 Speaker 6: I used one. I've had one for a while and 209 00:14:13,679 --> 00:14:18,240 Speaker 6: my bathtub clogged and I used to try to use 210 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:23,000 Speaker 6: it in the bathtub. Well, apparently over time that thing 211 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:30,160 Speaker 6: gets brittle because it broke. Oh and yeah, surprised to me. 212 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:35,080 Speaker 1: Got about three of them at the house, and there's 213 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:36,680 Speaker 1: none of them that are young. I know that. 214 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:43,960 Speaker 6: Either you use them. Yeah, okay, So it broke in 215 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:49,160 Speaker 6: the drain and probably about I got some of it out, 216 00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:52,000 Speaker 6: but about half of it, the bottom half is still 217 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:58,320 Speaker 6: in the drain. Any ideas to get that out or 218 00:14:58,760 --> 00:15:01,080 Speaker 6: what would a plumber do to get that out? 219 00:15:01,440 --> 00:15:03,480 Speaker 1: My guess is they're going to run a snake down 220 00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:05,920 Speaker 1: there see if they can get that. You know, the 221 00:15:05,960 --> 00:15:07,520 Speaker 1: front part of the snake's kind of a. 222 00:15:09,080 --> 00:15:11,520 Speaker 7: Coil, you know, a round I'm familiar. 223 00:15:11,680 --> 00:15:14,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, maybe they can tangle and pull it up that way. 224 00:15:14,840 --> 00:15:16,000 Speaker 1: Can you see it or not? 225 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:19,280 Speaker 6: No, not anymore anymore. 226 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:24,120 Speaker 1: I would say that would be the only way. Yeah, 227 00:15:24,280 --> 00:15:25,200 Speaker 1: do you have it? 228 00:15:25,240 --> 00:15:27,960 Speaker 6: Would break up and grind up in there with the 229 00:15:28,040 --> 00:15:30,040 Speaker 6: snake and just flush down. 230 00:15:30,160 --> 00:15:32,600 Speaker 1: Maybe with a power one you could push it it 231 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:35,880 Speaker 1: I guess it depends where in that drain it is. 232 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:40,480 Speaker 1: I you know, I would say a snake would be 233 00:15:40,480 --> 00:15:43,360 Speaker 1: the best thing. Is there is this on the first 234 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:45,680 Speaker 1: floor and there's a basement underneath. 235 00:15:45,240 --> 00:15:48,120 Speaker 6: Or no, no, it's on the second floor. 236 00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:50,760 Speaker 1: I was going to say, unless you could you know, 237 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:53,800 Speaker 1: access it from the bottom. But that's not going to happen, right, 238 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:58,160 Speaker 1: I would say a snake. You know, I've had a 239 00:15:58,240 --> 00:16:01,640 Speaker 1: but tell you what, I've had some of those zip 240 00:16:01,640 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 1: it strips, the yellow ones I've had. I've I've had 241 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:10,560 Speaker 1: maybe a barb you know, you know how they got 242 00:16:10,560 --> 00:16:13,760 Speaker 1: those little cleats on the side of it. I've bent those, 243 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 1: but I've never broke one. 244 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:20,080 Speaker 6: Well it's possible age they become brittle. 245 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:22,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, And I was even I just even wonder if 246 00:16:22,560 --> 00:16:24,960 Speaker 1: there's even different qualities of it. I have no idea. 247 00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:25,840 Speaker 1: I have no. 248 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:28,200 Speaker 6: Yeah, okay, well just beware. 249 00:16:28,840 --> 00:16:31,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'll tell you what it can If it can happen, 250 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:32,360 Speaker 1: it will I know. 251 00:16:32,400 --> 00:16:37,320 Speaker 6: That, yes, right, Fortunately, I have a shower on the 252 00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:38,479 Speaker 6: first floor. 253 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:40,400 Speaker 1: So I'm not Does it DrAk that was what I 254 00:16:40,440 --> 00:16:42,520 Speaker 1: want to ask. Does it drain with it down there? 255 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:47,400 Speaker 6: Or I was afraid to run the water? Yeah, because 256 00:16:47,400 --> 00:16:51,080 Speaker 6: I don't want to, you know, make it worse. Yeah, 257 00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:53,400 Speaker 6: if that would make it worse, so I am going 258 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 6: to have a plumber. 259 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:57,160 Speaker 1: Yeah. It depends where that is position too, you know. 260 00:16:57,200 --> 00:17:01,080 Speaker 1: I mean, like I said that the the drain, it 261 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:02,960 Speaker 1: goes down a little bit and then there's usually an 262 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:06,080 Speaker 1: elbow right there and then there's like a long wall 263 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:10,880 Speaker 1: tube that ties into the waistline. So but we don't 264 00:17:10,920 --> 00:17:13,879 Speaker 1: know where. We don't know for sure what it looks 265 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:16,080 Speaker 1: like underneath, So probably not a good idea to run 266 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:16,760 Speaker 1: water down there. 267 00:17:16,840 --> 00:17:19,199 Speaker 6: But yeah, I'm just going to hand hang on. 268 00:17:19,520 --> 00:17:23,680 Speaker 1: Well, look forward to the full report. Rose in Okay, 269 00:17:23,800 --> 00:17:25,280 Speaker 1: I will cry together? 270 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:27,040 Speaker 6: Oh will we? 271 00:17:27,200 --> 00:17:27,440 Speaker 2: Ever? 272 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:34,760 Speaker 6: So my other question is electrical. I have on an 273 00:17:34,760 --> 00:17:40,560 Speaker 6: outdoor electrical outlet. I had plugged in a roof cable 274 00:17:40,640 --> 00:17:43,119 Speaker 6: for ice, you know, and at the end of the 275 00:17:43,160 --> 00:17:47,120 Speaker 6: season last year, I pulled it out and it sparked. 276 00:17:48,080 --> 00:17:50,720 Speaker 6: So is that a problem? 277 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:54,680 Speaker 1: Well, we never like to see sparks in an outlet. 278 00:17:54,720 --> 00:17:57,640 Speaker 1: I guess the one thing I would ask you before 279 00:17:57,720 --> 00:18:06,760 Speaker 1: anything is is that outlet ground false circuit interrupter installed 280 00:18:06,880 --> 00:18:10,399 Speaker 1: on that? Or is it protected by one inside the 281 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:14,400 Speaker 1: house or house Howl's the house. 282 00:18:14,480 --> 00:18:16,040 Speaker 7: You think, well, the house is. 283 00:18:17,480 --> 00:18:22,160 Speaker 6: Seventy six years old, but this outlet was installed probably 284 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:26,000 Speaker 6: within the last twenty years. I'm going to say, yeah. 285 00:18:26,760 --> 00:18:28,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think the one thing I would do is 286 00:18:28,600 --> 00:18:33,879 Speaker 1: probably change that outlet and put in a GFI, which 287 00:18:33,920 --> 00:18:36,000 Speaker 1: is the one with the because I don't know why 288 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:37,800 Speaker 1: it's sparked. I mean I don't know. 289 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:41,119 Speaker 6: Okay, okay, Well to me, that means I'm in a 290 00:18:41,200 --> 00:18:42,119 Speaker 6: Colon electrician. 291 00:18:42,240 --> 00:18:44,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, I would get a g I would have that 292 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:49,359 Speaker 1: GFI protected regardless. So even if it had not sparked, 293 00:18:51,119 --> 00:18:56,119 Speaker 1: because when if it was GFI protected and it sparked, 294 00:18:56,480 --> 00:19:01,199 Speaker 1: it has shut everything down immediately. Oh you know it's outside. 295 00:19:01,960 --> 00:19:05,600 Speaker 1: You know, if it's not protected with a GIFF somewhere 296 00:19:05,640 --> 00:19:08,000 Speaker 1: in that house, my guess is it would have blown. 297 00:19:09,040 --> 00:19:12,200 Speaker 1: So my guess is it's not protected, and I would 298 00:19:12,200 --> 00:19:16,880 Speaker 1: install one there. 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All right, you can grab 351 00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:51,199 Speaker 1: a line. We're talking about your home and let's go 352 00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:52,720 Speaker 1: to Alex. Alex welcome. 353 00:22:54,320 --> 00:22:58,440 Speaker 7: Yes, I have an older toilet in my house and 354 00:22:59,640 --> 00:23:03,959 Speaker 7: one of the tank empties into the bowl. It doesn't 355 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:06,920 Speaker 7: sell that fast, not it to flush? And then when 356 00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:09,879 Speaker 7: a flush, water doesn't go down. Could that be the 357 00:23:09,920 --> 00:23:13,359 Speaker 7: internal trap inside the bowl? And it goes down but 358 00:23:13,359 --> 00:23:15,000 Speaker 7: it's very slow and not any. 359 00:23:15,359 --> 00:23:18,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's you know, there's probably parts of that toilet 360 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:24,200 Speaker 1: that have calcified from hard water. And it's probably again 361 00:23:24,400 --> 00:23:27,200 Speaker 1: probably when you're doing plumbing over the phone, we're doing 362 00:23:27,240 --> 00:23:31,320 Speaker 1: a lot of Probably, it's probably when you flush, it's 363 00:23:31,400 --> 00:23:37,439 Speaker 1: not bringing enough water at a at a significant force 364 00:23:37,960 --> 00:23:45,000 Speaker 1: to create a clear flush. Okay, so right, and so 365 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:48,520 Speaker 1: So there's two reservoirs of water. There's the closet and 366 00:23:48,560 --> 00:23:53,440 Speaker 1: the bowl itself. And once you press that handle down, 367 00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:56,919 Speaker 1: it's releasing the water from the closet to the bowl, 368 00:23:57,600 --> 00:24:01,800 Speaker 1: and it's releasing it underneath the rim the toilet. There's 369 00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:04,200 Speaker 1: a series of holes that go all the way around 370 00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:06,879 Speaker 1: the rim of the toilet, and if you take a 371 00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:09,959 Speaker 1: little compact mirror or something along those lines, you can 372 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:12,359 Speaker 1: actually see those little holes and you'll be able to 373 00:24:12,440 --> 00:24:18,480 Speaker 1: see if they're clogged okay from hard water, and if 374 00:24:18,520 --> 00:24:21,359 Speaker 1: they are, you'll have to clean those out. And what 375 00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:25,119 Speaker 1: I'll do is I'll take like a real thin like 376 00:24:25,160 --> 00:24:29,320 Speaker 1: a paper clip or like a real small drill bit 377 00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:31,679 Speaker 1: and just use my index finger and my thumb and 378 00:24:31,760 --> 00:24:33,919 Speaker 1: just kind of twist it into those holes. Kind of 379 00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:39,320 Speaker 1: clear out those holes if you will, and you will 380 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:44,959 Speaker 1: add force and water by cleaning out those holes. And 381 00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:46,919 Speaker 1: then if you got to force in the water, you 382 00:24:46,960 --> 00:24:50,680 Speaker 1: should clear out the waste and remove that and replace 383 00:24:50,760 --> 00:24:55,000 Speaker 1: the second reservoir, which is the water in the bowl. Now, 384 00:24:55,800 --> 00:24:59,479 Speaker 1: the other thing you asked is could it be something 385 00:24:59,520 --> 00:25:07,040 Speaker 1: that's clawedugging in the drain or et cetera. Et cetera. Yeah, exactly, 386 00:25:08,119 --> 00:25:12,160 Speaker 1: exactly exactly, So there could be several things. One, hard 387 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:15,919 Speaker 1: water deposits. If you look into the bowl, there'll be 388 00:25:15,960 --> 00:25:18,520 Speaker 1: a little hole about the size of a quarter in 389 00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:23,359 Speaker 1: the older toilets, and that's connected to kind of the 390 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:28,119 Speaker 1: stack if you will, for the air which helps the 391 00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:34,239 Speaker 1: flush also, and if that's calcified, you know, putting a 392 00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:37,399 Speaker 1: court of clr in there overnight and just letting it 393 00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:42,720 Speaker 1: sit and then flushing it in the morning. Uh, that'll 394 00:25:42,720 --> 00:25:46,000 Speaker 1: help clear that out to you know, to a degree. 395 00:25:46,960 --> 00:25:49,560 Speaker 1: And then the other thing is if there's something up 396 00:25:49,560 --> 00:25:52,760 Speaker 1: in the vent on the roof that's clogging it, you 397 00:25:52,800 --> 00:25:56,200 Speaker 1: would probably notice other things going wrong in that bathroom 398 00:25:56,240 --> 00:25:59,520 Speaker 1: also probably hurt some. Here's some gargling and different things 399 00:25:59,560 --> 00:26:03,040 Speaker 1: along lines if that would be impeded with something. But 400 00:26:03,119 --> 00:26:06,080 Speaker 1: I'd start with the You can do a little test too. 401 00:26:07,440 --> 00:26:15,200 Speaker 1: Take the um bowl and just put a little food 402 00:26:15,240 --> 00:26:19,600 Speaker 1: coloring in it, and when you flush the toilet, have 403 00:26:19,680 --> 00:26:22,119 Speaker 1: a bucket of water and just slowly pour the water 404 00:26:22,240 --> 00:26:27,080 Speaker 1: in kind of replacing the water coming from the closet 405 00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:29,800 Speaker 1: and see if it flushes better. And if it does, 406 00:26:30,080 --> 00:26:33,520 Speaker 1: then you're gonna know that it's just not receiving enough 407 00:26:33,640 --> 00:26:38,960 Speaker 1: water from the closet. And and that's those holes underneath 408 00:26:38,960 --> 00:26:39,560 Speaker 1: that rim. 409 00:26:41,240 --> 00:26:46,240 Speaker 7: Yeah, now what is all your help? If there may 410 00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:50,000 Speaker 7: be some blackets in the. 411 00:26:49,280 --> 00:26:54,280 Speaker 1: May it it may it may I will, I will 412 00:26:54,320 --> 00:27:00,240 Speaker 1: caution you when you use that. They're they're different call 413 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:03,920 Speaker 1: to use because that that that trap or that the 414 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:07,240 Speaker 1: opening in the bottom of that bowl literally goes straight up. 415 00:27:08,600 --> 00:27:11,720 Speaker 1: Even though you're pushing down, it goes up. It's molded 416 00:27:11,760 --> 00:27:15,080 Speaker 1: into the toilet. It goes up and does a like 417 00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:19,359 Speaker 1: a one eighty and then goes straight down. So it's 418 00:27:19,560 --> 00:27:22,879 Speaker 1: they make a toilet auger. You gotta be real careful, 419 00:27:22,920 --> 00:27:26,399 Speaker 1: you don't scratch the porcelain, you gotta be You just 420 00:27:26,440 --> 00:27:29,160 Speaker 1: gotta be real careful using it. It's it's a little 421 00:27:29,240 --> 00:27:34,160 Speaker 1: challenging to use and and quite not say, if something's 422 00:27:34,160 --> 00:27:37,320 Speaker 1: stuck in there, there's a good chance you'd end up 423 00:27:37,320 --> 00:27:42,000 Speaker 1: taking the toilet off the off the seal and you know, 424 00:27:42,640 --> 00:27:46,119 Speaker 1: working it from the bottom side up rather than the 425 00:27:46,160 --> 00:27:47,960 Speaker 1: bull side to the pipe. 426 00:27:48,920 --> 00:27:51,320 Speaker 7: I see what is that a SELR. 427 00:27:52,359 --> 00:27:55,800 Speaker 1: CLR. You can get any hardware store, grocery store. It's 428 00:27:55,840 --> 00:28:00,320 Speaker 1: a mild acid that will uh, I've had I've had 429 00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:03,760 Speaker 1: mixed results with it. I've had some results where it 430 00:28:03,800 --> 00:28:05,959 Speaker 1: worked real good. Back in the day, a plumber just 431 00:28:06,040 --> 00:28:11,400 Speaker 1: used Mratic acid and I'm not recommending that, but that's 432 00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:14,359 Speaker 1: what they would use. This is a hydrochloric acid. I 433 00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:16,800 Speaker 1: think it's a lot less strong than a erratic. 434 00:28:18,320 --> 00:28:21,080 Speaker 7: So I can pour the clar into the bowl. 435 00:28:21,359 --> 00:28:24,040 Speaker 1: Yes, and just let it sit. Don't flush, just let 436 00:28:24,040 --> 00:28:28,040 Speaker 1: it sit. But again, I I keep mentioning that the 437 00:28:28,920 --> 00:28:31,919 Speaker 1: water coming through the rim because that's that's usually what 438 00:28:32,040 --> 00:28:35,520 Speaker 1: it is. It's usually not in the drink fast enough. Yeah, 439 00:28:35,520 --> 00:28:37,960 Speaker 1: it's just not coming in fast enough. That's exactly right. 440 00:28:38,680 --> 00:28:43,200 Speaker 7: Yeah, it's not making that suction right, pull it out. 441 00:28:43,320 --> 00:28:45,000 Speaker 1: That's why I said you can test that with a 442 00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:45,720 Speaker 1: bucket of water. 443 00:28:47,600 --> 00:28:52,760 Speaker 7: Now, the the newer tilets have it takes less water 444 00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:56,680 Speaker 7: to flush it. But there maybe I've just changed the bowl. 445 00:28:56,520 --> 00:28:59,640 Speaker 1: Right, well, you know quite honestly. I mean, yeah, those 446 00:28:59,720 --> 00:29:02,680 Speaker 1: the toilet you're using is an older toilet and that's 447 00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:05,600 Speaker 1: probably why it's got some issues. And the newer toilets 448 00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:11,840 Speaker 1: certainly conserve water. And for the most part, the manufacturing 449 00:29:11,960 --> 00:29:15,680 Speaker 1: is caught up with the government regulations. When it first 450 00:29:15,720 --> 00:29:17,800 Speaker 1: came out. There was a lot of bad news about 451 00:29:18,160 --> 00:29:20,520 Speaker 1: low flush toilets, but they're kind of getting there now. 452 00:29:21,960 --> 00:29:25,560 Speaker 7: Yeah. Now, I'm not gonna save much water by putting 453 00:29:25,640 --> 00:29:29,000 Speaker 7: in a low flush. Is that significant? 454 00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:31,640 Speaker 1: Well, it depends how old your toilet is, but you're 455 00:29:31,680 --> 00:29:35,440 Speaker 1: probably comparing per flush, you're probably gonna save you know, 456 00:29:35,520 --> 00:29:36,800 Speaker 1: three gallons per flush. 457 00:29:38,560 --> 00:29:39,880 Speaker 7: Oh, that would be significant. 458 00:29:39,960 --> 00:29:43,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, yeah, you know you got one point six 459 00:29:43,320 --> 00:29:47,720 Speaker 1: flush toilets. Now some are even lower. And the old 460 00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:50,480 Speaker 1: ones way back in the day were like seven gowns. 461 00:29:50,640 --> 00:29:54,320 Speaker 1: Most of the older ones are about five, so you 462 00:29:54,400 --> 00:29:55,360 Speaker 1: save a few gowns. 463 00:29:57,400 --> 00:30:01,600 Speaker 7: Yes, I see. Okay, all right, okay, thank you so much. 464 00:30:01,640 --> 00:30:05,120 Speaker 1: Gary, You're quite welcome. Thank you, take care bye bye. 465 00:30:05,600 --> 00:30:08,120 Speaker 1: All right, and uh, while we're on toilets, let's go 466 00:30:08,160 --> 00:30:09,360 Speaker 1: to Matt. Matt welcome. 467 00:30:10,680 --> 00:30:12,760 Speaker 2: Hey, Gary, how are you against her doing? 468 00:30:12,840 --> 00:30:13,160 Speaker 1: Fun? 469 00:30:14,800 --> 00:30:18,840 Speaker 2: So I called into you a few months ago about 470 00:30:18,840 --> 00:30:23,680 Speaker 2: a toilet that would intermittently flush and not fully empty, 471 00:30:23,920 --> 00:30:28,200 Speaker 2: or sometimes it would be normal flush normal. So I 472 00:30:28,280 --> 00:30:31,520 Speaker 2: did some more digging, and I came to find that 473 00:30:32,240 --> 00:30:35,800 Speaker 2: the toilet was wobbly. So I tore it all apart 474 00:30:36,480 --> 00:30:41,120 Speaker 2: and found that the floor flange had actually broken. 475 00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:42,080 Speaker 1: Oh, jeez. 476 00:30:42,160 --> 00:30:47,400 Speaker 2: Okay, So I went and I bought a new one. However, 477 00:30:47,440 --> 00:30:49,800 Speaker 2: when I dug further into it to put the new 478 00:30:49,880 --> 00:30:54,680 Speaker 2: flange in, it appears that it is the flange and 479 00:30:54,800 --> 00:31:00,200 Speaker 2: the pipe is all one piece. Is that something that's. 480 00:31:01,160 --> 00:31:05,120 Speaker 1: Common or I'm you know, there's nothing common in plumbing. 481 00:31:06,280 --> 00:31:08,680 Speaker 1: You know, there's a lot, there's a lot of variables, 482 00:31:10,840 --> 00:31:14,000 Speaker 1: and there there is a lot of variables, and they've 483 00:31:14,080 --> 00:31:16,160 Speaker 1: kind of got a new type flange. I don't know 484 00:31:16,200 --> 00:31:18,600 Speaker 1: if you ran into that when you went shopping for 485 00:31:18,680 --> 00:31:23,400 Speaker 1: the flange that could possibly be put in on top 486 00:31:23,440 --> 00:31:23,800 Speaker 1: of that. 487 00:31:24,960 --> 00:31:26,400 Speaker 7: Which is what I did. 488 00:31:27,680 --> 00:31:32,240 Speaker 2: I found one that that's apparently a flange fixer, and 489 00:31:32,320 --> 00:31:36,320 Speaker 2: I wound up putting that in. It came with the 490 00:31:36,400 --> 00:31:39,440 Speaker 2: rubber seal to go further into the pipe, and then 491 00:31:41,640 --> 00:31:45,240 Speaker 2: I did a non wax seal for under the toilet 492 00:31:45,280 --> 00:31:47,400 Speaker 2: that also had a piece that went into the pipe 493 00:31:47,400 --> 00:31:52,920 Speaker 2: as well. Right, and for the first i'd say twenty 494 00:31:53,040 --> 00:31:56,720 Speaker 2: or so flushes, it was doing everything normal, working properly, 495 00:31:57,720 --> 00:32:02,760 Speaker 2: and now I'm back to not as bad as it 496 00:32:02,880 --> 00:32:08,120 Speaker 2: was before, but it's still intermittently not wanting to flush fully. 497 00:32:08,560 --> 00:32:11,360 Speaker 2: So I don't know where. 498 00:32:11,240 --> 00:32:14,880 Speaker 1: Let me interject. My thought, okay, because when you started 499 00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:21,800 Speaker 1: and you said the toilet wasn't flush, and then the 500 00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:26,880 Speaker 1: seal in the ring, we're one piece but broken. My 501 00:32:27,080 --> 00:32:30,240 Speaker 1: thought is, what's that got to do with the flush? 502 00:32:31,920 --> 00:32:34,560 Speaker 2: That's what I was thinking. My thought was with it 503 00:32:34,680 --> 00:32:40,280 Speaker 2: not having a full vacuum seal, that it wouldn't fully 504 00:32:40,320 --> 00:32:43,480 Speaker 2: flush every single time. So my thought with having this 505 00:32:43,600 --> 00:32:46,360 Speaker 2: piece on top is maybe it's still not getting a 506 00:32:46,400 --> 00:32:47,600 Speaker 2: full vacuum seal. 507 00:32:49,360 --> 00:32:53,520 Speaker 1: Maybe, but that thing, I feel like that's sparking up 508 00:32:53,520 --> 00:32:56,880 Speaker 1: the wrong tree. Okay, I just you know, I just 509 00:32:56,920 --> 00:33:02,120 Speaker 1: went through little dissertation on the flush mechanism with the 510 00:33:02,160 --> 00:33:07,000 Speaker 1: other fella, and how old is that toilet? 511 00:33:08,720 --> 00:33:14,240 Speaker 2: I put it in probably five or six years ago, 512 00:33:15,520 --> 00:33:20,600 Speaker 2: and it worked fine up until what was it beginning 513 00:33:20,600 --> 00:33:25,200 Speaker 2: of last year, and it was working fine. I had 514 00:33:25,280 --> 00:33:28,080 Speaker 2: no intermittent issues, and then all of a sudden, it's 515 00:33:28,120 --> 00:33:31,080 Speaker 2: popped up. And I don't know. 516 00:33:31,000 --> 00:33:34,160 Speaker 1: Because really, when you're when you're flushing a toilet, you're 517 00:33:34,320 --> 00:33:38,240 Speaker 1: you're just basically taking you know, you got a closet 518 00:33:38,240 --> 00:33:40,720 Speaker 1: full of water, but you're really basically taking a bucket 519 00:33:40,720 --> 00:33:44,480 Speaker 1: of water, and you're pouring it rapidly and that's creating 520 00:33:44,560 --> 00:33:51,240 Speaker 1: that push to make that water replace the water that's 521 00:33:51,280 --> 00:33:54,400 Speaker 1: in the bowl. Okay, And if you don't have enough 522 00:33:54,480 --> 00:33:58,160 Speaker 1: volume coming into that bowl, it struggles to get up. 523 00:33:58,200 --> 00:34:00,640 Speaker 1: Remember when I was telling them, when you snake it, 524 00:34:00,720 --> 00:34:03,280 Speaker 1: you go down and then you go straight up, and 525 00:34:03,320 --> 00:34:06,840 Speaker 1: then you do one hundred and eighty degrees down. So 526 00:34:06,880 --> 00:34:10,799 Speaker 1: you need that water volume and pressure to push that out. 527 00:34:12,760 --> 00:34:15,480 Speaker 2: And that's this. This toilet is a one of the 528 00:34:15,600 --> 00:34:18,480 Speaker 2: low is a low flow volume of flushes? 529 00:34:18,920 --> 00:34:20,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's one. 530 00:34:23,000 --> 00:34:28,719 Speaker 2: I believe so. And I've under the lid. It says 531 00:34:28,800 --> 00:34:35,640 Speaker 2: to have the still water line one inch below Yeah, 532 00:34:35,719 --> 00:34:37,560 Speaker 2: one point eight gallons per flush. 533 00:34:37,800 --> 00:34:38,120 Speaker 1: Okay. 534 00:34:38,880 --> 00:34:45,479 Speaker 2: It says to set that uh water line. I think, yeah, 535 00:34:45,640 --> 00:34:49,440 Speaker 2: set water level below overflow top. I've tried doing that 536 00:34:49,520 --> 00:34:52,440 Speaker 2: about an inch and I've got it back up to 537 00:34:52,880 --> 00:34:56,600 Speaker 2: it's at the very top of that overflow tube. But 538 00:34:56,680 --> 00:34:58,880 Speaker 2: it's still doing the issue. 539 00:34:59,080 --> 00:35:01,279 Speaker 1: What don't we just try use a bucket and see 540 00:35:01,280 --> 00:35:04,360 Speaker 1: if that helps it, so then we can concentrate on 541 00:35:04,400 --> 00:35:09,640 Speaker 1: the flushing mechanism, because I you know, usually if you 542 00:35:09,719 --> 00:35:12,160 Speaker 1: got a bad seal or a bad flange or something, 543 00:35:12,360 --> 00:35:18,680 Speaker 1: you're gonna see water. That's usually the signature of we 544 00:35:18,800 --> 00:35:21,759 Speaker 1: got a problem. You'll see water leaking out from under 545 00:35:21,800 --> 00:35:25,719 Speaker 1: the toilet if that seal isn't sealing real good. And 546 00:35:25,719 --> 00:35:27,839 Speaker 1: it sounds to me like you got that perfect seal 547 00:35:27,920 --> 00:35:33,799 Speaker 1: by Danko in there, and those are pretty forgiving. But 548 00:35:33,880 --> 00:35:38,040 Speaker 1: I would it could be. I don't know if you 549 00:35:38,160 --> 00:35:41,640 Speaker 1: even on the brand that you have is an American standard. 550 00:35:42,960 --> 00:35:47,640 Speaker 1: Yes see, they had some problems with their flush mechanisms too, 551 00:35:48,719 --> 00:35:49,239 Speaker 1: why don't you. 552 00:35:49,360 --> 00:35:52,759 Speaker 2: Yeah, And I've called them and they said that this 553 00:35:52,800 --> 00:35:55,400 Speaker 2: one was not one of the particular models that was 554 00:35:55,440 --> 00:35:56,200 Speaker 2: happy the issue. 555 00:35:56,360 --> 00:35:59,319 Speaker 1: Okay. And when I was talking to him, because we're 556 00:35:59,320 --> 00:36:01,680 Speaker 1: dealing with two generations of toilets, when I was talking 557 00:36:01,680 --> 00:36:04,719 Speaker 1: with him, I was talking about using a compact mirror 558 00:36:04,800 --> 00:36:08,520 Speaker 1: under there to see if the ports were clogged. Do 559 00:36:08,600 --> 00:36:10,640 Speaker 1: you even have those ports under there? 560 00:36:12,520 --> 00:36:12,560 Speaker 6: No? 561 00:36:13,360 --> 00:36:18,879 Speaker 1: Yeah? Yeah, hmm. Yeah. 562 00:36:18,920 --> 00:36:22,080 Speaker 2: It's frustrating to the point where I'm almost tempted to 563 00:36:22,440 --> 00:36:23,360 Speaker 2: buy a new toilet. 564 00:36:23,480 --> 00:36:26,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, why don't you do this? Keep listening. Maybe somebody 565 00:36:26,200 --> 00:36:28,960 Speaker 1: had some experience with it, so do keep listening. But 566 00:36:29,080 --> 00:36:32,400 Speaker 1: also I think I would flush and pour water in 567 00:36:32,440 --> 00:36:35,399 Speaker 1: there and see if see if that does anything, See 568 00:36:35,440 --> 00:36:36,480 Speaker 1: what that does. 569 00:36:37,800 --> 00:36:40,080 Speaker 2: And you say when you say pour the water in, 570 00:36:40,160 --> 00:36:41,880 Speaker 2: are you talking about into the tank. 571 00:36:41,880 --> 00:36:45,080 Speaker 1: Into the into the bowl, into the bowl. Okay, so 572 00:36:45,120 --> 00:36:48,879 Speaker 1: you're adding more water, more volume, and see if that 573 00:36:48,960 --> 00:36:53,400 Speaker 1: changes things or not. Because that's gonna take. That's gonna 574 00:36:53,440 --> 00:36:57,719 Speaker 1: take that seal. I think out'll play a little bit. Yeah, 575 00:36:57,760 --> 00:37:01,440 Speaker 1: I'm gonna have to break. Okay, so get back with me. 576 00:37:01,560 --> 00:37:04,000 Speaker 1: I'm curious to them. 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And 624 00:40:05,400 --> 00:40:07,640 Speaker 1: you know, another thing to check he was talking about 625 00:40:07,640 --> 00:40:11,920 Speaker 1: to fill in the closet. Also making sure that that flapper, 626 00:40:12,600 --> 00:40:15,719 Speaker 1: depending on what he has there, that that's you know, 627 00:40:17,239 --> 00:40:20,040 Speaker 1: allowing all that water to drain out of that closet. 628 00:40:20,080 --> 00:40:23,640 Speaker 1: That's another thing to check. So take the lit off, 629 00:40:23,719 --> 00:40:26,400 Speaker 1: watch it flush and see if that floppers flapper stays 630 00:40:26,400 --> 00:40:28,120 Speaker 1: out till there's a drain all the way down to 631 00:40:28,200 --> 00:40:32,520 Speaker 1: the opening. And if it's just draining halfway, that could 632 00:40:32,560 --> 00:40:35,040 Speaker 1: also be a part of that problem, not getting enough water, 633 00:40:35,200 --> 00:40:38,560 Speaker 1: enough power behind the flush. All right, enough of that, 634 00:40:38,600 --> 00:40:40,560 Speaker 1: we'll go to Matt. Matt, welcome. 635 00:40:42,040 --> 00:40:45,319 Speaker 3: Gary, first time caller and listening to you on in 636 00:40:45,440 --> 00:40:50,040 Speaker 3: Louisville off of whas your affiliate. Yes, So, I got 637 00:40:50,040 --> 00:40:53,160 Speaker 3: two questions for you. First one is we have an 638 00:40:53,320 --> 00:40:56,319 Speaker 3: issue in the bathroom where the paint and I'm not 639 00:40:56,360 --> 00:40:59,440 Speaker 3: sure if it's oil based or not. It is peeling 640 00:40:59,560 --> 00:41:04,680 Speaker 3: off in large portions. I can literally take my fingers 641 00:41:04,719 --> 00:41:07,400 Speaker 3: and grab it and just kind of peel it away. Okay, 642 00:41:07,680 --> 00:41:09,560 Speaker 3: obviously I want to put the paint back up. I'm 643 00:41:09,560 --> 00:41:12,200 Speaker 3: going to try and maybe use a use some kind 644 00:41:12,239 --> 00:41:15,080 Speaker 3: of heat or something like that. And second part of that, 645 00:41:15,200 --> 00:41:17,600 Speaker 3: it's a family member. It's not even here in Kentucky, 646 00:41:17,600 --> 00:41:20,400 Speaker 3: it's in Florida, so I don't know if that comes 647 00:41:20,440 --> 00:41:20,920 Speaker 3: into play. 648 00:41:21,200 --> 00:41:21,439 Speaker 1: Well. 649 00:41:22,640 --> 00:41:25,760 Speaker 3: Any recommendations you'd have for putting it back on, Obviously, 650 00:41:25,800 --> 00:41:28,120 Speaker 3: maybe looking at a paint with a for a bathroom 651 00:41:28,200 --> 00:41:29,920 Speaker 3: type I guess for a Well. 652 00:41:29,680 --> 00:41:33,200 Speaker 1: That's true. I'll tell you, you know, Matt, the number 653 00:41:33,320 --> 00:41:38,279 Speaker 1: one and number two things for paling paint first is 654 00:41:38,560 --> 00:41:42,320 Speaker 1: bad preparation. The next one is water. If I was 655 00:41:42,360 --> 00:41:45,440 Speaker 1: going to add a third, it would be kind of 656 00:41:45,600 --> 00:41:48,600 Speaker 1: tying into the water. Would be what type of paint 657 00:41:48,640 --> 00:41:50,640 Speaker 1: is it. I'm not talking a brand name, but is 658 00:41:50,680 --> 00:41:53,600 Speaker 1: it an oil based paint or is it acrylic paint 659 00:41:53,680 --> 00:41:56,920 Speaker 1: or a latex paint. Oil based paints don't breathe. So 660 00:41:56,960 --> 00:42:00,080 Speaker 1: if there's a moisture issue, and we certainly haven't a 661 00:42:00,120 --> 00:42:03,759 Speaker 1: moisture in a bathroom, but there's so many things that 662 00:42:03,800 --> 00:42:06,560 Speaker 1: can cause it. It could be you know, the exhaust 663 00:42:06,640 --> 00:42:11,800 Speaker 1: fan is invented outside it's ringing on the ceiling directly above. Yeah, 664 00:42:12,120 --> 00:42:13,560 Speaker 1: I mean you know it's moisture. 665 00:42:14,080 --> 00:42:16,560 Speaker 8: I was cleaning, cleaning, I was down there on vacation 666 00:42:16,760 --> 00:42:20,280 Speaker 8: cleaning the exhaust van and then notice the paintless feeling. 667 00:42:20,400 --> 00:42:23,320 Speaker 8: You know, the exhaust fan got clogged up. We brushed 668 00:42:23,360 --> 00:42:25,680 Speaker 8: out with air compresser and vacuum, got that all clean. 669 00:42:25,760 --> 00:42:27,680 Speaker 8: It draw it has a lot of draw on there now, 670 00:42:27,760 --> 00:42:31,719 Speaker 8: which I think it was lacking before. Right, So now 671 00:42:31,760 --> 00:42:33,839 Speaker 8: I'm down to just the dry wall and just trying 672 00:42:33,840 --> 00:42:35,280 Speaker 8: to let it air out a little bite. 673 00:42:35,440 --> 00:42:37,640 Speaker 3: Then using the shower. I'm like, use the other shower, 674 00:42:37,719 --> 00:42:38,400 Speaker 3: don't use this one. 675 00:42:38,480 --> 00:42:43,120 Speaker 1: This limit And quite honestly, I mean that can you 676 00:42:43,200 --> 00:42:45,480 Speaker 1: know again if it's an oil based paint, and you 677 00:42:45,560 --> 00:42:49,000 Speaker 1: can test to see what it's oil base or water 678 00:42:49,080 --> 00:42:52,360 Speaker 1: based paint, which you're gonna need to know anyway, just 679 00:42:52,480 --> 00:42:57,840 Speaker 1: take some rubbing alcohol and a cotton cloth, saturate that 680 00:42:58,120 --> 00:43:05,360 Speaker 1: and rub real hard. And if it is oil based paint, 681 00:43:06,960 --> 00:43:11,760 Speaker 1: it'll shine. If it's latex paint, it'll start getting gummy 682 00:43:12,440 --> 00:43:16,359 Speaker 1: and start kind of removing it. So oil base will 683 00:43:16,440 --> 00:43:20,480 Speaker 1: shine and latex pain will start getting gummy and sticky. 684 00:43:21,000 --> 00:43:22,400 Speaker 1: That's how you tell the difference. 685 00:43:23,800 --> 00:43:26,239 Speaker 3: So what if it's what if it's water based. 686 00:43:26,880 --> 00:43:29,160 Speaker 1: Well it'll breathe, but if there's too much water, it's 687 00:43:29,200 --> 00:43:31,080 Speaker 1: not going to breathe it all out. So it could 688 00:43:31,160 --> 00:43:34,480 Speaker 1: be either one, to be honest with you, but moisture 689 00:43:34,920 --> 00:43:37,560 Speaker 1: is the number one enemy, okay. And the other thing 690 00:43:37,640 --> 00:43:42,200 Speaker 1: we can't answer is preparation. In other words, was it primed, 691 00:43:42,520 --> 00:43:44,920 Speaker 1: did it need to be primed? Was it painted over 692 00:43:45,600 --> 00:43:48,760 Speaker 1: oil base? And if it was, and with a latex 693 00:43:48,880 --> 00:43:51,280 Speaker 1: paint without a primer, that can cause it to pine. 694 00:43:51,960 --> 00:43:54,080 Speaker 1: So the first thing I do is test make sure 695 00:43:54,120 --> 00:43:56,919 Speaker 1: it's not a lead based paint, and then the best 696 00:43:56,960 --> 00:43:59,920 Speaker 1: way to do it is just scrape it and get 697 00:44:00,120 --> 00:44:03,359 Speaker 1: it down, prime it and use a good bathroom paint. 698 00:44:03,680 --> 00:44:05,680 Speaker 1: If you've got a follow up question, we'll put you 699 00:44:05,760 --> 00:44:08,279 Speaker 1: on hold. If not, thanks for the call, and we'll 700 00:44:08,320 --> 00:44:11,600 Speaker 1: continue with your calls. Mike and Edwin, you'll be next, Matt. 701 00:44:11,680 --> 00:44:14,840 Speaker 1: If you're still there and you're at home with Gary. 702 00:44:14,640 --> 00:44:41,000 Speaker 9: Sullivan, thanks the weekend and you have a fixed questions, 703 00:44:41,160 --> 00:44:43,319 Speaker 9: give Gary a call at what eight hundred and eight 704 00:44:43,360 --> 00:44:44,880 Speaker 9: two three talk this. 705 00:44:45,360 --> 00:44:47,280 Speaker 4: He's at home with Gary's sullivant