WATER HEATER
This water heater has burst at the seams. It is leaking and has been leaking for some time allowing rust to leak with it. The resolution would be to replace this water heater. The 2nd picture of the top of the water heater is a NO NO! 2 flue caps are not designed to be installed that way. This is a hazard and could allow harmful gases to be pushed out into the room. The resolution would be to use the correct water heater vent piping to connect the two together. Secure it with sheet metal screws and apply the necessary foil tape.
WASHING MACHINE PRESSURE GAUGE
This is just showing that you can put a pressure gauge up to the washing machine valve and check the pressure of the house from a point after the PRV. This one is extremely high. Resolution would be to replace the PRV. While a PRV can be adjusted, it does have a high limit to where if the pressure exceeds the limit, it would not be advisable to adjust. And if adjusted there is no guarantee that it would work. It would most likely fail, allowing full city pressure or obstructing allowing very little pressure.

P-TRAP
Under the kitchen sink P-trap piping, This is not done properly, this is considered an S-trap, which is prohibited by the plumbing code: The resolution would be to cut the PVC from the bottom of the cabinet and extend that uo with a sanitary tee, that will continue up as realistically possible, so as an air admittance valve (studor vent) can be installed. Then you would simply tie-in the P-trap to the branch of the tee.

There was cast iron piping for the standpipe of the washing machine that went into the slab. There was a collapse in the p-trap. We busted up the slab and replaced the cast iron with PVC and ran a new p-trap and standpipe for the washing machine.

VENT
These final 2 pictures left are of a vent pipe in the attic. Only 1 vent is required by code to penetrate the roof and go to the atmosphere. In most cases more than 1 VTR (vent thru roof) is common to have: This vent had been broken before and had been repaired with duct tape. While yes the vent allows air through itself, at times of raining or even extreme temperature changes moisture is able to get into the vent from that roof penetration. That is why the vent is pitched back toward the drainage system to allow that moisture to drain down and not pool up. In the colder temperatures, the water can freeze. There could be a split that occurs in the PVC pipe. This is possibly what happened here. The repair was very simple and to cut out the 90 and coupling a new 90 back in there. It is also a good thing to secure the piping, even though it may only convey air/gases
ICE-MAKER VALVE
This is an ice-maker valve replacement. I cut into the sheetrock to replace the valve for the ice-maker line. I used copper propress adapters to go to Uponor pex piping with an Uponor pex ice maker valve. The box did not need replacing at this time as it was not damaged, and will be covered by the fridge.

WATER SERVICE LINE
The water spewing out of the ground and from a break in the water service line coming from the water meter/well to a person's house. The repair is called a 4-90 break. depending on the depth or other factors, I can make the break repair dip down, sideways or in this case up. Glueing PVC pipe and fittings together should result in allowing them to cure for 45-60 minutes for 3/4'' pipe, depending upon weather. Larger sizes require much greater times for the glue to efficiently cure before water is energized back to the system.

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