Blog - Water System Wiki

Hooking Up Your Water Heater: A Straight Talk Guide to PEX, SharkBite, Gas, and Heating Lines

Step-by-step: connect a water heater to PEX, SharkBite, gas lines, and home heating; covers water softeners, filtration, plumbing.

How to light the RV water heater pilot, wire or replace the hot water tank; plumbing, safety, plus filtration and softener tips.

Calculate grain capacity and size a home water softener by hardness, usage, and flow for your plumbing, heater, and filtration.

Install and pipe a water softener: step-by-step plumbing, drain line setup, and bypass valve installation for home water systems.

Fix leaks in toilet tank; diagnose and repair with tips for plumbing, water heater, filtration, and water softeners.

Shut off the water valve, disconnect the line, safely support and remove the fridge door, reattach hinges, test for leaks.

Gas water heater replacement: stepwise install, safety, and maintenance for homes with water softeners, filtration, and plumbing.

Sump pump basics, how it works, and types for home water systems: softeners, heaters, filtration, and plumbing.

Disassemble deep/submersible well pumps for home maintenance/repair: safety, tools, steps, reassembly, testing in water systems.

Pilot light won't stay lit? Troubleshoot water heater: gas, thermocouple, igniter, drafts, sediment; softener/filtration tips.