2/07/2012

Fluidmaster 400AK Complete Toilet Tank Repair Kit Review

Fluidmaster 400AK Complete Toilet Tank Repair Kit
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When you have a house built, the contractors will put in toilets with the cheapest innards you've ever seen. My house came with Mansfield toilets. Old style float bulb garbage. Within a year the fill valve on 2 of them broke, so I decided to just buy all new innards for all of them, replace the plastic fill lines with steel braided ones - the works. So I bought the complete Fluidmaster kits.
The most striking thing about these kits is how absolutely TERRIBLE the instructions are. I'm a glutton for punishment, and this is FAR from my first home improvement job. I'm the guy people call to put things together. I have seen some bad instructions in my day, but nothing as bad as these. One big sheet, English in the front, Spanish on the back.
Now the job isn't that hard if you've done it a few times; but there are some steps that you cannot skip without making a royal mess. There is no emphasis added on those steps, everything is treated the same. The "helpful" illustration - here's a perfect example - to remove the tank, you have to remove 3 (sometimes 2) bolts. Big, flat head suckers. They show a screwdriver going down into the tank. What they don't show is the gymnastics you will try to accomplish to secure the nut on the bottom from rotating as you turn the bolts. You need a screw driver at least 2 feet long to pull it off by yourself.
Then there's other stupid stuff. The fill valve gasket is a piece of rubber, and they used the same piece of rubber to make a gasket for the fill line. You've got to 'carve' it out with an X-acto knife. WHY???
The newer kits that are sold now come with a "Leak guard" attachment that adds way too much complexity for very little benefit, and the flapper that comes in this kit is different than the good one you buy separately. It has this dial on it where you're supposed to be able to adjust how big the flush is. It's so stupid and it doesn't work. It kept closing way too quickly no matter what setting I had it on. I took it off to see if I could figure out why it wasn't working, and a plastic piece in the center of the rubber plug popped out. Nice. I got it back in, but then I couldn't get the flapper to stop leaking. I finally replaced it with another flapper. $8 down the toilet literally.
So forget Fluidmaster. You've been warned.

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400AK Features: -Toilet tank complete repair kit. -Fits most 2 and 3 bolt tanks. -Contains flush valve with adjust a flush flapper , fill valve, sure fit chrome tank lever, 3 bolts and gasket. -Fill valve saves water, signals leaks. -Sure fit chrome tank lever trims and bends to fit no pre measuring needed. -Flush valve ends leaks at the tank drain. -Adjust a flush flapper dials to adjust water volume for a custom flush. For more information on this product please view the Sheet(s) below: Installation Sheet

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10" Adjustable Chrome Shower Head Extension Swing Arm Review

10 Adjustable Chrome Shower Head Extension Swing Arm
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The adjustable is not very adjustable for us. It tends to leak at the joints regardless of how tight we crank it. The arm tends to sink down over time and does not still in place. It is a very disappointing product.

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2/06/2012

Sprite All Brass High Output Chrome Chlorine Removing Shower Filter Review

Sprite All Brass High Output Chrome Chlorine Removing Shower Filter
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First, according to the documentation that came with it, this filter only removes about 50 percent of the chlorine in tap water, and it does not remove any chlorine byproducts at all. Thinking that any filter is better that no filter (usually applied to pitcher filters, etc.), I installed it anyway. It leaked. The O-ring that fits on either end of the little barrel filter had not seated properly. Water all over the place. Took it down. Took it apart. Put it back together. No leak for two months. Then the other day, turned on the shower, heard a pop, and it leaks again. Took it down, took it apart. Put it back together. Still leaks. It's going into the trash. Don't bother with this filter, if for no other reason than it's not very good at what it claims to do. There are more effective products out there. I have one in my other place.

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Handheld Shower Wall Mounting Bracket Hand Shower Rest Polished Chrome Review

Handheld Shower Wall Mounting Bracket Hand Shower Rest Polished Chrome
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I purchased this wall mounting bracket for a handheld showerhead. The quality is so bad that I threw it away after opening the package. Do not order this cheap plastic piece that is coated with a chrome coating. Total waste of my money. Another example that the picture is not representative of quality.

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Water Pik JP-130 AquaFall 9-Inch Adjustable Arm Showerhead Review

Water Pik JP-130 AquaFall 9-Inch Adjustable Arm Showerhead
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Waterpik makes a brushed nickel version of this showerhead, model # RPB 179. I know, because I purchased 2 yesterday that I stumbled upon at HomeGoods for $19.99 each. Oddly, even Google can't as of this date find the RPB 179 - perhaps it is brand new version? Anyway, it is same as RPB 173 except finish is pretty brushed nickel and face is putty colored rather than black. I love this model because:
1) Installation - Having now installed 2 in my home, I'm pretty sure I could install a third in under 60 seconds if I really hustled! Only tool you'll need is pliers to remove old showerhead.
2) Flow - My goal is to get drenched, not massaged, and this model, with it's six inch wide head and dozens of firm but not stinging streams, succeeds marvelously.
3) Simplicity - I like simple things. This thing is very simple with a clean-looking design. And it should last.
4) Positioning - Best feature of all. The adjustable nine-inch arm enables you to position the head so that at it's lowest point it is around 5 inches higher than a conventional fixed head. My old head was around 5'11" off the floor of tub, this one is around 6'4". It also enables you to position the head perhaps 6 inches further out from the wall. So, no more bending over backwards or bumping into the shower caddy, or maneuvering through the spray and around the head to get the shampoo, etc.
5) Adjustability - the arm adjusts off the pipe, and the head adjusts off the arm, so you can have the starting point and angle of flow just how you like it, and such that it won't splatter on drywall, out of shower, etc.
6) Looks - quite handsome. Get yourself a brushed-nickel caddy for a good looking combo.
7) Quality - Early to say, but the two I installed don't leak at all, not even a single drop.
8) Value - I love the little one-time changes that make life a tad better daily. This thing does that, and if it lasts six years, it does it for a penny a day.
It is a winner. Waterpik, you're gonna sell a lot of these if you make them available.

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Price Pfister BRH-YP0E Ashfield Robe Hook in Rustic Pewter Review

Price Pfister BRH-YP0E Ashfield Robe Hook in Rustic Pewter
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What? Doesn't this product look like the front of an old locomotive? Anyway...the sucker holds a bathrobe like nobody's business! Good durable design worthy of a 19th century train. Typical Price Pfister quality (much heavier than it needs to be) and well worth the $23 bucks? What? Yeah...I thought that was pricey too for a robe hook, but if you really, really want your bathroom to match (and you know your family and neighbors will be looking at that sort of thing) then this is the robe hook for you. Buy it when you buy your bathtub and it will feel like a bargain.

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2/05/2012

American Standard 1748.202.020 Colony Bath Tub with Integral Apron and Dual Molded-In Armrests, White Review

American Standard 1748.202.020 Colony Bath Tub with Integral Apron and Dual Molded-In Armrests, White
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Delivery company took 4 days longer than what they told Amazon they would do for delivery.
The tub is physically attractive, even better than it looks in the photographs on the site. The "apron" portion of the tub is my only complaint, as it is not truly "straight" down the full length of the tub, it has a bit of bend that either was molded in, or occured in some way that it is not "straightened" during install, close, but not quite. - Close enough that when we laid the tile it did require the tile seams be adjusted, but after grout and silicone along the edge, it is virtually not noticeable.
With that one minor thing to be aware of, this thing is a bargain. I shopped some VERY expensive custom tub suppliers, and had a few choices that looked as good as this tub, but were 4 times the money, and were built from Acrylic also. Add to that the time frame to order, and get what I wanted vs. ordering this on Amazon.com, their geat policies for customer satisfaction, the American Standard brand still does mean something, and this is a win / win / win for manufacturer, supplier, and consumer. Call me happy - at an above average rate.

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1748.202.020 Finish: White The Colony 5-1/2' Bath Tub by American Standard is the zenith of comfort and convenience. Available in a smooth bone or white finish, this tub features a drain outlet on the left hand side along with an integral apron and dual arm rests. The tub is constructed with acrylic and fiberglass for maximum sturdiness and efficiency. Lean back, relax, and treat yourself to American Standard. Features: -Bath tub soaker ONLY. For whirl pool model see 1748.218 -Apron tub -Integral three sided tile / water retention flange -Available in white -Acrylic with fiberglass reinforcement -Dual molded-in arm rests -Left hand drain outlet -Overall Dimensions: 19.5'' H x 66'' W x 32'' D For more information on this product please view the specification sheets seen below. Installation Instructions Product Specs

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