Archive for the 'water' Category

How do you drip water from a plastic bottle a drop at a time?

I intend to go overseas for about 2 weeks. How will my indoor plants survive while I’m away.
I am using plastic bottles filled with water to drip slowly. The problem is the water does not flow at all with one hole punctured. With another hole punctured at the top of the container the water just [...]

How do I get water faucets to run after toilet water was shut off for several hours?

Our toilets upstairs overflowed. The water line for the toilet was shut off for about 3.5 hours. The water throughout the house now is extremely low. The water valve on the toilet is back on and the toilet flushes. The water worked upstairs, but now it doesn’t flow more than a [...]

How do I get water faucets to run after toilet water was shut off for several hours?

Our toilets upstairs overflowed. The water line for the toilet was shut off for about 3.5 hours. The water throughout the house now is extremely low. The water valve on the toilet is back on and the toilet flushes. The water worked upstairs, but now it doesn’t flow more than a [...]

How many water droplets are there on earth?

I need to know for science class, roughly how many water droplets there are on earth. From there i must calculate the molar mass.
And yes the unit must be ‘water droplet’s’. So also if I could learn the number of molecules of water, in a drop of water, that’d be great.
There are about 50 droplets [...]

where do you turn on the water for a new water dispensing refrigerator?

We just bought a new refrig with a ice and water dispenser on the door. There already was a water line for this type of fridge in the house, when we hooked up the water line to the new fridge no water came out? Is there somewhere in the house or kitchen or basement we [...]

What causes well water and the outside air around the house to stink?

We live out in the county and have well water. The past few days our water has had a very bad sulfur smell. We have a water treatment system in the house that pulls out the iron and other metals and gets rid of the sulfur smell. But the smell has been coming through [...]

How can people say tap water tastes as good as filtered water?

I did an experiment. I put some tap water in the fridge, and some filtered water in the fridge (from one of those faucet filter thingys). I drank both on a hot day. The tap water tasted like chlorine pool water. The filtered water tasted good. Now that I have [...]

How do I get water faucets to run after toilet water was shut off for several hours?

Our toilets upstairs overflowed. The water was shut off for about 3.5 hours. The water throughout the house now is extremely low. I have turned the water back on the toilet upstairs and succesfully flushed it several times. How do I get the water to run as it did before the [...]

What can I do for water pipes that make a "chunk, chunk" sound when the water is running?

I have city supplied water, no pump or well.
My water pipes make a "chunk, chunk, chunk" sound in the house when the water is running (shower, dish washer, sink, etc.). I saw a question & answer here about pipe rumbling noise *after* the water is turned off being related to air in the pipes, but [...]

How to make the hot water last longer?

My house is not too too old, but not new. When I move it, i was nine, the owner son just graduate from university. The owner build the house. So that’s about how old is the house.
Everytime I take a shower, it’s like a race, I have to do it as fast as possible before [...]