Ever found yourself with a leaky toilet and wondered what to do next? Typically, fixing a leaky toilet is a job for a plumber, but if you’re handy-dandy or short on cash, you may be able to tackle the job DIY. The toilet’s wax ring is a prime suspect for a...
It sounds as though a jackhammer has entered your home. It shakes the walls and rattles the pipes. Welcome to the wonderful world of water hammer, a startling bang in your pipes when you turn a faucet on or off. It’s annoying and unpleasant, but is it dangerous?...
Plumber to customer: “There are clear benefits to installing a Moen smart water leak detector.” Customer to plumber: “Duh.” But did you know that some of the benefits are far from obvious? That a top-of-the-line smart water leak detector, like...
You smell a gas leak in your home. So you’ll call the plumber tomorrow, right? Wrong! Gas leaks demand immediate action. Similarly, a water pipe leak needs timely repair. A water leak may not kill you, but it can do a world of damage when that pinhole leak goes...
How frustrating. You hop into the shower, adjust the water temperature and pressure so they’re ju-u-ust right, and lather up — when the water pressure drops to zero. Or so it seems. If this were an occasional nuisance, you could live with it, but it seems to...
