You enter your home after a long day at work and are greeted by foul and damp air. PU! What’s going on? Did the kids get into something? Did the dog eat something that upset his digestive system? Possibly, but a more likely culprit is bad plumbing. When was the...
Flappers — don’t they dance the Charleston? Not the flappers we’re talking about. Toilet flappers are far less glamorous, but unlike the flappers of old, they perform an essential task. If your toilet leaks, runs, or won’t flush properly, the flapper...
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?...
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...
Parting is such sweet sorrow. You linger on the phone, not knowing how to end the conversation. You stay too long at the party and loiter over lunch as restaurant patrons pile up in the waiting area. It’s hard to say goodbye. But when it comes to water heaters,...
