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Is My Garbage Disposal Leaking?

August 28, 2020

Garbage disposals usually leak from three places: the top, the pipe connections, and the bottom. To find out if your disposal is leaking, check each common place where leaks start. Use a flashlight to check for condensation, puddling, and other signs of water accumulation on or beneath your disposal. Each common … [Read more...]

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How to Unclog a Bathroom Sink

August 18, 2020

The best method for unclogging a clogged bathroom sink depends on what's clogging it. You can flush soap scum clogs with vinegar and baking soda, for instance, while tweezing or plunging works better on hair. Figuring out why your drain is clogged is the best way to figure out how to unclog it.   Why is my … [Read more...]

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How Does Pipe Leak Tape Work?

July 31, 2020

You can use different kinds of tape to solve different plumbing leak problems. Use pipe thread tape, sometimes called “Teflon” or “Plumber’s” pipe, to fix leaking pipe joints. Use silicone, sometimes called “self-amalgamating,” “self-fusing,” or “leak repair” tape, to fix hairline cracks or other non-joint pipe … [Read more...]

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How to Fix a Running Toilet Without Leaving Home

July 16, 2020

You have a running toilet for one of two reasons: Either water is leaking from the tank into the bowl, or the fill tube is refilling too much water into the tank, activating its overflow tube. You should be able to stop either problem quickly by adjusting the flapper, float, or tubes. Running toilets tend to be … [Read more...]

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How to Clean Hair Out of a Drain

June 30, 2020

Even if you use a drain stopper, enough hair could eventually slip into your drain to slow it down. To get your drain flowing again properly, either break up hair clumps enough that they’ll pass through the drain or pull all the hair out of the drain manually. If your shower, tub, or bathroom drains aren’t draining … [Read more...]

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What To Do When Your AC Unit Won’t Turn On

June 15, 2020

To troubleshoot the reason your AC unit won’t turn on, start by making sure its circuit hasn’t tripped. Next, make sure your thermostat is functioning properly. If it is, then go outside to check the condensate pump and the electrical connections. Finally, try testing the unit’s dual run capacitor. Once you’ve … [Read more...]

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Why does my shower drain smell?

May 30, 2020

Shower drains can start to smell for several common reasons. Mold or mildew might be growing beneath your drain cover. Your p-trap could be malfunctioning, allowing sewer gas to rise up through your pipes. Or there could simply be hair or grime stuck in your shower drain strainer. Luckily, most of the reasons your … [Read more...]

How to Unclog a Bathtub

May 16, 2020

The most effective way to unclog a bathtub drain is to use a cup plunger to force the blockage out. Remove your tub’s strainer and stopper, fill the tub with a few inches of water, and plunge forcefully and continuously until the blockage comes up out of the drain. There are several effective means of unclogging … [Read more...]

Unclogging a toilet

How to Unclog a Toilet

April 14, 2020

The best way to unclog a toilet is to learn to use a flange plunger properly. Flange plungers are specifically designed to clear toilet clogs. Using a flange plunger, create a snug seal with both the flange and cup, then plunge continuously for about twenty seconds. As for how to use your flange plunger to unclog a … [Read more...]

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What To Do If You Run Out of Toilet Paper

April 7, 2020

It’s happening to millions of us, all over the country. We’re all stuck at home, we’ve all got cabin fever, and we’re all… using our own bathrooms more than usual. Then it happens. You finish off a roll of toilet paper, go to replace it, and find… nothing. Before you know it, you’ve used the last of your toilet paper. … [Read more...]

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