One of the least fun parts of plumbing is cleaning out that nasty little thing called a p-trap under your sink.   It seams that is holds every nasty thing you could possibly put in your sink, then it ferments for several years…Nasty!
What exactly is this piece of pluming for?  Why is it called a [...]

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I remember working under a house several years ago replacing the main iron drain line with PVC. This drain line was like a large misshapen spider with its legs running to all the toilets, sinks and showers. We measured every piece and carefully placed all the pieces only to find out that we [...]

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One of the most important tools to have when you own a home is the water meter key. Water meter keys are important because you never know when a pipe in your house will decide it is time to have a blow out. The winter is the most likely season a pipe will [...]

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I bought this live-in fixer-upper a couple of years ago with the partial consent of my wife. When I say live-in fixer-upper I mean it was right on the fence of livable for my wife’s taste. She was envisioning a new house with new house smell, new appliances, new carpet, just the basic [...]

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I think just about everyone has seen the old cheesy horror movies where the garbage disposal comes back on when the homeowner attempts to remove a stuck kitchen utensil. This hopefully makes us weary when working with these finger hungry machines. Old wiring and faulty switches would not need a ghost to turn [...]

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Do you have a bathroom sink without a plug?  This can be a pain if you would like to fill your sink with water or if you tend to drop things in the sink.  There is a specific part made for this problem in the bathroom.  Its called a pop-up assembly.  You can purchase one [...]

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