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Plumbing





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   Take steps to plug leaks
Dripping faucets, leaking toilets represent money down the drain.

IMPROVENET PLUMBING RESOURCE CENTER  

Adding sink shutoff valves
Making this simple change will yield a lifetime of convenience and ensure a quick response.
Good-bye sweaty toilet
Just a little warm water will keep the exterior of your toilets dry all summer long.
Adding a garbage disposal
Questions and answers.
Emergency shutoff
What to do when pipes burst or fixtures leak.
Fixing leaky faucets
How to stop that steady drip, drip, drip.
Fixing a leaky toilet
Put an end to the gurgles, ripples and hissing.
Cleaning any clogged drain
You can easily unplug stopped-up drains.
Perfect pipe joints
Aligning PVC pipe parts.
Sump-pump cover-up
Should it be covered or sealed up to block out radon gas?
Toilet tune-up
Try this simple solution if your toilet has lost some flushing power.
When faucets drip and toilets run
A journeyman plumber shows you how to fix two common leaks.
Power to the plunger
To get the most out of plunger efforts, follow these tricks.
Replacing a washing machine mixing valve
Step-by-step illustrations.
Repairing an icemaker water valve
Test and inspect.

SPOTLIGHT  

Choosing a garbage disposal
A first-time installation may involve making adaptations to existing plumbing. In that case, you may want to hire a plumber.

Site flush with data
We're not just talking about pipes and valves and fixtures here.

More than one way to join copper pipes
I'm thinking about installing new copper pipes myself. Is soldering the only way to connect copper pipes?

All about wall-hung toilets
Q. You recently wrote about wall-hung toilets, and by the way we really like the convenience of being able to clean the floor without a toilet in the way. Could you tell me how the bowl wax is replaced on a wall-hung toilet? My wife thinks the wall is moving when the toilet is used, so I thought I'd replace the bowl wax.

Is Canada the only place to avoid low-flush?
Q. I recently moved into a new condo with low-flush toilets. Flushing the two toilets often doesn't clear the bowls properly. Any suggestions short of going to Canada for new toilets?


FOCUS ON PLUMBING  

Common plumbing questions
Q: Why is the water pressure low to some parts of the house but not others?

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TRENDS  

   Here are some jobs you can tackle yourself
Some problems with waterlines and drain pipes are surprisingly easy to fix.

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How to avoid clogged drains
The last thing you want today is a clogged drain. Guests put added pressures on a home's plumbing system.
Drain blockage likely causing sink backup
Q. We have a double sink. When I use the garbage disposal, some of the ground-up food comes up out of the other sink drain. Why, and what do I do?
Change faucet to lose odor
Q. Our cold water smells like rotten eggs from only our kitchen faucet...

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Frostproof outdoor faucets
An outdoor faucet that can be used year-round without danger of freezing is relatively inexpensive.

  


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