Soldering copper pipe with ball valves is an easy way to shut off your water during a remodeling job. Tim Carter walks you through sweating ball valves and soldering copper pipe. By installing a ball valve now, you'll save yourself a lot of work and soldering later.
A clogged drain is easy to fix with the right plumbing fittings. Tim Carter shares clogged drain tips that make clearing a clogged drain easy. Following Tim's clogged drain tips will prevent future clogged bathtub drains, clogged kitchen drains, clogged sink drains or any other clogged drains in your home.
Bathrooms fans need a roof flashing to ensure the roof doesn't leak. All bathroom exhaust fans should be vented through a roof. It is easy installing roof flashings, that don't leak, for all bathroom ceiling fans or bathroom ventilation fans.
Moen faucets can be found in my home. My family and I love the durability and styling of the newer Moen faucets. The bamboo faucet in our basement bathroom is a huge hit with friends, and the sleek polished-nickel finish of the main bathroom faucets is exquisite.
Delta faucets are great products. I installed Delta faucets in my own home years ago, and still have a few that work well. Faucets in a home can take lots of abuse, so you better buy a faucet that can withstand all of the torment and mistreatment you and your family will dish out. Be sure to buy extra replacement cartridges so they are handy in the event of an emergency. With the parts on hand, you can get a dripping faucet repaired in minutes instead of hours or days.
Low water pressure in faucets is a very common problem. The source of a slow or clogged kitchen faucet can almost always be found inside the faucet. It usually takes a small amount of effort to get the water flow back to normal. Read on to learn how to fix low water pressure.
Adding a second water heater anode rod will often double the life of a common water heater. The additional anode rod takes the place of the plastic dip tube that is found inside the cold water inlet of the heater.
Septic tanks can serve you over 200 years if you size the septic tank and system properly and regularly provide septic tank maintenance. Follow these tips for treating septic tanks right.
Your septic system can handle a garbage disposal. Here is one long time manufacturer of an excellent garbage disposal for your septic tank.
Septic systems can be harmed by putting certain additives in the septic tank. Septic tanks need bacteria to function properly. Harmful additives can kill the bacteria and cause major damage to septic systems, leading to costly septic tank problems, dysfunction of septic drain fields, and pollution of ground water.
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