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81Why does the reset button on a Hot Water Heater keep popping off?
Yes even the Faucetman can be wrong. Just ask my ex-wife. As much as it may be hard for you to believe even I am capable of making a mistake, I divorced my first one (and never made that one again) and then...
0 comments80What is that Smell??
As I originally stated when I started this blog, I really wanted to help people with their plumbing problems and what I couldn’t answer, which is probably 95% of what you would ask, my friends at...
20 comments78A Frozen Vent Pipe Can Cause a Sewer Gas Smell
I have written several means blogs in the past about plumbing smells, in fact they have been some of my most widely read and most well received. Every time I think I've heard them all a new scenario arises....
0 comments77Why is my hot water heater leaking?
I answered this question a couple of times over this weekend on 2 different forums and in the process realized how few people really know what the basics of a hot water heater are as well as the many things...
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76The joys of a newly found toy...the TOTO Washlet
As I wrote last Friday, I had ordered myself a TOTO SW844 “Washlet”,from the good folks at National Builder Supply, and was anxiously awaiting its arrival. Well the fated day came on Tuesday and my...
0 comments73HOW TO BUILD A HANDICAP ACCESS (ADA COMPLIANT) BATHROOM
As promised in my previous blog “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up” I discussed the importance of having a safe and comfortable bathroom for seniors in the family or someone suffering from a...
0 comments73Can I Add a toilet to my basement?
Can I install a toilet in my basement? The most difficult new additions of plumbing fixtures are tubs, showers and toilets. Obviously the difficulty arises from the need to drain from the bottom. I...
0 comments74PVC plumbing, advantages and disadvantages
In my continuing and hopefully final discussion of supply piping materials, today let’s talk about the other major forms of materials used. In previous day's blogs I talked about the use of copper, most...
0 comments75"NO MORE WIRE COAT HANGERS"
“No more wire coat hangers!!” In my continuing preoccupation with DIY forums and chatrooms the second most frequent complaint after the mysterious smell is the clogged toilet. More and more new...
0 comments73How to Choose a Backsplash for your Kitchen
I follow, read and comment on over 30 discussion forums on a daily basis. It seems that one of the more frequent points of discussion and questions today centers around backsplashes and the many choices...
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