Rebuilding a water heater is often a way of extending the life of a tired electric water heater with parts that only cost about $100, and a couple of hours of your time. A sign that your water heater could use rebuilding is frequently running out of hot water when you always had enough before […]
How To Rebuild A Single Handle Faucet
Rebuilding a leaking or, dripping single handle faucet is usually a fairly easy task with the worst part being finding out who made it, and what parts you need along with where to find them. If you are able to identify the faucet manufacturer and model so you can view a parts diagram on-line you […]
How To Reset A Toilet
Resetting a loose, rocking or, leaking toilet by replacing the wax ring on a toilet is an easy task that most people can do themselves. With a few basic tools and inexpensive parts most people can reset a toilet themselves in about and hour. A toilet is in most cases sealed to the closet flange […]
How To Replace Faucet Washers
Replacing faucet washers is an easy task that can make an old faucet work like new again. First you need to know if your faucet has washers, many of today’s faucets are washerless designs. A faucet that has washers will often turn several times to open or close and will not have a hard stop […]
How To Check The Bladder In Your Well Pressure Tank
Checking the bladder in your well tank is important if your well pump is running frequently with only a small amount of water being used. The well tank is used to store water for use between pumping cycles. When the well pressure tank is not working properly the pump will run frequently on short cycles […]
Thermal Expansion Tanks for Water Heaters
With a water heater when it is heating the water there will be some expansion, which in a closed system will increase the pressure and cause the T&P Valve on the water heater to discharge. One of the functions of the T&P Valve is to open as a safety mechanism when the pressure in the […]
How To Rid Your Home Of Septic System Odor
Inside the home there are a number of places where the septic system odor could be coming from. The most common place is from a leaking wax ring under a toilet, this is the weakest joint in the entire DWV system and is the most likely joint to leak. If a toilet is loose and […]
How To Clean A Faucet Aerator
Cleaning a faucet aerator is an easy task to perform. Frequently people wonder why the pressure is low at one faucet while all the other are flowing well or, the water stream may come out of the faucet at an angle or be in several small hard streams that splash up out of the sink. […]
How To Repair An Outside Faucet That leaks Inside
The only way to repair a frost proof faucet or, sillcock that has been split from freezing is to replace it with a new one. The tube that has split is an integral part of the valve and is not replaceable. The frost proof sillcocks are designed with an end that can be threaded on […]
How To Reduce The Chance Of A Sewer Backup
A simple rule of thumb is that if you didn’t eat it or, drink it, it doesn’t belong in the sewer. The one exception is toilet paper and even then if you use a toilet paper such as the good old single ply toilet paper you have reduced your chances even further. There are very […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- …
- 9
- Next Page »
