How To Plumbing Tips

How To Change A Moen Single Handle Sink Faucet Cartridge

Changing a Moen single handle sink faucet cartridge in many cases is quite easy though hard water conditions can make it very difficult. There is typically a cover on the knob or lever that when it is pried off with a knife-edge exposes a Phillips Screw underneath. Once the handle is of there is a […]

How To Repair Delta Sink Faucets

Repairing Delta sink faucets is an easy job that most people can easily handle. The single handle Delta faucets use a ball valve with spring-loaded rubber seats pressing against a ball with holes in it that control the flow of water by which hole(s) and how much of the hole(s) are lined up with the […]

How To Unclog A Toilet

When a toilet clogs there are a few things you can try to unclog the toilet, and a few things that people often try that you should never do. Most of the time a toilet can be unclogged with a few strokes of a plunger or, a quick trip of toilet auger through the trapway […]

Why Does My Faucet Whistle?

Why a faucet whistles can have several different causes. Something loose in the water stream can vibrate as the water runs by it causing a whistling noise. The whistling sound can also be caused an unusually high velocity flow of water passing through a restriction. The problem does not even have to be in the […]

Why is there not enough hot water?

Why there is not enough hot water is a problem many people face at one time or another. There is nothing worse than finding yourself standing in a shower all lathered up when the water temperature plummets. There are many possible reasons for running out of water ranging from sizing of the water heater to […]

My Garbage Disposal Stinks How To Clean It

When your garbage disposal stinks it can flavor the air of your entire kitchen. The smell is coming from debris that is caught and building up in the disposer as well as the drainpipes under the sink all the way to the water in the p-trap. The water in the p-trap acts as a liquid […]

Why My Bathroom Sink Won’t Drain

Why a bathroom sink won’t drain could have many causes ranging from stuff dropped into the drain if there is no popup stopper in place, to a clogged line deep in the wall. A very common stoppage that is found is hair packed around the bathroom sink popup stopper and ball rod that activates the […]

How To Clean A Toilet Bowl

The toilet bowl is the most used plumbing fixture in the world and it should be clean as possible to help stop the spread of infection and bacteria. Properly cleaning your toilet bowl can only take a few minutes and can be done with many different soaps and cleansing products. You will always want to […]

How Do I Remove The Plastic Flapper From My Toilet Bowl?

The plastic toilet bowl flapper inside of your toilet tank can be easily removed with a few steps. Before you get started working on your toilet bowl you want to make sure to shut the water supply off. You can shut the water off to the toilet bowl by turning the handle on the water […]

How Do You Fix A Slow Filling Toilet?

When you flush your toilet bowl the toilet tank should refill within a short amount of time unless there is something wrong. If your toilet fills slowly, chances are you will need to replace the toilet fill valve. You also will want to make sure that the water supply valve to the toilet bowl is […]