Knowing the location of a septic tank on your property is one of the most important things you should know when buying a property that has a septic system instead of a sanitary sewer. In fact if I was buying a property, I would insist on the septic system being serviced and inspected with a [...]

I would like to explain to all of you how to build a swimming pool waterfall. Many people think that putting a waterfall into their swimming pool is a luxury they cannot afford, but they are wrong. Building a waterfall using natural materials (stones and boulders) can be fairly inexpensive and the work will take [...]

If you need a new toilet flapper you can easily waste a couple of hundred gallons of water every day. The signs of needing a new flapper often comes in the form of hearing the toilet tank refill when no one has flushed the toilet. If your flapper is five years old or, older chances [...]

Replacing a kitchen basket strainer is the best course of action when a kitchen sink basket strainer is leaking. Some may think that tightening a nut will fix the leak but I assure you it will in almost every case make it worse unless the leak is at the tailpiece connection in which case a [...]

Repairing a kitchen sink leak is often a task that you can fix your self. The first thing you need to do is clear out the stuff stored under the sink and you will need a flashlight and a paper towel or, rag. I also like to wipe up any water in the bottom of [...]

I have never unclogged a toilet with drain opener nor will I! Let me explain this please. I am a service plumber and have cleared many drains, I also am on several well-known plumbing forums on the web offering help to people with plumbing problems. The subject of using drain opener on a toilet frequently [...]

Hello all you “do- it – yourselfers”, I would like to explain to all of you how I (Amanda) fixed a pool filter crack. A pool filter functions in a pool the same way the liver functions in the human body. Just as a liver filters out toxins in the human body, a pool filter [...]

Hello all you “do- it – yourselfers”, I would like to explain to all of you how to patch a pool liner on the seam. Owning a pool can be a great source of entertainment as long as you keep up on the maintenance. Having a pool liner in your pool is important because it [...]

Hello all you “do- it – yourselfers”, I would like to explain to all of you how I Amanda treated the water in my above ground pool. I am sure all of you would agree that swimming in an above ground pool is a very relaxing way to spend your summer. However, it takes a [...]

Hello all you “do- it – yourselfers”, I would like to explain to all of you how I (Amanda) weighted down my swimming pool steps. Owning a swimming pool can be a lot of fun but can also be a lot of hard work to maintain. I am sure that if you own a pool [...]

Repairing a Mansfield flush valve is a simple task that many people have a lot of difficulty with because the Mansfield flush valve design is so different from what they are used to seeing in a toilet. Identifying the problem isn’t hard the worn out seal on the Mansfield toilet has the same symptoms as [...]

Are your fixtures prematurely wearing out? Your designer faucets, your water heater, or your shower valve? Would you like to make them last longer and wear better getting the most for your money and their keeping their value? Do you know your water pressure? You might want to or maybe, you should because it effects your fixtures life expectancies.  It should be between 50 to 70 [...]

Installing a water saving can save a lot of water. Because the water going to the showerhead is heated water it will save you both on water usage and water heating costs. Throughout history water saving devices were met with skepticism especially when law mandated the water reduction. Often in these cases we ended up [...]

To stop water pipes from banging there a couple of different types of banging that can occur and each has a different cause and a different cure. The first is “Water Hammer”which occurs when water shuts of usually caused by a large volume flow and a valve, which closes rapidly. Water hammer has a bang [...]

Installing a bathroom sink pop-up assembly is a job that many people even plumbers have trouble doing without having leaks. Some people in an attempt to not have leaks even resort to putting Silicone RTV sealant all over the sealing surfaces of the pop-up assembly, essentially gluing the pop-up in place. The truth is that [...]

Everyday all across the country people connect PVC and galvanized pipes when they tear out rusted out, leaking galvanized pipes. The problem is most people do not know how to make a good connection between the new PVC and the balance of the old galvanized pipe. I have seen all kinds of rubber couplings used [...]