Donna Simpson is that lady from New Jersey who you have been hearing about all over the news as well as on the Colbert Report with Stephen Colbert. She currently weighs a remarkable 600+ lbs and is on mission to not only to be the fattest women in the world but to also be [...]

If you are looking to add an expansion tank to your water heater you will first have to know which expansion tank to use. You can checkout the:Expansion Tank Buyers Guide
Learn about different expansion tanks with this buyers guide complete with easy to read information.
http://wetheadmedia.com/expansion-tank-buyers-guide/

There is also a thread on RIDGID Forum that is [...]

Today you can become a DIY in many things from making your own will, cooking, making clothes, home improvements to pretty much anything any professional can do. This term, DIY, came in the 1950’s with people doing essentially home improvements. Most people are a DIY at least in one thing in their [...]

Can I use CPVC cement on PVC is often asked by Do It Yourselfers on a number of plumbing help forums everyday and the short answer is NO! Just this morning I found an article to the contrary on a popular Do It Yourself website and it compelled me to write this article. Hopefully my [...]

Installing a water hammer device has been turned into an easy task that almost anybody who can operate an adjustable wrench and channel lock pliers can do. If banging pipes whenever the water shuts off to a certain fixture annoys you, installing a water hammer arrestor may help. Water hammer is caused by the momentum [...]

How many times have you gone to the stove and turned on a pot or tea kettle of water, so you can enjoy a cup of tea, cocoa, or soup on a cold winters day. Quite a few I am sure, but after you turned on the water how many times have you also boiled [...]

Fixing a Moen faucet leak is easy when you know how. If you don’t know how fixing a Moen single handle faucet can be your worst nightmare and even result in severe damage to the faucet by using improper cartridge removal techniques. There are three different single handle cartridges used in Moen faucets, the #1200 [...]

There are now many ways to install plumbing without solder but you should never install PVC for water supply lines inside a house. PVC for water supply is not allowed inside the home under almost every code that I know of and is never allowed for hot water. There are other materials that may be [...]

Most customers won’t buy their plumber such an expensive gift but if you are married to one, or dating one I got the best present that money can buy for someone who is on the road as much as a plumber.
A GPS Navagation System!
It cries out to the person who is on the road again [...]

Repairing a shut off valve to a toilet while possible in some cases usually requires replacement of the valve. If the shut off valve still shuts off water to the toilet but is dripping from under the handle where the stem goes into the valve many times you can take two adjustable wrenches and with [...]