Category Plumbing

Tips, how-tos, and troubleshooting for home water softeners, water heaters, home water filtration systems, plumbing, and overall water systems.

How to Insulate Your Water Heater: A Practical Guide for Safety, Savings, and Outdoor Units

How to insulate water heaters for safety and efficiency incl outdoor tankless units;materials, frost protection, energy savings.

How to disconnect sink, toilet, and washer supply lines: shutoff, depressurize, tools, safety; tips for home water systems.

Step-by-step: how to dig and prep a sump pit for home water systems—plumbing, filtration, heater, softener, discharge, testing.

Compare backflow prevention methods and devices for home water systems: softeners, heaters, filters, plumbing, selection tips.

Best methods to clean home water lines: remove sediment and scale; tips for water heaters, softeners, filtration, and plumbing.

Diagnose and fix toilet tank fill: check valves, float, supply, leaks; guidance for softeners, heaters, filtration, plumbing.

Detect and fix gas and water leaks in a water heater: shutoffs, leak tests, tighten joints, valve/gasket fixes, when to call pro.

Sump pump runs nonstop? Causes and fixes, plus checks for water softeners, heaters, filters, plumbing, and water systems.

Step-by-step water heater thermocouple installation & troubleshooting; safety, testing, valve checks for home water systems.

Why does sump pump smell rotten eggs or sewage? Remove and prevent odors; causes, venting, backflow; tips for water systems.