Category Plumbing

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

How to Bleed Air from Your Water Heater in an RV or Home

Bleed air from RV or home water heater: stepwise venting, safety, drains, leaks, plus water softener and filtration plumbing.

Backflow prevention services and device info for home water softeners, water heaters, filtration, plumbing, and water systems.

Adjust toilet tank water: float ball or reduce level; step-by-step, tools, safety, flush test; plumbing and home water systems.

Temporarily cap water lines for a heater, softener, or filtration system; tools, steps, safety, leak checks, and reconnection.

Maintain sump pump, safely disconnect power for service; includes checks for water softeners, heaters, filtration, and plumbing.

Locate your water heater's pilot light, which tanks have one, relight steps, safety tips, and its impact on home water systems.

Burial depth for sump pump lines to prevent freezing and ensure drainage; affects home water systems: softeners, filtration.

Stepwise main line repair, underground or above-ground; shutoff, tools, safety, and impact on softener, heater, filtration.

Electric water heater element: function, operation, faults, troubleshooting, tips for home plumbing, filtration, and softeners.

Causes and risks of water heater explosions; prevention; does turning off stop it? for home systems: softeners, filtration, plumbing.