Be careful what you put down the drain in your home. These household cleaners all may be damaging your plumbing.
We asked two professional plumbers if dish soap was safe to use for clogged drains. Here's what they had to say.
“Never put non-food items such as plastic, metal, or glass in the drain,” says Palla. Wilson adds that even items billed as “flushable” should not be put down the pipes, citing old paint and so-called ...
Sinks can become a catch-all dumping ground for waste in the kitchen and bathroom, but they shouldn't be. Many of the things ...
Heavy rains have prompted public health officials in Washington to warn residents about toilet rats, a rare plumbing ...
Rats finding their way through plumbing and up through toilets is nothing new. But after heavy rain and flooding, like the ...
Ever wondered if it’s wise to pour that old paint water down the sink? It can’t do any harm right?! The problem is not what ...
Here are the violations reported in food safety inspection reports from Montgomery County conducted the week of Dec. 7-13, ...
Learn the top bathroom mistakes Tennessee homeowners wish they’d avoided and save time, money, and frustration on your ...
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Everything you need to know about P-traps

P-trap pipes are available in different materials, but the assemblies are similar. Your P-trap can be polypropylene (white or ...
Remove, drain, and store hoses used outdoors. Close inside valves supplying outdoor hose bibs. Open the outside hose bibs to ...
Kitchen sink drains with a garbage disposal need a deeper cleaning to break down built-up grime. Our experts recommend using ...