Is the top of the toilet flange even (or close to even) with the finished floor? If it is too low – then use two wax rings. One regular wax ring on the bottom and one (or more) with the plastic horn insert on top. I have seen leaks like you describe if the …
Continue reading I moved my toilet’s location during a remodel (or a new floor install) and now it leaks at the base?
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13, 2014
Name of product: Tankless gas water heaters
Hazard: The water heaters can overheat, posing a fire hazard.
Remedy: Repair
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled water heaters and contact Challenger Supply Holdings to arrange for a free repair.
Consumer Contact: Challenger Supply Holdings at (800) 729-6118 between 7 a.m. and …
Continue reading Tankless Water Heaters Recalled Due to Fire HazardIf you’ve installed a new fill valve, and are certain that everything else in the toilet is working properly, leaks could very well be high water pressure. If your water pressure is so high that it leaks past a Fluidmaster 400A or another new ballcock (aka: “toilet fill valve”) – then you NEED a pressure …
Continue reading My toilet is running due to high water pressure – what do I do?When the lowest plumbing fixture in the house overflows when another fixture (like a clothes washing machine) is draining; most commonly the septic tank needs to be pumped, there is a break in the sewer pipe outside the house or the main drain is plugged somewhere. However, the washing machine line could be connected to …
Continue reading When I run the clothes washer my toilet and/or shower bubbles or overflows?To get a snake in the drain you take off the overflow plate. That’s the round thing on the tub wall with two screws. When you pull it out – two sections of the stopper mechanism will come with it. It’s hinged so it will bend through the hole. Chances are that hair caught on …
Continue reading How Do I Get A Snake Down a Tub Drain?Yes, drain pipes do dry out and get real rough. Will it clear up with use? Maybe. Is there anything you can really do about it? Not after the fact. Prevention is best here – try to run some water through infrequently used drains every so often to keep this from happening.…
Continue reading Do Unused Drains Dry Up and Get Rough Inside?Mike Palmer, Water Quality Specialist
The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission released a report on Thursday January 23, 2014 that Flushmate is expanding their recall of the Flushmate III Pressure Assisted Flushing System due to possible impact and laceration hazards and/or property damage.
These systems can burst near the vessel weld seam with enough …
Continue reading Exploding Toilets? Say it isn’t so Joe!Yes and no. A toilet with no vent may not flush the contents out of the bowl, but any other drain will work without a vent. (NOTE: the code is that all fixtures shall be vented). In my experience, only twice in 15 years has a vent been the cause of a drain backup. In …
Continue reading Can Clogged Vents Stop Up Drains?It is illegal (and not a very environmentally or plumbing friendly practice) to connect any rain or ground water to the sewer or a septic tank. IF, however, you do hookup – at the very least put a trap in the line to keep sewer gas out of the house. …
Continue reading How do I connect my sump pump overflow to my septic tank or sewer line?There could be a couple of different reasons for this. Don’t mix PVC washers and nuts with metal washers and nuts. Keep them consistent. The plastic washers (ferrules) go with the plastic pipe and washers. The thicker side faces the nut and the thinner side the *cup*. The metal pipe uses metal nuts and square …
Continue reading The drain pipes under my kitchen sink and the garbage disposal keep coming loose – help!