Is the water in your home too hot? Is it not hot enough? Either of those problems might be because of a setting on your water heater. Where you will find this setting will depend on the type of water heater you have. If it is gas powered, you should be able to find a...

When you need hot water, how long do you stand by the faucet, running the water and waiting for it to reach the right temperature? Many homeowners spend quite a while, running a lot of water straight down the drain. In fact, according to one estimate, homeowners waste...

So, something terrible has happened. A pipe in your home has frozen in the cold weather, and you have no idea what to do! This is a serious situation, since a frozen pipe can crack and cause all kinds of problems. First, don’t panic. While the problem is serious, you...

Usually a bathtub will have a stopper to keep the water inside the tub from running down the drain. There are many different designs used for this, but one of the more common ones consists of a lever on the tub wall that controls a plunger that cuts off waterflow....

We all get irritated when we have a faucet that just keeps on dripping. That incessant sound can drive anyone nuts, but that is not the only problem with a leaky faucet. You are also wasting water. While it might seem like it shouldn’t be too much water wasted if...

Can you tell what all these symptoms have in common? Fever, bloody diarrhea, cramping, nausea, vomiting, loose or watery stools, upset stomach, headaches, fatigue, jaundice, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, abdominal cramps, weakness, cough and a rash. The answer is...

Do you hate it when you go to flush your toilet and the handle is loose and rattles? Or even worse, has someone managed to break off the handle completely, leaving you with a short stump in place? If so, it is time for you to replace it. You should be able to find a...

Have you ever experienced turning off an appliance or faucet only to experience loud banging in your pipes? This is a common problem, especially in older homes. It is caused by a change in pressure, with your water not finding anywhere to go, eventually literally...

Your main drainline is where everything goes that is flushed down a sink in your home. Of course, this is a fairly large pipe, carrying a lot of water and waste, but that does not mean that it is impossible for it to get plugged. If your main drainline was to have a...

One thing that you might not expect to read about in a plumbing blog is your fridge. You might wonder what type of plumbing your fridge has, and the answer is it doesn’t… unless you have an ice-maker in your fridge. If you do have an ice-maker, then there will be a...