When your bathtub drain gets dirty, it gets smelly and it can clog your tub. Depending on how the pipes are laid in your house, a clogged tub drain can also lead to a toilet backup or a backed-up tub in another bathroom. Cleaning your drain regularly and unclogging back ups can keep ...
When a bathtub drain stopper has given up the ghost, a temporary fix can work until you're able to repair orreplace the old stopper. A simple inexpensive vinyl or plastic round stopper, available at grocery and home improvement stores, covers the bathtub drain to keep water in a bathtub wh...
Remove the sink basket or tub stopper and clean any debris from the drain opening. Fill the sink or tub with sufficient water to cover the plunger cup, usually about 2 inches. If you are working on a double sink, seal the other sink with a stopper so the plunger can create a vacuum....
One thing is for sure: You have to do something. Water damage can be a serious matter that necessitatesexpensive cleanupand repairs to the floor and ceiling if you don't act promptly. If you do isolate the leak to the tub drain, that's actually good news because the repair isn't that...
If there is another shower or tub on the other side of the plumbing wall, the end of the snake cable may come up through that drain as you feed it. You may be able to feel the cable when it encounters the clog; rotate the cable to penetrate the blockage and break it up. Once ...
However it also melted or dissolved the adhesive that that held the metal ring around the drain stopper to the sink. I hope it didn’t also melt any of the adhesive or rubber rings inside the pipes. phill July 31, 2014 at 8:55 PM My bath tub drain blocked I think with hairs I ...
How to Unclog Sink Pipes: My sink took 15 minutes to fully drain. This, needless to say, was getting ridiculous. So I cleaned it out. This instructable will show you how to remove all that gunk that's keeping your sink from draining properly, without pou
Caulking around all the trim and an examination of the door's weatherstripping to ensure that it is intact will help block off this potential air passageway. Frequently used doors like the one from the garage into the house might need repair or replacement more frequently than do other entry ...
radar detector installation, or automotive electrical repair. These instructions are fairly detailed, but I'm definitely leaving out some basics that a novice isn't likely to know. Read through the instructions completely before starting to see if you're going to be comforta...
You'll also need to repair broken sash cords or chains just to get them working properly and safely again. If they are in poor condition, some might require the re-gluing of joints, epoxy or wood repairs to the sash, total glass removal and re-glazing, and maybe even some replacement ...