I failed to mention in my post yesterday the awesome power of baking soda and vinegar in drain cleaning. The plan was to mention that today as some big surprise. (Surprise!) Instead, some of you got all ahead of things and started telling the secrets. Thus, I share as a bit of a ...
The first step to fixing a running toilet is to learn how a toilet operates. Most people know that water fills thetoilet tank, and when the toilet is flushed, this water gets emptied into the toilet bowl to force waste and wastewater into the drain line. However, the exact details of ho...
1Push the blow bag about 6 inches into the drainpipe, and be ready (with a bucket) for water to back up out of the pipe. If you are using one on a bathtub, push it down the overflow pipe until it passes the tee at the tub drain. ...
Finally having our kitchen redone after almost 20 years of getting increasingly fed up with the sloppy layout and slipshod workmanship1 of the old cabinets has since left me spending more time in a different part of our house: the basement. That’s because three weeks of spectacularly efficient...
1. First clean the drain, from outside. And then pour 2-4 liters of warm water to moisten the drain. 2. After this, use a metal pipe brush and push it through the pipe, move it in an up and down motion to clean the sides of the pipe. You could also use a plumbing snake to...
STEP 4:If the toilet remains stopped up, it may be time to put away the plunger and pull out the drain snake, or call in a plumber to diagnose a bigger problem. RELATED:Buyer’s Guide: The Best Toilet Plungers What to do When a Plunger Doesn’t Work ...
prevent them from growing if used consistently, they won’t immediately solve the problem. It is necessary first to mechanically clear the blockage after root intrusion has been identified. That removal will ensure that chemicals can effectively flow through the sewer line and adhere to the root ...
Since the auger head on a motorized sewer snake is often too large to wind its way through the toilet bowl, the toilet should be removed from its base and the auger inserted into the drainpipe at floor level. When the machine is turned on, the auger will work its way down the line,...
As far as learning techniques go, this technique is not a magic bullet. But as you’re about to discover, the Memory Palace for learning is one of the closest things to real magic we have. Why The Memory Palace Technique Is Not Snake Oil I get it. People are skeptical, and they shou...
Washing Machine Drain Washing Machine Water Supplies Dryer Ventilation System Laundry rooms are no longer an afterthought in home renovations. If you're planning to move your laundry room out of the basement or other area and into a new space closer to your kitchen or bedroom, one of the bigg...