Where I’m from we always flush everything away through our fancy seat-toilets without a care. For 19 years of my life, I had never seen a clogged toilet in my Passport Nation. Their toilets are resilient and their flushes are powerful. That was until I started studying, lived in a sh...
When you are living alone, you may not have the luxury of calling someone to come over and fix a clogged drain or change a fuse immediately. And why would you want to pay someone for minor fixes? It’s a waste of money, a big no-no in adulting 101. So here is what you need to...
One of the new expenses that accompany homeownership is making repairs. There's no landlord to call if your roof is leaking or your toilet is clogged. To look at the positive side, there's also no rent increase notice taped to your door on a random Friday afternoon. While you should exe...
MilesSherrill/iStockphoto If your toilet is running water nonstop, it’s a must-fix situation or else your water bill will wash you away. So it’s a good idea to get acquainted with what you see when you lift the top of the toilet tank (it’s called the flush valve assembly, by...
My 1950 toilet previously used 5 gallons per flush. I set it to the lowest fill level, and then put some mason jars in the reservoir to hold back more water. I don't put a lid on them, so the water will circulate and not stagnate. Redirecting your greywater. Basically, greywater...
Pumping the septic tank with the fantasy that doing so will "fix" a clogged or failed drainfield. All you really gain is a few days of toilet flushing before the tank has re-filled. See this complete list SEPTIC TANK PUMPING MISTAKESand fantasies about how septic tanks work and how they...
Typically flush with your wall, the decorative panel is an outer layer of a wall that covers all the interior pipe make up of your bathroom. Generally, this takes the appearance of tile or natural stone, but it is also sold in a variety of materials such as acrylic which is much cheaper...