Honestly, I’ve had the opposite experience. The newer fixtures with ceramic cartridges and touchless sensors have actually cut down on maintenance cal...

Metal heads last, no argument there, but if your shower’s spraying all over the place, it’s usually either clogged holes or a busted gasket inside the...

I hear you on the pressure test thing. I’m the same—only bother with it if I’ve got a bunch of new joints or something’s sketchy. For a quick fix, slo...

Had the same thing happen in one of my rentals—rattling kept freaking out the tenants. Tightened a couple of straps, wrapped some old towels for good ...

That’s about right—old pipes are full of surprises. I’ve lost count how many times a “major” problem turned out to be a bit of gunk or scale. Good cal...

Good points here, especially about visual checks. I've had sensors miss leaks more than once—usually small drips that build up slowly. Had one tenant ...

Exactly. When I first installed smart leak sensors in my rentals, I was skeptical—seemed like just another gadget to babysit. But they've saved me fro...

Humidity's always been my enemy too—had labels peel off after just one summer. Started using paint markers directly on pipes a few years back, never l...