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RE: Making sure your home’s pipes are up to code - how I do it
Yeah, I’ve had the same issue with inspectors nitpicking every little thing, especially around the furnace and water heater. It’s wild how one wrong can of foam can set you back a whole afternoon. I get what you mean abo...
RE: Touchless taps and other faucet surprises
Had a similar situation with a “smart” kitchen faucet last year - thing would randomly turn on in the middle of the night if you walked past it with your phone in your pocket. Drove my dog nuts. I get the appeal for hygi...
RE: Finally won the battle against invading tree roots
I get the logic behind regular augering, but honestly, I’ve had mixed results. The last time I tried it, the roots were back clogging things up in less than a year. Maybe it’s just my luck, but after the third time snaki...
RE: How do you spot hidden water leaks before they get worse?
That’s the truth. I’ve had those fancy sensors, and sure, they’ll scream when there’s a puddle, but they totally missed a slow drip behind my dishwasher. Only reason I caught it was because the cabinet started smelling m...
RE: How much would you pay to fix water damage from a burst pipe?
I hear you on the moisture meters. I picked up a cheap one off Amazon after a pipe burst in my laundry room last year. It wasn’t perfect, but it did help me figure out which spots were still damp after running fans for d...
RE: Finally tackled my noisy pipes and feeling pretty proud
Had a similar experience myself, though mine ended up being a bit trickier. Thought I'd nailed it down to loose brackets too, tightened everything up, and it seemed fine for a week or two. Then the noise came creeping ba...
RE: Thinking about swapping to a pedestal sink - tips or regrets?
Haha, same here. Thought I'd knock it out in an afternoon, ended up wrestling with shims for hours. Looks decent now, but honestly, pedestal sinks might be more trouble than they're worth...
RE: finally figured out my boiler plumbing - anyone else find it tricky?
Haha, been there myself. I tried marking with chalk once, but honestly found it more trouble than it's worth - ended up smudging it everywhere and confusing myself even more. Now I just eyeball it, measure twice, and cro...
RE: Keeping your ice maker happy and ice tasting fresh
Funny you mention this, because I was pretty skeptical about the whole "ice maker maintenance" thing myself. I mean, it's frozen water - how complicated could it be, right? But a couple months ago, I started noticing my ...