Definitely agree on the chemical cleaners—learned that lesson the hard way myself. Had a tenant once who kept pouring drain cleaner down the tub drain...
Vinegar's definitely safer for fixtures—I learned that the hard way after CLR dulled some chrome in one of my units. Now I stick to vinegar, but water...
Had a similar scare last year—sensor went off, turned out the tenant had just spilled some water near it. Still glad I checked though, water damage is...
Good call on the insulation sleeves—I've done something similar myself. But honestly, the PVC issue might not just be about depth or soil type. I've s...
Laundry-to-landscape is definitely the simpler route, and you've made a good call skipping the branched drain setup. I've managed a few properties whe...