I hear you, but honestly, sometimes those “messier” setups get out of hand and just look like a DIY horror show. I get wanting to make repairs easy, b...

- Totally agree—I've learned the hard way that it's not always the expensive part that's the problem. - Had a tech try to sell me a new control boar...

- Camera inspection is 100% worth it before dropping big money. I did one for about $250, and it showed exactly where the roots were getting in (and h...

- My checklist was all over the place—some stuff super specific (like, “show the T&P valve discharge termination”), other things just “verify drai...

- Not gonna lie, I always assume the handles will turn the “normal” way, and then—surprise—it’s backwards. - Swapping stems is annoying, but what re...

- Totally get where you're coming from. - I’ve seen way too many horror stories with push-to-connect, especially when you can’t see the fittings lat...