True, but sometimes even the "safe" plants surprise you. I planted dwarf shrubs near my septic thinking they'd behave themselves. Fast forward a few y...

Had pretty much the same experience here. When I first got mine, I legit thought I'd been scammed—every flush felt like a gamble, lol. But after tweak...

I'm totally with you on ditching the garbage disposal. We pulled ours out about two years ago after it jammed for the millionth time (I swear, those t...

Haha, midnight plumbing battles...been there, done that, got the soaked t-shirt to prove it. You're definitely onto something with ball valves—honestl...

Had the exact same experience—felt like I aged a year waiting to fill a pasta pot, lol. Ended up swapping mine for one labeled "kitchen-friendly" at a...

Yeah, ran into something similar when I moved into my current place—the previous owner had bypassed the pressure relief valve because it kept "leaking...

I hear ya—greywater setups can be finicky beasts. I rigged one up last summer, thinking I'd save the planet and my wallet... ended up spending half my...

Couldn't agree more. I've had PEX installed for years now, and honestly, mice haven't been an issue—though my cat might claim credit for that. Copper'...