Good points on insulating pipes—seen too many burst pipes from folks skipping that step. Potassium chloride's fine, but honestly, unless you've got sp...

Yeah, hose length is often overlooked. I've seen plenty of setups where people add extensions thinking it'll help—usually does the opposite. Shortenin...

Yeah, gotta agree with you there. Boiling water every week seems a bit overkill to me too—especially for older plumbing. I've seen a few cracked pipes...

I've installed a bunch of dual-flush toilets over the years, and honestly, they're kind of a mixed bag. On the plus side, yeah, they do save water—esp...

Honestly, if your pipes are as old as you're saying, those valves are probably just buying you a little time. I've seen people put them in and yeah, t...

Low-flow's definitely the easier route for most folks—good call. Composting toilets can be great, but honestly, I've seen plenty of setups where peopl...

Copper's definitely solid if you know your way around a torch, but honestly, I've seen plenty of DIY copper jobs go south too. PEX is forgiving for su...

Gotta agree with this, unfortunately. Once you start seeing water pooling underneath, it's rarely something simple like a loose fitting or valve (thou...