That's a good point—reminds me of this one homeowner who kept flushing antibacterial wipes. Once I explained how it messed with the bacteria balance i...

Glad someone mentioned the washers. I remember a few years back, I had this showerhead that just refused to cooperate. No matter how much vinegar-soak...

I've actually seen this work pretty well myself. Had a similar experience with my neighbor—he was always complaining about his boiler being "impossibl...

Haha, I feel you on that one. I've been marking pipes with paint pens for years now, and honestly, it's held up surprisingly well. Had a client once w...

Haha, ain't that the truth... learned that the hard way when a tenant decided bacon grease was "liquid enough" for the sink. Took a whole weekend to s...

Couldn't agree more about checking pipe ends. Reminds me of a kitchen sink job I tackled last year—thought I had everything perfect, clamps tightened ...

I get the appeal of eco-friendly insulation—used recycled denim myself in an attic job once, and it worked great up there. But honestly, around plumbi...

Totally agree on the softener point—hard water can be a sneaky pain. Couple years back, I was helping redo a bathroom for my sister, and we had this o...

Yeah, that's pretty much how it goes. First time I had to pull a toilet was when my daughter dropped a whole roll of dental floss down there—don't ask...

Haha, couldn't agree more. Had a similar mystery clog last year—camera showed zilch, auger came back clean, but water kept rising ominously every flus...

Good point about the water quality, but honestly, filters aren't always the magic bullet. I remember a client who installed a pretty decent filter set...