Had to laugh at “showering in mineral soup”—that’s my house too. I’ve tried both the silicone nozzle heads and the old-school metal ones, and honestly...

Yeah, I tried the whole “close the vents in unused rooms” thing too—just made the furnace sound like it was about to take off, and didn’t help the col...

Had a similar experience with silicone tape—tried wrapping it around an old copper line under my sink, and it slowed the drip for maybe an hour. Duct ...