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RE: Midnight Plumbing Panic: Quick Fix or Flooded Basement?
For a small drip from an accessible fitting, a shallow baking tray or roasting pan can catch water until help arrives. It won’t stop the leak, so keep an eye on it and empty it before it overflows.
RE: Finally ditched the black tank: my dry loo journey
I hear you on the tank sensors - never had one that didn’t lie to me at least half the time. As for the dry loo, I’ve got a Nature’s Head in a couple of my rentals. The fan does most of the heavy lifting, honestly. If yo...
RE: When your bathroom sink ends up off-center
Plastic shims are a game changer, honestly. I used to be stubborn about sticking with wood - figured it was cheap and did the job, right? But after pulling out a bathroom vanity in one of my rentals and finding those sog...
RE: Drips from the box vs. leaks at the connections - what’s worse?
Those crusty valves are a nightmare, I agree. Had one snap off in my hand once - water everywhere, tenant freaking out. You ever tried switching to quarter-turns across your places? I started swapping them out after tha...
RE: Plumbing tips that change with the seasons
Yeah, learned that the hard way a few years back. Had a tenant who went nuts with weatherstripping - thought he was doing me a favor. Next thing I know, the bathroom ceiling’s got black spots and the paint’s peeling. Got...
RE: LOW SHOWER PRESSURE: DOES THAT BOOSTER PUMP REALLY WORK?
Had a similar situation in one of my rentals - tenants complained about weak shower pressure, and I almost went down the booster pump route too. Ended up being a chunk of rusted pipe just before the valve. Swapped it out...
RE: Kitchen sink disaster - DIY or call a plumber?
Tried a freeze kit once - never again. Maybe I just got unlucky, but the “ice plug” only held for about five minutes before water started seeping past. It wasn’t a total flood, but I was racing to the shutoff anyway. Hon...
RE: Why does swapping out a busted ice maker cost so much?
Nailed it - people think it’s just a five-minute swap, but every time I’ve had to mess with an ice maker line, there’s some “surprise” waiting. The worst is those ancient shutoff valves that crumble as soon as you touch ...