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RE: When your basement smells like rotten eggs: weird facts about wastewater mishaps
Ain’t that the truth. I’ve chased phantom smells for hours, only to find a hairline crack in a trap or some weird venting setup nobody’s touched in decades. One thing I’d add - sometimes those old floor drains have a cle...
RE: Dripping taps driving me nuts - why is it never a quick fix?
Man, I hear you on the pitted valve seats - sometimes it feels like you’re just chasing your tail with those. I’ve had taps where no matter how many new washers or seals I tried, the drip just laughed at me. Swapping out...
RE: Rainwater toilets and greywater showers: City tries new water-saving tricks
Had a job last year where the homeowner tried to rig up his own greywater system for the garden. He skipped the backflow preventer because “it’s just plants, what’s the worst that could happen?” Ended up with a weird sme...
RE: What if you skipped a year of solar water heater upkeep?
Honestly, missing a year isn’t the end of the world, but it can speed up issues if you’ve got hard water or older equipment. Scale buildup is a big one - slower heating and weird noises (like popping or rumbling) are cla...
RE: How would I remove this stem to replace it?
Man, I hear you on that. Nothing like crawling under a sink in the middle of the night because of a shortcut gone wrong. For getting the stem out, have you tried backing off the packing nut all the way and then gently wi...