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RE: HELP! MY YARD'S TURNING INTO A SWAMP - HOW DO I FIND THE LEAK?
Inspect the outlet itself before digging at a wet patch. A stuck flap, clogged grate, buried daylight end, or outlet sitting underwater can back up the whole drain even when the pipe is fine. For anyone doing a flow test...
RE: When Your Fancy Toilet Sprayer Has a Mind of Its Own
I get the love for brass, but I’ve actually had decent luck with the “good” plastic adapters - like, the ones that feel a bit heavier and not super flimsy. Maybe I just got lucky, or maybe my water isn’t as hard as I tho...
RE: When your heater ignores the thermostat: what would you do?
Story of my life. I spent half a Saturday convinced my heater was plotting against me, only to realize the thermostat batteries were so dead they probably predated the house. I guess I just assumed something major had br...