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  Troubleshooting Toilet Problems

  The first part of today’s lesson is to become familiar with the construction of a toilet. A toilet consists of a tank, a bowl (with some models these are one piece) and a ball-cock and flush valve...

  • Posted October 8, 2015
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  Look Here First When Your Drain Clogs

  It’s tough enough when you try to sterilize a tub once your little one has used it to “bathe!” But, it’s even worse when the water (if it can still be called that after a kid bath)...

  • Posted September 21, 2015
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  Selecting The Perfect Toilet

  It has been referred to as the lieu, the throne, the john, the pot, and less favorable terms. By most it is known simply as the toilet; a modern convenience often taken for granted. Before the days...

  • Posted September 18, 2015
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  Give Yourself A Hand Shower

  There aren’t very many projects that you can undertake in your home that will cost you less than $30 that can offer as much convenience as adding a hand-held shower. Yes, you can spend more – easily...

  • Posted September 1, 2015
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• Installing A Preformed Tub Surround

  In door plumbing; how different our lives would be without it. While the advantages to indoor plumbing are many, there are potential disadvantages. Water can be one of the single greatest enemies to a home. It is...

  • Posted August 29, 2015
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  What You Need To Know About Compression Fittings

  As we wrote this column we were returning home from a remote radio broadcast that had aired from Rockford, Ill. Rockford is a large community (population 145,000 +/-) located about an hour west of Chicago. The radio...

  • Posted August 28, 2015
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• Replacing A Lavatory Sink Drain

  As children, plugging a lavatory sink – more commonly known as a washbasin – involved placing a rubber stopper into a drain. The stopper was tethered to the lavatory faucet by a small metal beaded chain that...

  • Posted August 23, 2015
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  Install A Garbage Disposal

  To our forefathers who crossed the great plains the term “modern kitchen appliance” was more than likely understood to mean a large black kettle or some kind of hunting weapon. A rabbit trap or maybe a repeating...

  • Posted August 22, 2015
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  Quick Pipe Leak Fixes

  Being prepared to defend your home’s plumbing system against cold winter temperatures can prevent heart ache and save money – and it makes good sense too. You know, water- and sewer-line leaks occur year round – regardless...

  • Posted August 22, 2015
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  Plumbing: Replacing A Tub Spout

  A friend recently called and mentioned that the trip lever on her tub spout wasn’t working. She said she couldn’t get the shower to work and wanted to know how to change the spout. We suggested that...

  • Posted August 21, 2015
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