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Quick question: How do I remove the stopper shown in the attached photo? We just turn it to close and open it, but I can't seem to remove it. Is it integral and unremovable without dismantling the drain? Thanks for any assistance!

We have a wet utility room due to a high water table, and old house with no footing drains, and a cement block foundation on slab. Our drainage and structural services contractor has installed a sump pump in a below grade tank in the corner of the wet area inside the house that is fed by perf...

We have a large, deep stainless steel kitchen sink that is under-mounted beneath a granite counter top. If I remember correctly, the counter top installers used some kind of adhesive on the sink flange where it contacts the lower surface of the granite before they mounted the sink several years...

Orange build-up on shower tile grout I submitted a similar question on a ceramic tile advice forum and got a couple suggestions, but thought I'd post it here also in hopes that some of you in the plumbing trades (or anyone else for that matter) can help narrow down what this problem is caused...

We have a 5-year old Maytag MDB9100AWB dishwasher that has developed a rather foul odor over the past couple years. Thinking the filters were gunked up with rotten food particles, I took them out and cleaned the fine-mesh filter plate (the pump filter was clean). The filter plate had a little...

We recently bought and installed a new Ruud P2-50F1 gas water heater. We have the thermostat set so the water temp is 120F when the tank is up to temp. We've noticed ever since it was installed (end of January) that if we don't put a demand on it for, say, 10 hours or so, that the temp of the...

Howdy all-- New shower receptor and wall surround going in (Sterling Vikrell). Old shower pan had the drain flange/fitting installed with silicone caulk between the flange face and pan. We're using the old flange on the new receptor: Is it acceptable to scrape off the caulk and use...

We have no leaks, so is this a problem? What causes this? See attached photos.

Based on a prior thread, I have determined my w/h needs a thermal expansion tank, which I'm capable of installing myself. I found a tool online that helps determine the size required for any given application, but I wanted to double check this with you professionals. The tool asks for the...

Hey all you plumbing pro's: I have an approximately 4 year old 2 stage undersink OmniFilter with its own faucet on the sink ledge. Ever since I installed it, per manufacturers instructions, it has dripped from the filter faucet about 5 minutes after someone takes a hot shower or does a sink...

I installed a Lasco Fiberglass Shower Pan per the manufacturers directions about three years ago. I used four mounds of mortar for supporting the bottom as described in the instructions, surrounding but not contacting the drain area. This morning I was in our unfinished downstairs bathroom...

We have a tile walled shower stall with a fiberglass pan in our main bath. The pan is in excellent shape, but the tile doesn't work for us. Is it okay to install a 3-piece fiberglass surround over the tile, or must the tile be removed first? Will the adhesive stick to the tile? One...