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When I install a new toilet, about 60% of the time I put the wax ring on the horn, pick up the toilet to mount it to the flange, and plop, the wax ring falls off. Is there a secret plumbers trick to keeping the ring on the toilet long enough to get the toilet on the flange? Heat the horn...

I have to replace a leaky sillcock. It is in a dumb place. The tap is close to a tread on deck stairs that run up the side of the house. The hose reel is on the outside of the stairs. Can I run copper from the side of the house under the stairs and put a tap at the end? I know I'd lose the...

Our basement (in a raised ranch) is quite chilly in winter, and in the heavy a/c season. There is no cold air return in the basement, just upstairs. 1) is a cold return likely to help take the chill off in the basement? 2) assuming the return vent should be near floor level, can I route...