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I ran the shower on the first floor for the first time and noticed the drain was slow. A typical length shower would result in 4-6 inches of water. I used three bottles of Drano foaming cleanser and that helped quite a bit. Now I get about 2 inches of water. I tried snaking it, but the hard...

I wanted a Toto, but the style of their 14" toilets won't work in our house. The Eljer Patriot is attractive, but is it any good? I have a new American Standard upstairs and it blocks up every few months so I'm a little nervous about using another one.

The original plumbing was done in 1922. It's a cast iron flange set in a bed of mortar on top of pine flooring; 14" offset. I installed 3/4 plywood and then tile. Now the flange sits 1/4" below the surface in the front and 3/8" below the surface in the rear. A local plumber wanted $900 to tear...

I had the gas turned off for a month and removed the line to the gas dryer (we're going to electric) and plugged the pipe. Also installed new hot water heater. I can't light the pilot off course because there is air in the lines. How do I safely purge this air? Thanks.

I am going to run 3/4 copper for my horizontals and was wondering if there is any advantage to doing 3/4 for the verticals? I want a powerful shower and even though the shower vavle openings look kinda small, I thought maybe 3/4 inch would be better than 1/2 inch for the supplies and head?

Hello, I have cast iron flange and waste pipe on my first floor toilet. We are going to remove this toilet and everything else and put down cement board and then tile. Currently it's vinyl over hardwood. Is it possible to raise the flange with some kind of adaptor about 1"? Or do I have to...