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Our house is 11 years old and has cheap builder grade toilets. One of them clogs easily and I'd like to replace it soon. Initially I was only considering Toto based on what I have read here before. When I told my wife I was shopping for a new one, she said she wants one with smooth sides...

I have several air conditioner units outside on a slab right next to the building. The way the copper tubing is run for the refrigerant lines is less than optimal, they go straight down through holes in the concrete slab, and then turn 90 degrees underground and come in horizontally through the...

Is it possible to fix such a problem with epoxy or silicone or some other glue or sealer? Or do I just need a new toilet? Unfortunately I bought the toilet last year and just got around to installing it now, so I don't think I can return it to the store I got it from. I'm cheap so if it is...

I added a new bathroom to my house on the 2nd floor. Previously, the only plumbing in the house was on the 1st floor. The main vent stack goes up through the roof on part of the house that's an addition, so there is no 2nd story above it. The 1st floor toilet is vented properly (I think) but the...

So if I just get rid of the vent after the toilet and replace that section with straight pipe, just the vent from the sink will be sufficient? I guess that makes sense about the vent clogging up there.

I'm adding a new 1/2 bath in an empty space. The waste pipe runs horizontally (with proper slope) out through what used to be the outside wall of the house, into the attic space above an addition on the front of the house. It then goes straight down through a closet, then will go at an angle...