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Hello all, To keep a long story short, there is a bit of lead drain pipe that runs into the sewer lines for a second sink. It had been clogging with some frequency and I have tried to put a manual snake down but it can't get further than a few inches because the residual solder in the pipe...

Hello all of the plumbing world, I currently live in a ranch house in SE PA, outside Philadelphia, that has hydronic lines for a Burnham boiler as well as the hot and cold water lines that run to the master bedroom, washing machine, etc. running through the attic. To make things even more fun...

Hello, I recently resolved water backing up into the dishwasher by forming a high loop with the drainage tube. Now that that's solved, I am still having a problem with drainage from the kitchen sink. I have disassembled the trap (it's a grandfathered s trap since house is a ranch built in 1953)...

So, floor replaced, faucet installed and ready to hook up and put in a new trap. Was an s trap and not sure whether to replace with new s trap or put in a p-trap and AAV (plumbers say the former is ok, but others say that code requires at least the p trap, if not also with AAV). The problem...

Doing my best to DIY. Recently had a plumber over to inspect a toilet flange and he noted that the s traps from the vanities removed have lead piping. He recommended to either chip out the lead pipes and tie in copper pipes to the main waste line or to install new p traps along the back wall...

Hello, I am trying to replace the tile, toilet and vanity in a bathroom. When I removed the toilet, I noticed that the flange was not as pristine as I had hoped. As the pictures show, the right side of the flange is a bit more rusted out, though the closet bolt washer was still secure enough...