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If you have a mobile phone holder at home, but this one don't have a wireless charging function, are you entangled in another one that has a wireless charging function and discards the original one? Things may not be that bad, you just need to buy a small wireless charger and install it on the...

Hello all. I'm in need of some help as I have very little plumbing knowledge and this is the first time I've had a disposal in my home. My garbage disposal is backing up into my sinks. I started with a sink plunger (but didn't cover the sink overflow to increase pressure), followed it with...

Good Morning! I'm new here, just joined and searched for this question and was unable to find the answer. Can you turn a Wye on its Y, for lack of a better term? For those that like to read, I explained a lot below the photos. For those who don't look at the photo and tell me if it is a- okay...

Question about bathrooms and installing a porcelain on steel alcove tub. We have installed a tub, put in the hardiboard for the surround and realized the tub is not resting on the stinger- it is about 1/2 to 1” above it. It’s screwed in, level, and doesn’t squeak, seems very solid. Question is-...

I'm rebuilding my shower and ran into an issue that I'm not quite sure how to solve. After pulling the old shower out, we discovered the whole house needed to be repiped. Yay home ownership?... We had the repipe done by a local company, and now with that done, I've resumed plans to rebuild the...

I'm using 3/4" schedule 40 pipe for the structure of an industrial looking shelving project installed on a wall in my house. I'm running into a hiccup that I just can't wrap my head around solving and I bet that the plumbing community can easily tell me if it's a hopeless cause or offer some...

If there’s a thread that covers all of this stuff, or even several, I’m happy to read them. I just don’t know what terms to search for, at this point. I’m reasonably confident I can DIY this because I’ve DIY’ed a lot of other things, and have basic plumbing and electrical skills. (And, in my...

I'm trying to build multiple confetti cannons for a gender reveal, and need help with the release. I am familiar with using ball valves, but in this situation I will be the only one with the cannons at lift off and need advice on how to devise a way of turning multiple at once. I have explored...

I just recently completed a remodel of my kitchen. I am hearing water hammer symptoms when using the kitchen faucet. Can I install water hammer arrestors outside my wall at the between the supply and the shut off valves, or will that not work as intended? The supply lines that I hear the noise...

Hello, I have black spot in one of my bath tubs, a lot of them. I thought at first it was the water tank so I flushed it. Way more then was required. I am still getting the spots, but only in that tub. Everywhere else is crystal clear. Can anyone point to a solution? Thank you, Dallas

After I accidentally broke the cold water supply line to my bathroom sink due to corrosion, I was eventually able to learn how to solder copper pipe, and successfully replaced both lines without any leaks! Unfortunately the tap water (both lines) has since taken on a noticeably yellow tint...

I'm novice diy-er many hours into a tub drip repair that led to opening a wall and replacing the shower/bath valve. My local plumbing supply store set me up with a two handled Gerber so I could avoid also learning how to tile at this moment. I've learned about sharkbites and crimp connections...

Hi, I am trying to build a portable sink. I bought a EcoPlus 185 Fixed Flow Submersible/Inline Pump 158 GPH - 728300 (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0018WVNXC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) to pump water from a 7 gallon tank I have underneath a sink stand. I have one 6ft...

I've been working on my upstairs bathroom for about a month and I'm at a stand still, I'm tiling the walls down to the bathtub, I got most of it done but I'm stuck! I know I'm not a professional, I wish I could afford one but something had to happen in that bathroom there was mold when we moved...

Ok... 1930's Brooklyn tenement. Replacing vanity with a pedestal sink (my Mistress insisted). The 1 1/2" drain stack is in the wall to the left of where the sink can be placed and located about 12" from it. There is a threaded pipe going into the stack and the previous owner devised (after...

Greetings, all! I need to replace a toilet tank lid but I don't have the old one so I don't have a part number. I've posted some pics of the only part numbers or brands listed on the rest of the toilet, but I still cannot identify the model number or find the part number for the replacement...

I have a small pantry and a small bathroom separated by only a wall. I'd like to convert the pantry into a kitchenette and I thought I could easily get water for a kitchen sink (that's really all I need) in there by running pipes from the water source in the bathroom on the other side of the...

Hello! I am purchasing a property that currently has no running water, but is only about 25' from a large pond so I wanted to design a system to use the pond water for household needs (on a very tight budget). See above for what I have come up with so far (hopefully small type is legible!)...

I live in San Diego, CA, and I'd like to replace the water supply line between our water meter and house. The current setup is pretty simple: there's a 1" copper pipe covering the 20' span through the middle of the front yard in a straight line, and it doesn't pass under any hardscape. It's...

Okay kids, get comfy; long story. Thank you in advance to anyone who gets through it and comments. I love you. September 2016: We move into our new house, built in 1952, remodeled extensively in 2008 by homeowner, a "soil engineer". Yep, we bought an engineer's house. First red flag. We did...