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My kitchen sink is gurgling. It started off as a slight gurgling sound but now its a longer gurgling sound. No water is coming up though. The noise happens after the following: -after running the water in the kitchen sink (heavy sounding) -the washing machine drains its water (heavy sounding)...

Hi there, I recently bought an older home, and I am planning on having the basement floor repoured. Before I do, I want to make sure the plumbing buried in the old concrete is good to go. There is a slop sink in the basement that I would like to keep there. It drains into an old cast iron...

I hired a plumber to rough in plumbing for new kitchen and bath. The new drain line that connects the new plumbing to the old is a 3" line with about 1/2" slope in 8ft (1/16" per foot). The new work has not been inspected yet by the local code official. If the code official doesn't flag this...

Hi! You are all so helpful - thanks in advance! I have a new issue: When the tub/shower/washer drains, the toilet bubbles and gurgles and the water level fluctuates. Today I also noticed that my shower was very slow to drain. We had a lot of rain last and my lawn was like a small lake in one...

Our washer has been smelly For sometime now and wondering if the builder plumbed something wrong? I have run water through the drain... which I never have had to do in our previous house... I have cleaned the washer several times... am I missing something? Could the drain perhaps not be properly...

I have a four inch metal pipe coming out of the cement in my basement. My first guess was that someone roughed in a drain for a toilet. It is a rather old house with cast iron drain system under the cement and copper above ground. Who ever owned the home previously appears to have put some...

I have a brand new porcelain covered steel tub, installed by a contractor. less than 3 months in rust started to form around the drain under the flange. I called him immediately to come look at it. He came over and removed the flange, he said he rubbed the rust off with his finger and there...

I'm usually pretty good at handling small DIY projects that pop up. But plumbing, beyond toilet flappers and minor sink repairs, has not been a challenge for me yet. Looks like that is about to change and I am wondering if I can get a little advice! My basement is unfinished except for some...

Hi, I am installing a wall hung toilet in my basement. The existing main stack is several feet away. To install the toilet where I'd like, the toilet drain will need to run horizontal (nominal fall) to the main stack. Question is, will the toilet flush properly with the drain exiting the...

This is the cap covering the drain that I am supposed to use for my water heater. But I can’t get it out. I have removed all of the screws from the flange, but the white part still won’t come out. Help

Hi. Do you all think these sinks are going to drain? Image file attached... I'm concerned the arms coming off the drain are too horizontal... And is the single trap below them ok? Guess I may as well test it at this point... Thanks, Nate

Greetings all, I am replacing the rubber gasket and putty in my cast iron bathtub to stop a leak and notified that the tub itself has a corroded spot (to the left in the picture.) Is there a way to repair that or how should I prevent a leak in the future? Thanks in advance!

We just bought a house that was built in 1959. The washer drain is overflowing. The pipe is 1.5", which I know 2" is ideal. How much of the pipe has to be replaced? I ask, because only a few feet are above the concrete and I don't want to get into busting up concrete. Are there any other...

Im getting ready to run the drain for my basement bathroom but I'm concerned that I have too many turns in the tub drain. I had to start in the wrong direction in order to pick up a wall for a vent. Is this a problem, does it meet code? A second set of eyes on this would really be appreciated.

Hello, I've been working towards trying find the best way to route and vent this bathroom layout. I've been reading the code and checking examples and think I found a good way but I'm a novice and would like a sanity check before I start so that it passes inspection. My main concern is if I...

Couple weeks ago we got a new tub installed. I wasn't seeing any issues with bathing a toddler in shallow water, but last night I filled it up and took a bath and heard drip...drip... ran out and look to find a decent leak around the shoe fitting of the drain. Plumber is coming back out Monday -...

Hello Forum! I need your kind advice I live in appartement complex, mid level floor. I got complaints from my upstairs neighbors that their "under sink" (there's some kind of hole below their sink) stinks and that their plumber said the smell must be coming from the apartment below. It is very...

From what I understand, it's generally safe to say that gurgling from a drain signals a venting issue. I'm looking for ideas to help diagnose which of two possibilities is in play. Feel free to suggest other possibilities that I have not considered. Possibility 1 - Negative pressure but with...

I have a fiberglass shower on a second floor that has sprung a leak - see photos below. What do I need to do to correct this problem? The lock-ring that is visible from the top of the shower reads: Caspers Industries Oakland CA No. 101-PS ABS IAMPO Use glue only. Warning: Do not use oil base...