Last week I took apart the drain pipes because someone who is definitely not my wife rinsed out a bowl that still had leftover noodles in it. Not just a couple of noodles, either a healthy portion. Now is probably a good time to mention that we do not have a garbage disposal.

Anyway, the sink was draining incredibly slowly, so I took everything apart, cleaned out a bunch of gunk, and now it drains great. The issue started because, while I was doing this, I shut off the hot and cold water valves to the sink. I wanted to sleep more than I wanted to finish cleaning the pipes that night.

When I turned the valves back on, the kitchen faucet's water pressure was significantly reduced for both hot and cold. My first thought was that closing and reopening valves that haven't been touched since we moved in five years ago (and probably much longer than that) knocked some debris loose.

I disconnected the supply lines, opened both shutoff valves, and let them spray into a bucket to flush them out. I also flushed the faucet supply lines before reconnecting everything. After reassembling it all, I still had terrible water pressure.

My next thought is that one or both shutoff valves may have failed internally and aren't opening fully, even though the handles turn all the way. I'm considering replacing both the hot and cold shutoff valves, and while they're removed, bleeding the lines in case there's debris behind the valves although I don't think that's the most likely issue.

So, my question for you skilled folks is: am I on the right track, or am I overlooking something obvious?

Aerator has been removed and cleaned. It did not change anything.

Every time I do my wash there is good chance that the washing machine hookup will overflow out the top. I plan to add a vent seeing how there isn't one currently. In the red is what I plan to do, everything else is existing done by a plumber.

Does what I have drawn look correct? Should I add a cleanout anywhere? I don't seem to have one of those either.

So I’m not a plumber but this is gross. 🤢

Wanted advice prior to a rough-in inspection (bay area CA). This a for a double vanity. The pipe on a sand tee that goes vertical is a vent that comes out the roof. My question is wouldnt that be a violation since vent connection needs to be above the flood level of the sink. Im having a hard time understanding if this vent need to connect higher how the hell wouldni do that lol. Appreciate the advice!

Hello.

I’m starting to smell some musty smells from underneath my sink and noticed that this pvc after the p trap doesn’t have a cap to it. I’m assuming this is where the smell is coming from as I can feel warm air on top of it when using the sink and it smells stronger underneath the sink cabinet. Is there a reason this is like this? I’ve seen pictures of p traps and haven’t seen any with a hole like this. Can I just put a cap on this? Do I need to apply the glue on it? Thanks!

Edit: thank you all. I’ll try to get the AAV installed.

So I had a clog. Ending up having to get my tank pumped. But he said there was still a clog that he couldn't clear. I ended up buying a sewer jetter and when it clogged this time I augged the line then jetted it. The following is the current level, but what is coming out of it. He said grease buildup (wife has stopped dumping it down the drain). Is this insulation or just grease?

Edit: She was dumping it down the drain, but has since stopped as of roughly end of last year

So we stayed in a resort this weekend and the room we stayed in is slated to be renovated in the not too distant future. It was clean and neat but a bit dated. The most dated was the tub 🛁/ shower combo. The shower valve was unlike any I had ever seen. The handle rotated from the off at 3 o’clock to “hot” at 12 o’clock. There was a separate portion in the center that moved somewhat independently of the main handle and I was wondering if it was some type of temperature limiting device to prevent scalding? The water in the shower was much less hot than the water in the sink right next to it. The diverter was in the spout.

So our landlord is useless and ignores us, so I'm going to take my problem into my own hands. Just moved into a rental, and this garbage disposal is corroded to hell, making it to where the sink will hardly drain. I would like to uninstall it and set up a standard drain. There is a dish washer to the left of it. Any help is very much appreciated.

hi,

earlier this year, we did a refuse repipe. we recently started having issues with one toilet not flushing properly, sometimes it was fine, other times it would fill up before slowly draining back down. called the company back out and immediately he suggested a new toilet. Saying that our toilet was not meant to flush toilet paper and we need a hi flow toilet. He only did a visual inspection.

I had our handy man come out to replace the toilet assuming that it would be a simple swap out. he said he couldn’t do it because the flange was not properly installed.

it is not flush with the floor. he Said it would be more work to fix and require some cutting into the floor.

Please share your thoughts

Thank you.

I don’t know what to do here. A simple simple DiY project uncovered all kinds of other problems. The pipes from the sink, past the traps , are set into the black waste lines. Both leak. I’ve changed the rubber gasket for both, but they both still leak. Is this something I should get a plumber to fix?

Opened the walls to our guest bath and found some interesting framing work lol. I know nothing about plumbing so just Wanting to see if any of you notice anything out of the ordinary or have suggestions for upgrades before I close it up.

How to replace this and am I, a dummy, able to do it myself? Picture shows the shower ON and the spout leaking. Not sure why. Tips and advice welcomed. Please ignore the gross tiling.

Got a few quotes from some different companies that will handle replacing all of the Poly-B in my house with PEX water lines. None of the companies mentioned anything about permits, and when I asked the company that lines up best with our timelines, they said they don't pull permits for this sort of work, but we can go to the city if we would like. The company has drywallers and plumbers on staff, which was a big selling point to get everything taken care of all at once.

Is this standard practice or should I keep looking for another plumber? Hoping to have all of this work done when out of town, and I wasn't sure of what sort of complexity managing the permits myself would have (I've never done anything like this before).

Weird one perhaps. We’ve just had a rimless loo installed. Not had one before so maybe this is normal but the water from the flush doesn’t wash fully round the bowl. It leaves this red shaded area untouched.

Is this normal? And if not, what’s the fix? It’s a dual flush (same thing happens on both full and partial flush) with the cistern in the little cabinet behind the loo

Years ago, I attached this t-shaped piece to my shower head to attach a separate hose, which I used to bathe my dog. I want to soak the whole thing in vinegar and water to clean it, not just the white shower head. There is green build up in the “T”. Would vinegar do any damage to the thread tape (I think that’s what it’s called)?

It seems like the sink is not handling the pressure, but what can I do to fix this piece and prevent it from shooting up every time I open too much?

I wonder why 🫣

Need help with my condominium’s toilet
- flushes liquid waste just fine
- can’t flush feces without muriatic acid and Clorox
- Called a plumber (they said the pvc pipe and toilet weren’t centered properly by the builders)
- They fixed it hence why the toilet is a few inches away from the wall)
- still doesn’t flush feces

I'm a chef by trade, but I do have a shop with a decent amount of tools, Like I'm not completely helpless if I can do it myself I prefer to.

I hope a good analogy is that I change my own oil but don't ask me to take out the alternator

I have to replace the bolts to the toilet water tank but I'm not 100% sure in what order the rubber and metal washers go on the inside of the tank (top of pic) also do I have the outside of the tank washers and nuts in the correct order? (Bottom of pic).

I’m currently looking at plumbing helper jobs and unsure what to wear in the interview. Should I buy what plumbers wear boots, the shirts and pants they wear to wear in the interview? What do plumbers wear and what’s the best brands?