Where is my Water Shut Off Valve? Water, while essential, is a fair-weather friend. Your perfect, soothing hot shower can quickly turn to disaster if the hot water heater breaks or a pipe springs a leak. In that case, you would spring into crisis mode and do… what? Do you know how to turn off
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Charlotte Plumber Advice: Is My Water Pressure Too High?
Water Pressure Too High? Oftentimes you’ll be disappointed or seeking solutions if you have low water pressure. There’s nothing worse than a shower or faucet that dribbles unenthusiastically when you’re trying to clean up. But you probably didn’t know that high water pressure is actually just as bad. If your water pressure is too high,
Charlotte Plumber: How to Install New Toilet Seal – Part 2
What do you need to do first to replace the toilet seal? First, you need to make sure there is no water in the toilet or going to the toilet. Shut off the water supply by turning the valve clockwise (the valve will be behind the toilet or in the basement directly beneath the toilet).
How to Fix a Broken Drain Trap
Sometimes the problem is simply that the slip nuts holding the drain trap assembly to the drain and the drainpipe have loosened. Tightening them may solve the problem. But if the metal has corroded through, if the slip-nut threads are damaged, or if other damage has occurred, the only solution is replacement. Drain trap assemblies
Charlotte Plumber Advice: Drain Trap Q&A
What is a drain trap? The purpose of a drain trap is to constantly maintain water in the pipe to keep the sewer gas smells from evading the drain. Where are drain traps located? There is a trap located at every drain because the drains are connected to drainage systems, which can lead to an
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