I bought this house about a year ago. I never realized nor did my dumb *&^^&& house inspector ($538) that there was no main plumbing stack. There is however a black plastic (not PVC) pipe that runs into the attic and I am assuming that it goes to the roof vent. I still get this [...]

Hello, I am seeking an Plumbing Expert That Also Knows Computers and the Internet. I am a master plumber and I run a plumbing e-tail site and a blog. I need another plumbing & computer guy to answer technical and other plumbing related questions. The position is work-from home…Where should I advertise and is anyone [...]

Our house was built in 1968 and our most recent remodel was a few years ago. We retiled our shower ( professionally ) and also had them install new faucets. Since then we have started having problems and it has progressively gotten worse. The cold water faucet seems fine ( hard to tell because we [...]

I am considering purchasing a house, built in the 1920′s, that currently has plumbing problems. When multiple people are occupying the house the plumbing backs up severely and cannot be used. I believe there are roots growing into the plumbing, and this has probably been going on for some time now. If the roots actually [...]

A realtor told this to my fiance on a house. Rather than going ahead and paying an inspector, what does this mean? What does “new plumbing” entail?

My Toilet keeps on getting cloged up.. I have to plunger it at least 4 times a day. What can I do? Should I call a plumber or should I call my landlord to fix this or is there a way to fix it myself? It doesn’t overflow but it is backed up and after [...]

I have a problem. I always flush my cig butts down the toilet and now there is a plumbing problem in my apt building. They will be turning off the hot water for repairs. Will It get traced back to me?

I am looking into purchasing a prefabricated home, not a manufactured or mobile home, the type you can put together yourself. I have briefly researched these types of homes online to get more information. However I still have a couple of questions. How is the plumbing and electric installed? Is that included with the house [...]

the “snake” goes about 12 feet and stops. the p trap is clear. i opened the plug where the pipe goes under the floor and put in the snake. i atttached a hose to the faucet and put water down to clear out debris dislodged by snake. i then put the sulfuric acid drin opener [...]

Wanted to see rough price for adding plumbing for dishwasher , there are hot and cold pipes and a drain pipe right below in basement about 5 feet from dishwasher and can this plumbing come up behind the dishwasher? The sink is to far away to tap off and I will be doing the electrical