Key Points Placing toilets, showers, and sinks too far away from the main drain stack causes clogs in the future.The drain stack is the main vertical pipe, and water should reach it quickly and drain ...

The inspiration for this column came from two different friends of mine who live in Los Angeles but who don’t know each other. Yet they do know I’m a master plumber, so each got in touch with an ...

I’ve always loved doing plumbing because it’s a very interesting three-dimensional challenge to install drain, waste and vent piping in a new home or a large remodeling job. Because I was also the ...

There are blocked drains that can be quickly fixed with a plunger or some Drano, and then there are drains that block up again and again, no matter what you do. These drains, too, can be unclogged and ...