Fortunately, it’s easy in most cases to take apart these pipes and clean them out using the correct-sized bottle brush. The ...

Stainless steel strainer basket assemblies are available at your local hardware or plumbing supply store. If your kitchen sink strainer assembly is worn or leaking, you should be able to install a new ...

Some bathroom and kitchen sinks have “S” traps like this one that drain into the floor. It’s important that sewer gas doesn’t get trapped in them. Proper venting of drain lines ensures that a small ...

With all puns possibly intended, most folks know the sinking feeling of a clogged drain. These inconveniences typically come at the worst time, when the sink is full of food, toothpaste or worse items ...

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

Drains are supposed to be a one-way thoroughfare, and when they operate in reverse, things can get pretty unpleasant. Dr. Elizabeth Yuko is a bioethicist and adjunct professor of ethics at Fordham ...

Several plumbing fixtures acting up at once can signal a sewer line problem. A single slow sink may point to a nearby clog, ...