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Plain explanations of the plumbing problems Houston homeowners actually run into: what the symptom usually means, what you can check yourself, and when it is time to get a plumber out.

Can Boiling Water Damage Your Plumbing Pipes?

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Can Boiling Water Damage Your Plumbing Pipes?

Pouring boiling water down a slow drain is repeated household advice. Whether it is harmless depends entirely on what your waste pipes…

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How to Prevent Hair From Clogging Your Shower Drain

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How to Prevent Hair From Clogging Your Shower Drain

Hair is why most shower drains eventually slow down, and it is one of the few plumbing problems that is genuinely easier…

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Why Does My Shower Drain Smell Bad?

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Why Does My Shower Drain Smell Bad?

A smelly shower drain is usually not a sewer problem. Most of the time the source sits a few inches inside the…

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Bathroom Sink Clogged: Common Causes and What to Do

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Bathroom Sink Clogged: Common Causes and What to Do

Bathroom basins block for a narrow set of reasons, and one of them accounts for most. It usually sits a few inches…

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Kitchen Sink Clogged: What to Check Before Calling for Help

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Kitchen Sink Clogged: What to Check Before Calling for Help

A kitchen sink has a disposal, often a dishwasher and sometimes a second bowl attached to it. Several of those are worth…

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Why Does My Sink Drain Slowly? Causes and Solutions

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Why Does My Sink Drain Slowly? Causes and Solutions

A slow drain is a blockage that has not finished forming. What causes the gradual narrowing, how to tell where it is,…

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How to Tell If Your Toilet Has a Hidden Leak

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How to Tell If Your Toilet Has a Hidden Leak

A toilet can leak continuously without any sound or visible water. A few simple checks will tell you whether yours is one…

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Why Is There Water Around My Toilet Base?

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Why Is There Water Around My Toilet Base?

Water pooling at the base of a toilet has several possible sources, and they are not equally urgent. Finding which one applies…

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Why Does My Toilet Keep Running? Common Causes

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Why Does My Toilet Keep Running? Common Causes

A toilet that runs wastes water quietly and continuously. Three parts inside the tank cause almost all of it, and telling them…

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How to Unclog a Toilet Without Making the Problem Worse

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How to Unclog a Toilet Without Making the Problem Worse

Most toilet clogs clear with the right plunger and a little patience. The mistakes that make things worse usually happen in the…

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