Moen Shower Dripping? Check This First Meta Description: A Moen Brantford M-CORE 2 shower can drip from a worn 1212 cartridge. Learn if cleaning works, what fails, and when to replace it. Keywords: Moen shower dripping, Moen 1212 cartridge, M-CORE 2 valve, Brantford shower leak, shower head dripping, replace shower cartridge, plumbing repair A dripping… Continue reading Moen Shower Dripping? Check This First
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Water Heater Valve Seeping? Check This First
Water Heater Valve Seeping? Check This First A seeping pressure relief valve on a water heater should never be ignored. That small drip may look harmless at first. But it can point to pressure trouble inside your plumbing system. It can also mean the relief valve is worn out. The valve is often called a… Continue reading Water Heater Valve Seeping? Check This First
Pump Trips Breaker at 60 PSI? Try This First
Pump Trips Breaker at 60 PSI? Try This First Why Does My Cabin Pump Trip the Breaker Near 60 PSI? An off-grid cabin water system can be simple. But it can also be hard to diagnose. This is common with lake-fed water systems. One cabin owner has a submersible pump in the lake. The pump… Continue reading Pump Trips Breaker at 60 PSI? Try This First
Stuck Sink P-Trap? Try This First
Stuck Sink P-Trap? Try This First A stuck sink P-trap can feel scary. You may remove both slip nuts and still see no movement. This often happens on the side that goes into the wall. That side connects to the trap arm. The trap arm slides into the wall drain fitting. Over time, grime can… Continue reading Stuck Sink P-Trap? Try This First
Rocks in Sewer Cleanout? Try This First
Rocks in Sewer Cleanout? Try This First Finding rocks inside a sewer cleanout is never a good surprise. A cleanout should give easy access to the sewer line. It should not be packed with jagged stones. If your 4-inch cleanout is full of rocks, do not rush into digging. There may be safer ways to… Continue reading Rocks in Sewer Cleanout? Try This First
Shower Fan Failed Inspection? Read This First
Shower Fan Failed Inspection? Read This First A bathroom remodel can pass one inspection and still hit a wall later. That is what happened with this shower fan and light setup. The bath fan and light were installed above a shower enclosure. The job passed rough inspection. It also passed the final plumbing inspection. The… Continue reading Shower Fan Failed Inspection? Read This First
Dripping Water Heater Union? Read This First
A small drip near a water heater can feel harmless. But old galvanized pipe can change that fast. This home has a water heater installed in 2019. Now the hot side dielectric union is dripping. The leak is about one-quarter to one-half pint daily. The house is 98 years old. It still has 3/4-inch galvanized… Continue reading Dripping Water Heater Union? Read This First
Tankless Heater Temp Swings? Check This First
A tankless water heater should give steady hot water. When the temperature jumps, something is not right. This homeowner has an A. O. Smith tankless unit bought in 2020. The heater is set to 120 degrees. Yet the display sometimes shows 100 degrees. At other times, the outlet water jumps to 138 degrees. That is… Continue reading Tankless Heater Temp Swings? Check This First
Stuck Sink Drain Pipe? Try This First
Question I was removing my sink trap to clean it. While doing that, I broke the pipe at the bottom of the drain assembly. Now I need to replace the drain assembly. The big nut at the bottom is loose. But the drain pipe will not break free. I have tried pushing it. I have… Continue reading Stuck Sink Drain Pipe? Try This First
Wobbly Kohler Toilet? Check the Base First
A new toilet should sit flat before final installation. If it rocks before the wax ring is crushed, stop and check the base. You bought two Kohler Elliston toilets. One has support ribs and a horn about 1/8 inch higher than the rim. That can cause a small wobble on the floor. The toilet horn… Continue reading Wobbly Kohler Toilet? Check the Base First