The drain in the toilet bowl is basically a P-trap. If the problem just started, it’s probably a blocked drain or plumbing vent pipe that needs to be “snaked” out. And since the water in the ...

I recently had a plumbing emergency in my own home. The main drain pipe under the basement floor got clogged with toilet paper. The culprit is a newer low-flush toilet in a basement bathroom. I&#82… ...

I recently had a plumbing emergency in my own home. The main drain pipe under the basement floor got clogged with toilet paper. The culprit is a newer low-flush toilet in a basement bathroom. I ...

If your toilet fills up fast but drains slowly, here are some potential reasons why your toilet may be having this issue and how you can fix it.

Steve discovered that I do over-the-phone plumbing coaching. Just six months ago, Zoe in New Mexico got me on the phone twice to help her install the plumbing drain and vent pipes in a house she ...

Q. We recently moved into a smaller, older home. It's a bungalow, about 50 years old. The first thing we had done was a bathroom remodeling job, which included replacing the toilet and adding one ...

When you flush a toilet, 1.6 gallons of water rushes through the toilet bowl into the pipes below the toilet. As the water cascades down the vertical pipes, it pushes the air in the pipes ahead of it.

A: S-shaped drains, also known as S-traps, were used for many years before industry-standard changes. First, we need to talk about the plumbing vent. Without a vent system, the drains will drain ...

The first thing I noticed once I walked into the house was the 3-inch toilet drain pipe visible in between two ceiling joists above my head. This pipe had an oversized 2-inch vent pipe.

If your drain is clogged with hair, food, grease, toilet paper or soap scum, a drain cleaner can help. Plumbers recommend top options from Drano, Liquid-Plumr and more.