Why Does Flushing the Toilet Affect the Shower?
When the toilet flushes while you’re showering, it affects the shower. In case you’re not sure why this happens, here we explain it.
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How to Winterize a Washing Machine
With the weather getting colder and the leaves starting to turn, it’s time to winterize your washing machine. Here’s how to do it.
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How to Clean Toilet Tank Mold
If you are struggling to get your toilet clean of mold, here’s a step-by-step guide that will help you treat mold in your toilet tank.
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Wooden vs Plastic Toilet Seat: Which one to Choose?
Many people can’t decide between wooden and plastic toilet seats. If you’re one of them, here are the factors to consider when choosing one.
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Short vs Tall Water Heater: How Do I Know Which One to Choose?
If you can’t decide between a short and tall water heater, here’s how to choose one in terms of efficiency.
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Hot Water Heater Leaking from Overflow Pipe
As an essential part of your everyday hygienic activities, the water heater is often an underestimated component of your bathroom.
We overlook how important this component is since, without it, we would not be able to conduct all the necessary activities that require hot water or even lukewarm water.
Although it is very important, the water heater is also one of the most inaccessible toilet components when it comes to maintenance and fixing the possible damage done to it.
Problems with the water heater often require professional attention, so a problem such as a leakage from the overflow pipe is not that unexpected.
In case this issue occurs, it is very important to know what you are exactly dealing with, to propose effective solution measures.
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Washing Machine Overflowing: How to Determine and Fix the Problem
Many of us have witnessed or surely seen how it looks like when a washing machine overflows and what kind of mess it creates. You need to admit, it isn’t a pleasant surprise and it leaves your bathroom wet and soapy, right?
In this article, I will explain to you how you can evade this nuisance and which steps you can take to fix this problem.
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Hot Water Heater Only Lukewarm: Causes, Fixes and Prevention
Imagine on a cold winter day, as you step into the bathtub and turn on the hot water tap, a cold surprise awaits you.
Or in this case, a lukewarm surprise. But the idea is the same, since what you expected when using the hot water tap is warm or hot water, not the temperature you’re currently getting.
On the other hand, you might want to wash your dishes using hot water and the same thing may occur so you will not be able to finish your washing.
In these and many other similar cases, the water heater is showing signs of malfunction and causing you some serious issues which may make your bathroom or any other faucet useless.
In case of lukewarm water flowing from your faucet when you are using hot water tap it is very important to stay calm, diagnose and fix the problem as soon as possible and prevent it from causing you more difficulties.
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Why is My Water Softener not Using Salt?
People usually don’t really understand how a water softener works, besides the fact that it obviously needs salt. Brine is the most important part of your water softener.
Getting the perfect balance of your water and salt allows your appliance to transform hard water into soft water.
So if you started to notice that your water softener isn’t using enough salt and your water is hard, then there is a problem that you should see to right away.
There are a few possible reasons why your water isn’t using the right amount of salt, but luckily, this is very easy to fix even on your own and you probably won’t need to call your plumber.
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Toilet Doesn’t Flush All The Way: Causes and Solutions
When using a toilet, you want to feel comfortable and relax in the convenience of your toilet environment.
We often take toilets for granted, using them regularly every day makes us forget how much easier it is for us to conduct our everyday routines.
Nevertheless, in case of malfunction or occurrence of plumbing issue, we realize how important it is to have your toilet regularly working.
One of the things that could go wrong is the blockage or failure to flush the contents at once.
If your toilet does not flush all the way and require multiple flushes to empty the toilet, you can remain calm and rely on several different methods of solving the issue.
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