Plumbing Tips & Common Problems

A toilet that keeps running wastes up to 200 gallons of water a day and quietly inflates your water bill.

Weak showers and slow-filling washers usually trace back to one of a handful of plumbing problems.

A slow drain is a clog in progress. Here's how to tell what's building up and when chemical cleaners make it worse.

Water coming through a ceiling means a leak above it — and drywall can only hold so much before it collapses.

A sewer gas smell is more than unpleasant. It can signal a broken sewer line, a dry trap or a failed seal.

Different noises point to different problems — and some mean your tank is near the end of its life.

Discolored water is alarming but usually explainable. Here's how to tell whether it's the city, your water heater or your pipes.

If a five-minute shower turns cold, your water heater is either undersized, failing or full of sediment.

Toilet about to overflow? Kitchen sink full? Here's how to stop the mess and what not to do.

Where the water is coming from tells you whether it's a $100 fix or a new water heater.

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