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Dual-Flush Toilets Explained: How the Buttons Operate

A cutaway drawing of a dual-flush toilet

Don’t let the dual-flush function throw you – here’s how you can fix a dual-flush toilet with no need for a plumber.

How Standard Toilets Flush: A Simple Homeowner’s Guide

A cutaway line drawing of a standard toilet

Learn how a standard toilet works, including how the flapper, siphon trap, fill valve, and rim holes function. Simple, illustrated, and DIY-friendly explanation.

How to Shut Off the Water to Your House

A line drawing of water meter locations at a house - either near the street, near the entrance, or in the basement or utility room

Learn how to shut off the water to your house quickly and safely with this practical homeowner’s guide.

How to Use Teflon Tape

A line drawing of plumber's tape on the end of a brass fitting

(Or: How to Use Teflon Tape Without Going Through the Whole Roll) Teflon tape — also known as plumber’s tape or PTFE tape — is one of the simplest plumbing tools around. It’s also one of the easiest to mess up. Used correctly, it creates a clean, reliable seal on threaded pipe connections with almostContinue reading “How to Use Teflon Tape”

How to Fix a Leaking Faucet

A schematic drawing of a faucet piston assembly

Learn how to fix that annoying leaky faucet quickly and safely yourself with this practical homeowner’s guide.

How to Fix a Toilet that Won’t Flush

A photograph of the flushing components in a standard toilet, with the handle, the chain, and the flapper valve highlighted and called out in text.

Whether the chain slipped off, the flapper isn’t lifting, or your tank just isn’t filling with water, this guide will walk you through every step, all designed as an easy DIY project, which means no plumber required.