What Happens When a Garbage Disposal Dies? Our late 1980’s model garbage disposal finally bit the dust. It started fading away slowly — first the blades wouldn’t rotate when the switch was turned on, but responded well to the broom-handle treatment. Then, the reset button kept needing to be “reset”. We limped along for a couple of months until the disposal finally gave up the […]

We have a friend who is constantly yammering about “the way things used to be.” Dude, welcome to the innovations of the 21st century—some things from the past are better left behind. In plumbing, the tools used to bust up main drain line clogs have advanced a lot from electric eels and metal snakes. When it comes to clearing drain clogs quickly, thoroughly, and with […]

Coming off the usual weekend warrior household projects, plumbing issues are on our mind yet again. This weekend, we cleaned out the garage and sent two new P-traps and two sets of toilet tank replacement parts to the thrift store. We’ve stored these parts for years and no doubt, now that we’ve let them go our plumbing will break ASAP. On the bright side, the […]