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Bio Clean uses a bacteria and enzyme to eat up the stoppages. Grease and other fatty blockages it eats pretty quickly hair and other protein types of blockages it takes way to long. The key to Bio-Clean is to use it five nights in a row, put the measured amount in a big gulp cup with lukewarm...

Buy a Mansfield #210 flush tower and unscrew the overflow cap on your unit and remove the #211 tower and drop in the new #210 tower and thread the overflow cap back in place. Now your water closet will flush with 3.5 GPF

Place the water closet (W/C, toilet) on the flange without any seal. Make sure it is square, then trace an outline of the W/C onto the floor. Remove the W/C, and set to the side. Now take some plumbers putty and make a rope about 3/4" think and place on the inside of your traced marks, and...

Depending on the manufacture of the water heater. Most want a qualified plumber to diagnose the issue, and install the replacement parts. When I do water heater warranty calls, I normally go to my plumbing supply for the repair parts and give them the part #'s along with the information of the...

Just and FYI Electric water heaters with two heating elements also have two thermostats. The basic operation is when the water in the whole tank is cold only the upper element is heating the upper half of the water. Once the upper part of the tank reaches the set temperature it switches off...

Before using an AAV (Air Admittance Valve) make sure it meets your local and state codes. Here in Illinois they are not allowed at all.

The code requires a PRV if your supply pressure is over 80 PSI

If the heater breaks after the first year you get the repair parts for the heater or a new heater free. You have to pay the plumber his labor to repair or replace the heater plus any plumbing parts he may need. The replacement heater does not come with a brand new warranty it finishes off the...