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Dear Bud, Thank god someone's going to look it up, I've been meaning to do it for years. Thank you for providing me with a new perspective on Nebraskans who have trouble with their showers. It's hard to believe that plumbers are required to put showers out of their misery with a "new...

Gentlemen, I am happy to announce that amongst us, the tile contractor from Nebraska reigns supreme — he had his finger on the pulse from the outset. Unnerved by his own perspicuity, he failed to mention the handle was responsible. It not only is supposed to turn with or against the clock to...

Holy mackerel — if Glasgow, Winnipeg, and Nebraska can't diagnose my problem, who can? However, Maybe, my brain, which is flirting with senility, failed to explain the problem properly — let me try again. To advance the dialogue I tried to identify the manufacturer. The company that made the...

I'm a frail, 127 lb. old man of 87. Recently, my daughter had my bathroom remodelled so I'd be "more comfortable." I liked it better the way it was. My first shower almost killed me. To get hot water, I had to turn the handle all the way left which resulted in a stream (of boiling water) that...

Nestor, I was stunned when I saw your diagram, it's exactly what you'd see if you looked under my sink. The tail piece is white (PVC I think), and everything beyond that is black (ABS I think [I've been reading as you can see]). The black pipe disappears into what looks like a larger diameter...

Having done some homework, I've discoved that black is ABS pipe and white is PVC pipe — it is true they shouldn't be used together. For one thing they sre of different ODs and can only be joined by a very odd looking contrivance that ties them together butt to butt. I'm resolved to either...

It really ticks me off when my wife, who doesn't know beans about anything, calls everything a THINGY. She told me today that the thingy under the sink was leaking. I checked the "thingy" out and saw that there actually was a leak where a white pipe joined a black pipe. The white pipe was...

As far as I know, the sealant between my fiberglass tub and vinyl floor is still doing the job, but after twenty-five years it's dingy, dirty, ugly, and uneven. I'd love to remove that old stuff and prettify the tub-floor line with new stuff. Would I be able to generate enough heat with a...