Stop That Slow Leak

Just behind the handle to most water valves there is a nut around the stem of the valve. This “packing nut” seals the packing around the stem. If you have a slow leak around a stem of a valve, gently tighten the packing nut until the leak stops. This can …

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Help That Disposal!

Anyone with a garbage disposal: If your disposal stops working, odds are that its not broken! Disposals are made for grinding food waste into a mixture that is able to be removed by your drain system. In doing this, sometimes hard pieces get stuck in the disposal and lock it …

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