Q: My washing machine is in the basement in a room directly beneath the kitchen. When water drains from the washer, it’s going into a hole in the basement floor. The sump pump kicks on, but the water ...

Fill the sink about halfway with hot tap water. Position the plunger over the submerged drain. Cover the sink overflow (the ...

Nothing can shut down a functioning household faster than a stopped-up kitchen sink — and it always seems to happen right when company is about to come over. To the rescue: these expert-backed tips ...

With all puns possibly intended, most folks know the sinking feeling of a clogged drain. These inconveniences typically come at the worst time, when the sink is full of food, toothpaste or worse items ...

It is inevitable that soap scum, food and other pungent substances will eventually build up and need to be cleared out of a kitchen sink. Fortunately, clogged pipes are an easy fix if you use the ...

"This viral drain-clearing method uses two kitchen staples everyone already owns, but there's a critical plumbing detail that ...

You use your sink on a daily basis to rinse everything from your hands, body, and hair to dishes and veggies. So when water starts draining a little more slowly than usual and even the best drain ...

If you're like us, you've noticed that every so often your kitchen sink drain starts to drain slowly or there's a funky smell emanating from it and it's stinking up your kitchen. Though it’s easy to ...

Grease, coffee grounds and pasta are some of the worst clog-creating offenders and should never go down the drain. David lives in Brooklyn where he's spent more than a decade covering all things ...

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