Ever have a jammed garbage
disposal and it doesn’t have one of those keys to fit the bottom to clear it?
The answer is already in your tool bag; I use a medium-sized basin wrench to
clear the jammed disposal. (Make sure the garbage disposal switch is in the off
position before attempting the clear the obstruction.) Use the basin wrench
from the top of the disposal, grab on to the blades and turn. It works
great!
Brian Murphy
Murphy’s Plumbing
Aurora, Minn.
Weather Protection
My father and I are
plumbing and heating contractors from Pennsylvania and it seems like it has
rained every other day this year. Recently we were planning to do the
under-floor plumbing at a job and it was raining. In order to keep the building
process moving along, we had to get the work done that day. We set up a
10-foot- by-10-foot EZ-up canopy in the area where we were working, moving it
around wherever we needed it. We kept our fitting bins underneath the
canopy and everything stayed dry throughout the job (a plus when working with
PVC because rain and PVC glue do not mix). This canopy idea can also give you
shade on hot, blistering, sunny days.
When changing rubber seats
and springs in faucets (especially shower faucets), put the rubber seat and
spring together. Put some plumber’s grease on your finger, then the rubber seat
and spring. You can quickly and easily insert them in the faucet
without the seat and spring falling; they will stay on your finger. This
saves time as you will not be fumbling around for them on the
floor.
Josh Brown
JB Plumbing
Cuba, N.Y.
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