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Articles Tagged with ''advice''

Tool Tips: Clean and tidy caulk

February 24, 2020

When installing a toilet, the final touch is caulking around the base which can sometimes be a mess. 


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Tool Tips: Good ears and a good flashlight

January 22, 2020

Leaking fixtures can waste a lot of water and money. 


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Tool Tips: Avoiding valve replacement

Tool Tips — December 2019
December 17, 2019

This tool tip made my co-worker and our customer so happy that he made one and wrote my name on it. 


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Plumbing & Mechanical seeks Tool Tips

October 31, 2019

If you have an idea that has saved you time and money, Plumbing & Mechanical would like to share your tip with our readers.


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Tool Tips: Organization and cleanliness

Tool Tips — October 2019
October 23, 2019

On our trucks, we keep all our soldering material, such as solder, paste, pipe cutters, emery cloth, inspection mirror and other miscellaneous items, in small tackle boxes.


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Tool Tips: Drain line flushing

Tool Tips — September 2019
September 20, 2019

A lot of times a snake cable will just stir up the sludge and I have seen cables in clean-outs or manholes downstream where the pipe is still clogged.


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Tool Tips: Going fishing

Tool Tips — August 2019
August 20, 2019

When it comes to a well pump that has fallen off the pitless to the bottom of the well due to a broken adapter, it can cost a homeowner a lot to fix.


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Tool Tips: Recycling a broken tool

July 24, 2019

Tool Tips—July 2019


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Tool Tips: PVC trap trick

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June 24, 2019

Tool Tips—June 2019


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Tool Tips: Tightening wing nuts

May 21, 2019

Tool Tips—May 2019


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