The customer says there is water at the base of the toilet after flushing, which means you get to replace the wax seal. 

We do gas and electric water heaters for lots of residential customers. 

First, remove the overflow trim. Then, insert a water hose down overflow. 

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

Leaking fixtures can waste a lot of water and money. 

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

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.

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.

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.

Tool Tips—July 2019