Help with the fixtures you use every day: dripping faucets, shower valves and anti-scald protection, and garbage disposals that hum, jam or need replacing. Learn about faucet installation.
Fixtures & Disposals
Most households are well served by a 1/2 HP garbage disposal. Families who cook every day, or anyone who wants fewer jams and less noise, should look at 3/4 HP or 1 HP. Here is how to choose, and what to check under the sink before you buy.
Fixtures & Disposals
A garbage disposal that hums but will not spin is almost always jammed. Here is how to free it safely from underneath, when the reset button matters, and when the hum means the unit needs repair or replacing.
Fixtures & Disposals
If the sinks have plenty of hot water and one shower does not, the water heater is not the problem. The valve behind the wall is.
Fixtures & Disposals
A drip is rarely the faucet giving up. It is usually one worn part inside it. Where the water appears tells you which part, and whether repair still makes sense.
