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Is there a natural way to unclog my drains?

I have used a plunger, and bleach, and I would rather not go out and get a chemical draining fluid because thats even more chemicals and exspensive. Is there another way i can unclog my drains? They are all making noises when one is clogged or being used, which means they must all connect in [...]

Kitchen Plumbing Drain Issue?

We just installed a Garbage Disposal with a Double Bowl End Outlet drain setup. Everything drained fine intially, when we used the disposal the water won’t drain. I took the pipes apart and there was no clogage issues. Its seems its not getting enough pressure to drain? Any thoughts?
The plastic piece was removed during installation.

plumbing question? draining issue?

I have been noticing that the bath tub has been draining extremely slow lately…. have tried a plunger and also a water jet connected to the garden hose, any other suggestions.
ALSO, My toilete has been requireing double flushes (if u know what i mean). its gross but reminents have been coming back [...]

Is it necessary to install french drains when finishing a basement. 3 year old home, no apparent water issues

I’m getting my basement finished and the contracter is strongly recommending french drains. Every other contracter we met with said that if we haven’t had any water problems yet, we should be ok. We are not below ground level. Thanks for your suggestions

Washer smells and drains spit and gurgle with laundry loads the same rotten egg smell?

When I do laundry, when the washer drains my bathroom sink spits and bathtub drain gurgles and there is a horrible rotten egg smell. I cut back on laundry soap and fab softener and the stinch is still lingering. Have also tried the septic treatments and nothing has worked. Have tried to [...]