Gardening for Beginners 🌱 START HERE

Plumbing

Latest in Plumbing

A garbage disposal clogged with food scraps.
Interior

Can You Have a Garbage Disposal With a Septic Tank?

By Timothy Dale

Best Electric Tankless Water Heaters
Reviews

We Vetted The 8 Best Electric Tankless Water Heaters to Save Space and Cut Costs

By Bob Beacham

A young woman standing in the kitchen and putting the vegetables skin to make compost for a zero waste lifestyle.
Interior

This Is the Biggest Problem for Most Garbage Disposals (Plus, How to Fix It Yourself)

By Sandi Schwartz

The best water softener option in a basement storage room
Reviews

The Best Water Softeners of 2025 to Keep Your Pipes Free of Build-Up

By Timothy Dale

A homeowner trying to fix a plumbing leak with duct tape.
DIY

We Asked Plumbers the 3 Biggest DIY Repair Mistakes to Avoid

By Sandi Schwartz

Woman wearing purple rubber gloves wipes leak from garbage disposal under the kitchen sink.
DIY

What to Do About a Leaking Garbage Disposal

By Bob Vila

one of The Best Water Softeners Option in a room
Reviews

We Researched and Compared Over 20 Water Softeners to Find This Top Pick

By Bob Beacham

Bradford White Residential gas water heater. Boiler Heating system.
Interior

How to Drain a Water Heater

By Bob Vila

The Best Water Heater Blanket US energy Products 2
Reviews

Our Favorite Water Heater Blanket Offers Superior Insulation

By Tom Scalisi, Jodi Webb

Person wearing gloves leans over toilet bowl with drain snake to clear clog.
Interior

How to Snake a Toilet

By Amy Lynch, Bob Vila, Updated by Margaret Foley

Woman turns the hot water handle on a sink with a slow drain.
DIY

How to Fix a Slow Sink Drain

By Michelle Ullman, Bob Vila

Rheem Water Heater Review Inside unit and case
Reviews

I Was Out of Space and Options—Then I Found the Rheem Tankless Water Heater

By Glenda Taylor

Materials for unclogging a garbage disposal under a sink, including plunger, vinegar, baking soda, etc.
Interior

How to Unclog a Garbage Disposal

By Tony Carrick, Bob Vila, Brenda Silva

Person putting pipe insulation on a copper basement pipe.
Interior

How to Keep Pipes From Freezing and Bursting

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Phillip Tinner

The water in a white toilet bubbling.
DIY

What to Do When Your Toilet Is Bubbling

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila, Updated by Evelyn Auer

The best propane tankless water heater option installed on a pole next to several ATVs outside a barn
Reviews

The 7 Best Propane Tankless Water Heaters, Vetted 

By Bob Beacham

A drain at the bottom of a shower with beige tiles.
DIY

How to Unclog a Shower Drain

By Tony Carrick, Bob Vila, Jennifer Noonan

A shower head is demonstrating low water pressure against white tile.
Interior

How to Fix a Leaking Shower Head

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila, Updated by Theresa Clement

A person applies 1/2-inch Oatey plumber's tape to a male copper pipe's threading.
Interior

How to Use Plumber’s Tape the Right Way

By Timothy Dale

Hand shaking toilet flusher.
DIY

Why Is My Toilet Hissing?

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila, Updated by Paul Rankin