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Every homeowner knows that familiar sinking feeling when you spot a fresh scratch on your favorite table or notice that ...

Yes, it's better to leave the lid closed while the toilet is not being used. There's a lot of bacteria that can float around in the air and land on surfaces that you frequently touch. But to really ...

It’s easy to brush off a leaky faucet or a flickering light as “no big deal.” But some small repairs can quickly spiral into ...

Often, to solve a plumbing problem with your toilet, you have to take a look inside the tank. These common tank issues can ...

The first step is to shut off the water. Next, Dave grabs a Fluidmaster 242 Fill Valve Seal. Double-check that the water is shut off in the toilet tank. Spot the flapper — push and turn it until it ...

I was halfway across the Queensboro Bridge when a not-so-unfamiliar feeling hit me: I had to take a shit. I was 1.5 miles into my run, and I had emptied the tank just before I left my apartment. As I ...

Microsoft is asking Windows Insiders to log any PC slowdowns so it can assess the problem. One complaint about Windows 11, especially for those on older systems, is its sluggish performance, and ...

We continue our position-by-positing high school football polls. It's time to vote for your choice for the Guardian Foundation Repair top preseason running back for the 2025 TSSAA football season in ...

A TikTok from DIY expert Dave Doc DIY (@dave_doc_diy) is making homeowners rethink their next call to the plumber — because fixing a faulty toilet may be way easier (and cheaper) than most people ...

Half of all people on earth experience severe water scarcity at least one month out of the year, according to the UN. A radical new kind of desalination technology is finally on the cusp of helping to ...

If you were to drink improperly recycled toilet water, it could really hurt you—but probably not in the way you’re thinking. Advanced purification technology so thoroughly cleans wastewater of feces ...