| Every house has a plumbing system and we all know | | | | replace if needed. Check for leaks as well.o Replace |
| that sooner or later, we are going to have a problem | | | | the shower head - One of the easiest to do. You |
| with it. What do you do? Call a plumber and a sign a | | | | definitely won't need a plumber for this job. Go to a |
| big fat check? Of course not! With today's economy | | | | local home supply shop and pick out a shower head |
| rough economy, that's the last thing you want to do. | | | | that you fancy. Once at home, simply unscrew the |
| With the use of some native ingenuity, we can | | | | old shower head from the shower arm. Make sure to |
| actually fix a number of problems ourselves and it will | | | | clean the threads on the shower arm and wrap some |
| also save us a lot of much needed cash. Keep in mind | | | | Teflon Tape on it to make sure it doesn't leak and |
| that there are other plumbing problems that will really | | | | finally, screw the new shower head onto the shower |
| require you to use the services of an experienced | | | | arm. Try it out and see if there are any leaks.o |
| plumber. This article is not about taking the work | | | | Replacing the toilet ballcock assembly - If you're not |
| away from the plumber, but more about the few | | | | too careful, a leaking ballcock assembly can really give |
| things that you can do on your own. Being able to at | | | | you a problem especially with your water bill which is |
| least fix some of the smaller plumbing problems | | | | sad to think considering that this is not so hard to do. |
| around the house will give some peace of mind. | | | | Go to your local home supply shop and pick out a |
| Simple Plumbing Jobso Cleaning a clogged kitchen sink | | | | new assembly. Make sure to turn off the water at |
| trap - This one is fairly simple and can be done by | | | | the supply valve on the wall. Flush the toilet bowl to |
| anyone. Although it is a bit messy, you'll get used to | | | | drain the water. Take the float arm and refill tube off |
| it after doing it a few times. The most important | | | | and loosen the coupling nut where the water inlet |
| thing to remember when doing this is to put a bucket | | | | pipe enters the tank. Unscrew the nut under the tank |
| underneath the trap to catch all the water and | | | | and remove the old assembly. To put the new |
| anything else that comes with it. Simply loosen the | | | | ballcock assembly, simply reverse the process. |
| slip joint nuts at both ends of the u-shaped trap and | | | | Replace all the washers with new ones along the |
| pull the trap. Once the trap is taken out, clean out | | | | way. Turn your water back on and check for leaks. |
| whatever is clogging the trap, rinse it and re-install. | | | | Also make sure that the float is not rubbing |
| Check if the joint slip nuts are in good condition and | | | | anywhere. |