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DO-IT-YOURSELF
HOME REPAIRS |
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Dos
And Don'ts Of Home Plumbing
- DO - Run very
hot water into your kitchen sink drain either by boiling water
on stove or from your faucet, then fill one side of your sink
and plunge.
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- DO - When
plunging your sink, plug up one side with a cloth and hold.
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- DO - When
using your garbage disposal, run hot and cold water at full pressure.
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- DO - Fill
up sink after using your disposal and drain.
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- DO - If you
have a dishwasher, use after using your garbage disposal.
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- DO - Remove
the aerator on your kitchen faucet when pressure is slow and
clean, unscrew by hand or use channel pliers.
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- DO - Remove
the screws from your kitchen wash bowl and bath tub faucet, and
put a few drops of household oil in each screw hole
or under handle if removable.
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- DO - At least
twice a year clean out the inside of your toilet tank. When cleaning
tank, turn off the water, flush toilet once, add small amount
of cleaning detergent inside tank to water remaining, use a cloth
or brush to clean.
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- DO - Clean
out holes under toilet seat and rim of the bowl - can use small
end of a pocket knife.
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- DO - Clean
out 3/4" hole in the bottom of toilet bowl.
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- DO - Replace
rubber tank ball at this time if needed.
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- DO - Adjust
water level in toilet tank, 1" below top of 3/4" overflow
pipe.
- To adjust
type with 1/4" rod and metal or plastic float ball, put
both hands on rod and bend end of rod towards float ball down,
this lowers water level. To raise water level, bend rod up.
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- DO - When
plunging your bathroom sink or bath tub use a cloth and plug
up the overflow and hold tight. It's a good idea to plunge your
drains before they stop up.
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- DO - Remove
the stoppers and clean down pipe where stopper connects.
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- DO - When
finished plunging, fill wash bowl until it runs into overflow.
If you have a small type spring brush, use to clean overflow.
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- DO - Spray
disinfectant cleaner into overflow.
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- DO - If bath
tub is slow draining and has the lever at overflow for stopper,
remove bolts, and pull wire, lift lever out and clean hair from
wire.
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- DO - Oil parts
in toilet tank that are above the water level, handle and ballcock
valve.
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- DON'T - Put
coffee grounds in your sink drains.
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- DON'T - Use
drain cleaners containing lye.
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- DON'T - Poke
any wire or rod from your sink into drain.
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- DON'T - Have
a shelf above your china sinks with heavy objects that could
fall into sink. Will crack china sink or chip cast iron type.
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- DON'T - Use
your toilet tank lid for a shelf.
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- DON'T - Have
a knick-knack shelf above your toilet.
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- DON'T - Pour
a bucket of dirty water into your toilet; may contain scrub rag.
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- DON'T - Pour
hot water into toilet; temperature change will crack the bowl.
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