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Toilet Paper Advice for Septic Tanks

Septic tanks function better when you select a toilet paper that is safe for use in, or especially made for use with a septic system. This is a guide containing toilet paper advice for septic tanks.

Is Your Septic Tank Full? Warning Signs to Watch For

Your septic tank. It’s a dirty subject but it’s one that has to come up from time to time. If you live in an area where you have a septic system instead of

Solved! How to Find Your Septic Tank

Finding your septic tank is the first, most important step to getting on top of your home’s septic system maintenance if you haven’t had it pumped before.

What happens when you don't use a toilet seat cover?

There's a certain comfort in the toilet seat cover, the tissue-thin layer of grace between your bare behind and a piece of cold, dirty plastic. But what happens if you forgo the cover, boldly plopping down on a surface crawling with who knows what?

A Tea Party with a Theme: How Universal is Universal?

Learn about one of the challenges of writing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: defining common rights that represented all nations and cultures around the world.

No Floor Drain?

Many people working in laboratories are astonished when they learn that the water from the safety showers in their lab space does not drain into a floor drain. These safety showers are intended to flush an individual off in the event of an exposure, but

How to Snake a Drain (and Stop Slow Drains Forever)

Snaking a drain is a do-it-yourself method of clearing clogs in sink, shower, and tub drains. Learn how to snake a drain for any type of plumbing.

How to Install A Channel Drain

We like water, except when it's invading our garage or cellar. Use step-by-step guide on how to install a channel drain to keep the water where YOU want it!

Building Universal Windows Apps for Universal Performance

With the Universal Windows Platform, developers can target a wide variety of devices with a single application, but it comes with performance ramifications. We look at ways to make those apps more efficient and highly performant.

What Happened to the Glorious, Mysterious Google Barge?

Why Rigid PVC Drain Tile?

A nice lady named Katrina just asked a very good question on our YouTube Channel. This gives me a chance to talk about why we do the things we do. She asked: “I was told PVC piping is not to …

How to Drain and Flush a Water Heater

How to Install a Channel Drain

This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook helps a homeowner solve a driveway drainage dilemma

Down the Drain Guide

A Guide to What You Can & Can't Put Down the Drain

What is Well-Drained Soil

Having issues with pooling water and dying shrubs and trees on your property? Uncover why well-drained soil is crucial and how to improve it.

How to Clean Bathroom Sink Drain

The pipes under your bathroom sink endure a daily barrage of greasy, oily substances from soap and lotion products to makeup and toothpaste, which can solidify

How to Caulk a Drain

To keep drains functioning properly, apply some caulk to their underside before you screw them in. The caulk will act as a seal around the outside of the drain, helping to direct water to exactly where it should go. Many drains have a grid...

How to Drain the Health Care Swamp

Conservative principles, not political posturing, should guide the repeal and replacement of Obamacare.

The Complete Illustrated Guide to Unclogging a Drain

Stop—don't panic! You, too, can unclog that drain with these easy steps for banishing the backed-up sink and toilet.

How we drained California dry

A story of remaking the land and taking the water until there was nothing left.