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I find sizing a bit confusing. I live on a barrier island close to the ocean and had an outdoor shower and foot rinse. I say had because a couple of days ago the shower head for my feet just fell off when we had the deep freeze. I wanted to just replace the cheap shower head and the...

Hello, I need to install a portable reverse osmosis water system. This requires the threading to be available inside the faucet. I looked in there using a mirror and there were no threads, but then I realized it's the remains of the aerator...the screen fell out a couple years ago. There was...

I have a problem with my tub overflow. The stainless steel cover plate screws that held the overflow cover plate to the bronze overflow pipe have corroded away. With virtually no shank to extract them with locking pliers, it appears galvanic corrosion has frozen the threads. Replacing the...

Hello, I'm low on plumbing lingo and talent - but I'd love some advice, so please bear with me! - I was having new shower tiling and faucets installed, so the contractor removed the old tiling and plumbing and hired a plumber to reinstall the "frame" that holds the shower controls and the taps...

So I need some help with a rookie problem. My house was built in 2005 by KB. I have gone to the big box retailers and they cannot help me. I have attached a pic of the water line valve to connect to my refrigerator. It looks like a 3/8" but I can only turn the line adapter a half a turn and then...

I removed an old drain flange from my tub (thanks to the cut and chisel method I learned on this site) and wanted to replace it with a toe-operated drain plug . Unfortunately the only replacement flanges or plugs I find screw into a 1.5 inch pipe and mine is narrower (I'm guessing 1.25 inches)...