Gas Pressure and Regulators Explained

Picture of a gas meter.

We Mississippians live in the land of gas. Learn how knowing your pas pressure can help you avoid cost overruns when remodeling and building a new home.

The Barking Tub Drain: Why That Gurgle Isn’t Just Annoying

Gurgling Tub Drain

You’ve just finished a warm, relaxing bath. You pull the drain plug, stretch a little, and then it happens: glug-glug-glug…bark! That hollow, slurping, gurgling sound echoes from the tub drain like it’s growling at you for using it. It’s not just weird, it’s a red flag. That sound tells you something’s not quite right with […]

Sewage Ejection Pump Maintenance and Reporting

Waste Ejector Pump System

In some situations, wastewater from a home cannot flow by gravity to the municipal sewer line due to elevation differences. This drawing illustrates how a grinder pump system collects and lifts sewage from a lower elevation to a higher municipal sewer line. When wastewater enters the grinder pump basin, a float switch or float sensor […]

Beware! Plumbing Pipe Dead Leg

Diagram showing water flow and dead leg near a faucet interior wall.

A dead leg in a plumbing system refers to a section of piping that receives no or infrequent water flow. This is common in bathrooms planned to be finished later and in seldom-used plumbing fixtures, such as a wet bar sink or a vacant home listed for sale in a slow market. Specifically, a dead […]

Installing a Tankless Wall Hung Toilet

White Wall Hung Toilet

This video is about installing a tankless wall-hung toilet by Toto. The contractors are installing this toilet in their garage but plan to use the same system in their house. The first step is to install the framing for the toilet. They use two-by-six studs for the framing. They also installed a metal sleeve on […]