I recently had a plumbing emergency in my own home. The main drain pipe under the basement floor got clogged with toilet paper. The culprit is a newer low-flush toilet in a basement bathroom. I’ve ...

CHICAGO — The slope of the drainline and the wet tensile strength of the toilet paper are the two most important factors affecting drainline carry in commercial plumbing applications, a study has ...

With all puns possibly intended, most folks know the sinking feeling of a clogged drain. These inconveniences typically come at the worst time, when the sink is full of food, toothpaste or worse items ...

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