Doors open with knowledge.I agree with Bryan, you can't get stuck in the world of academia, but learning is a life long goal in any industry, if you were in plastics, the process and dyes would keep changing and you'd need to stay current.

One thing that works great is using a wall paper steamer (can be bought at Home Depot for less then $100) in combination with the paper tiger thingy mentioned and one of those flat plastic scraper things (can't recall the name).

-Commercial construction firm-Property Management Company-Engineering firm-CRE lender-Health care services-Plastic surgeonI like most of your ideas.

They finally ran a camera and found a plastic cleanout cover was stuck in it and finally got it with a claw on a rodding tool.

The WM-PC plastic water meter is only $55 for 1/2" and $69 for 3/4" and the WM-NLC lead free brass meter is only $100 for 1/2" and $112 for 3/4".

My constant companion is my little yorkie named Bebe!

This line, which is also white plastic PVC pipe and was installed in 1997 at the time of the garage conversion- has a thee inch "dip" in the line, and this dip runs for about ten feet.

Plastic surgeon has a plumbing issue in his house and calls a plumber for help.

The washers that come in the kits sometimes are hard plastic with no flex and will leak with any abnormality surfaces in the tank where it seats down.

With older homes and lead paint it is important to attend to peeling interior paint for kids who might chew on it.Checking alarms.Checking dryer vents, replacing plastic with metal.What else?