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So the government mandated lower flow toilets in 1994. It took until about 2005 before manufacturers figured out how to do this without making toilets that clog all the time. I have lived in a townhouse built in 1998...
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I am looking to purchase a property which has 2 septic tanks. Can anyone here share their experience with purchasing a property with septic tanks? I will buy and hold for 5 plus years but I am concerned about resale. ...
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I got a text from a tenant this morning that basically said: The tub is draining slowly, I called a plumber and he charged me $300 to snake the drain. I paid for it since I was the one who clogged the drain. Just wa...
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I recently had clogged drains in my first investment house, a duplex. I had the drains snakes out and that fix only lasted a week and a half and it is clogged again. Have heard that water jetting is a much more thorou...
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Ok...... So, tenant emails/calls stating they have a slow drain in the kitchen, and they've been trying to manage it with "Draino". It's the first I've heard of it, and the sink drained fine when they took possession....
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Tenants are pretty good but she lost her job and now moving out 4 months into a 1 year lease.All drains worked fine when moving in. Got a call today well the tub does not drain anymore. I went over and messed with it ...
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What’s you’re opinion on insinkerators or garbage disposals in the kitchen sink? I’ve heard arguments that it encourages people to put things down the drain, but it’s also better than putting things down the drain wit...
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Hey BP,I purchased my first SFR back in March and got it rented out on April 1st. The tenants have been quiet so far but today they texted with their first issue:Water is slow to go down the shower. When the toilet is...
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Hey everyone,I wanted to see what everyone’s thoughts are? I have this tenant who called us for her bath tube being clogged up and found out that it was because of the tenant who clogged it up with her hair when showe...
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I have a rental with a morbidly obese tenant. She has clogged the toilet a couple times. My plumber snaked it out and said if it continues to be a problem, I should have it replaced with a Gerber Viper toilet with 3 i...