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  • Drains freezing on flat roof

    These freeze / thaw cycles are creating problems on my flat roof garage, where ice freezes at the top or inside the drain and prevent drainage. The top of the roof becomes a swimming pool. I have my drain in the Center of the roof, down into the garage where there is pvc pipe that takes the water to...

    • fdl
    • Feb 17th, 2022 11:09 am
    • Forum: Home & Garden

  • HELP: Diagnosing Water Leakage from Floor Drains

    ... and; • The shower drain in the basement bathroom Both areas were flooded with water yesterday. I could physically see water flowing up past both drains and onto the floor. For reference, I had the dishwasher and laundry machines running but I immediately turned them off and shut down the main ...

    • Dostk
    • Feb 12th, 2022 1:32 pm
    • Forum: Home & Garden

  • Sink drains when garbage disposal is on only

    ... I have a stupid plumbing issue I need more support to solve. I have a sink, that goes into a garbage disposal, that goes into a p-trap, that then drains to the main stack. The sink only drains when the garbage disposal is on, otherwise it backs up, also if I drain with the disposal on, then turn ...

    • barqers
    • Aug 17th, 2021 8:22 pm
    • Forum: Home & Garden

  • 70's townhouse construction - no basement, where are all the pipes and drains etc? Shared cinder block wall?

    Townhouse in Toronto built in the late 70's. No basement, there is a parking garage underneath. I'm curious what are the likely construction methods of the building. Crawl space between the garage and the main floor to hide all the pipes and stuff? Are there any other possibilities? Also, I took a p...

    • slowtyper
    • Feb 14th, 2021 2:03 pm
    • Forum: Home & Garden

  • Cleaning Sink P-traps and drains

    Anyone know of any solution that is "safe" to use to clean and clear drains and pipes. I see weird black goop and hope something I candy to clear it out. Nothing is clogged but I would prefer to get rid of this stuff.Thanks.

    • speedyforme
    • Sep 7th, 2020 9:50 am
    • Forum: Home & Garden

  • Washer drains in laundry tub. *Clogging*

    Hi, Our washer drains water in the laundry tub. A year ago it got clogged and caused minor flood. We called a plumber and he charged $200 to unclogged it. It happened again a month ago and my husband tried different method (draiko, ...

    • sanz123
    • May 3rd, 2020 2:47 pm
    • Forum: Home & Garden

  • floor drains in basement areas

    One of my friends has recommended that I put floor drains in multiple spots in my basement to at least be abel to control flooding to some extent if it happens. I have personal experience with leaking washer so I will put one in laundry, but what ...

    • saimakhan11
    • Mar 7th, 2020 12:03 pm
    • Forum: Home & Garden

  • p-trap clear but sink water drains very very slow.

    After tinkering and jolting with the bathroom's tail piece around, i later noticed that water was barely draining from the sink. I eventually replaced the tail piece with a new one, yet the drainage issue still persists. The p-trap has always been clear. It is possible that while tinkering with the ...

    • ausername
    • Jan 3rd, 2020 11:15 pm
    • Forum: Home & Garden

  • Fences and drains around backyard perimeter

    I'm helping a buddy put up a fence and right from the get go I was a bit concerned and wanted to run this by someone. Around his property line (in his backyard) there is what appears to be a swale that carries runoff water from all of his neighbors (all 3 sides in his backyard) to direct said water ...

  • Ontario Building Code. Plumbing in an older condo?

    A buddy of mine needs to replace her kitchen sink. The existing plumbing is copper and brass. The copper has given way at the P-Trap and one of the sinks drain connection. This is a 70's built condo in the west end. I have searched the net and found some PDF's on the Ontario Building Code and could ...

    • Techhead
    • Nov 22nd, 2011 10:09 pm
    • Forum: Home & Garden

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