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eric_ramirez67
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33m ago
DAE think a pipe wrench and a $40 online video saved my Saturday, or was I just lucky with the toilet flange?
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dylan_green58
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9h ago
Just realized that $18 tube of silicone saved my tub, not the $400 plumber quote
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elliotshah
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21h ago
Rant: I put 4 whole potatoes down my garbage disposal and now my kitchen smells like a pond
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ray_webb6
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3d ago
Tried to fix the leaking sink trap with a $4 rubber boot and it popped off at 6am
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wade558
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3d ago
Just realized the plumber in Reno who laughed at my bucket fix was right about the wax ring
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mila_mitchell
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4d ago
Just realized the plumber who said skip the liquid drain cleaner was right after my sink turned into a science experiment
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lisa_jones21
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6d ago
Vent: my brother-in-law tried to fix a running toilet with duct tape and a prayer
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amy858
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8d ago
Warning: that $9 tube of plumber's putty turned my sink drain into a two day job
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nathan_bailey
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9d ago
My uncle said 'just crank the shutoff harder' on a leaky toilet in Flint, so who's really at fault here?
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ivan_perez
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11d ago
Appreciation post: the guy at the hardware store in Mesa who talked me out of a $60 fix for a clogged drain
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jennifer_west
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12d ago
Pro tip: that $15 flex tape patch on my dishwasher hose lasted 3 days and flooded the kitchen
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hunt.rowan
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13d ago
Thought I was a caulk master until the tub in my Toledo rental pulled away from the wall
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price.alice
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13d ago
Just figured out why my DIY patch jobs keep cracking, it's the joint compound
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lewis.diana
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17d ago
Watching a plumber in Cleveland laugh at my "fixed" sink taught me I had the p-trap on backwards for 3 years
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william917
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20d ago
I finally quit patching drywall with spackle after the hallway hole turned into a crater
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