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What r/Plumbing is talking about this week

r/Plumbing has 573,841 members and more than 100 posts in the last 24 hours, with about 101 comments an hour right now. From the Redlisten index, refreshed daily.

573,841members
100+posts in the last 24 hours, newest 15 min ago
101comments an hour right now, newest 2 min ago
603points on the top thread this week

Words coming up in r/Plumbing this week

water35toilet21heater13leaking13pipe11bathroom11drain10sink10tank8shower7fix7valve7

Top threads this week

  1. Can’t afford a plumber, what do I need to do?

    So my brother broke the pipe on the side of our house while getting Christmas decorations out. Our Ac is also broke, so we just had to pay to get that fixed. Atp we are tapped out and cannot...

    603 points530 comments1 d ago
  2. Is this dangerous?

    In laws cottage toilet cracks

    501 points268 comments4 d ago
  3. This is intentional right?

    Just removed 15ft of sewer pipe and it was literally packed with fat? This cant be normal build up over 3 renters and 3 years could it?

    398 points150 comments6 d ago
  4. Why do these floor drains have a pipe bypassing the p trap?
    190 points39 comments3 d ago
  5. They don’t make em like they usto … My pop put this in 1983, in 2026 just changed the thermocoupler
    183 points33 comments3 d ago
  6. Why is this happening in the Shower Drain

    Master shower drain has been accumulating white stuff. We are comparing this drain to the other drains. There are three photos, first two are views of the same drain, the third is another shower...

    146 points165 comments2 d ago
  7. 1955 Kilgore Toilet - tank to bowl gasket - NEED HELP PLEASE!

    I’m currently restoring a 1955 Kilgore 81848 (now known as Mansfield) and am having trouble locating an exact match for the tank to bowl gasket. Details: 1955 Kilgore 81848 (stamped in tank) 2”...

    133 points145 comments9 h ago
  8. Mysterious pipe with foul odor during heavy use

    I am trying to figure out what this grey pipe coming out of ground about 4” next to house circled in blue is (ignore white pvc attached). After heavy use, there will be poop smell outside,...

    125 points38 comments5 d ago
  9. Tape needed?

    Whirlpool dishwasher if that matters. Much appreciated, thank you.

    123 points220 comments7 d ago
  10. Fiberglass

    Anyone got any better ideas?

    96 points71 comments2 d ago

Newest posts

  1. Does anyone know what this is?
    1 points3 comments15 min ago
  2. Massive mineral blockage - bathroom sink drain
    0 points2 comments19 min ago
  3. Thoughts on a new build plumbing
    1 points8 comments19 min ago
  4. How to connect 1 1/2" PVC tub drain to a 1 1/2" steel tailpiece??
    1 points2 comments21 min ago
  5. Whos right here?
    2 points17 comments24 min ago
  6. Toilet supply pipe leaking right where it meets the valve
    1 points4 comments25 min ago
  7. So do I just manhandle stuck ceramic cartridges?
    1 points7 comments40 min ago
  8. Tube spout twisted out
    1 points9 comments1 h ago
  9. bathroom faucet inlet confusion
    1 points5 comments1 h ago
  10. Maison Marlow Review
    0 points2 comments1 h ago
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