Briggs

Diagnose and fix a running toilet -- flapper replacement, fill valve swap, float adjustment, and overflow tube check -- with the dye test that tells you exactly what is wrong.

Clear a clogged toilet with a flange plunger, hot water and soap, or a toilet auger -- without cracking the porcelain or wrecking the wax ring.

Remove an old toilet and install a new one -- drain, pull, set the wax ring, position the bowl, attach the tank, and test for leaks without cracking the porcelain.

Raise or lower your toilet tank water level to fix weak flushes, stop a running toilet, or cut water waste -- covers ball floats and cup floats in 5 minutes flat.

Strip old caulk and lay a clean, watertight bead around your tub or shower -- the $15 maintenance job that prevents thousands in water damage and mold.

Clear a kitchen sink clog with five methods from easiest to most aggressive -- boiling water, plunging, baking soda, P-trap cleaning, and drain snaking.

One of the biggest water wasters in a home. Water flows continuously into the bowl or overflows inside the tank. Worn flapper, faulty fill valve, or float set too high. 200+ gallons per day wasted.

Weak flush, incomplete, or multiple flushes to clear? Tank water level too low, clogged rim holes, flapper closing too fast, or partial clog in the trap or drain.

Water pooling at the base usually means a failed wax ring. Left unaddressed: sewer gas in the home, subfloor rot, mold, and structural damage beneath the floor.

Toilet refills on its own without anyone flushing? Tank is silently leaking into the bowl through a worn flapper. Water level drops, fill valve kicks on. Wastes hundreds of gallons per month. One of the easiest toilet repairs.

Weak shower flow? Could be a clogged head, partially closed valve, worn cartridge, low house pressure, or an aggressive flow restrictor. Fix depends on whether the problem is shower-only or whole-house.

Almost always a partial clog from hair, soap scum, grease, or food debris in the drain, P-trap, or branch line. Simple DIY fix, under 30 minutes.