That’s a vital part of your plumbing system. It’s a vent pipe. You may have more than one. Many homeowners think plumbing vent pipes are like smokestacks in factories.

Steve discovered that I do over-the-phone plumbing coaching. Just six months ago, Zoe in New Mexico got me on the phone twice to help her install the plumbing drain and vent pipes in a house she ...

Solutions to a bubbling toilet or changes in the water level in the bowl. The post Common Plumbing Vent Problems and How to Fix Them appeared first on Family Handyman.

Diagram/Tim CarterThis rough-in plumbing diagram shows exactly what the drain and vent pipes will look like once installed. Q. My city allows homeowners to install their own plumbing. But to get ...

Plumbing vent pipes have to be sized correctly, they need to have a slope to them to drain any condensate back to the drain pipes, and they must be installed with great care. (iStock) Perspective ...

More homeowners could understand the importance of plumbing vent pipes. These pipes provide the pathway air must follow when you flush a toilet, use a washing machine or brush your teeth.

If replacing or resetting the toilet doesn’t fix the problem, look for a cracked, disconnected or otherwise compromised main plumbing vent pipe near the bathroom. Although rare, these defects ...

Q. I would like to add a bathtub in a room that has an existing walk-in shower. The floor is a concrete slab. There is a floor drain within four feet of where I would like the tub. Can I just allow… ...

I recently had a plumbing emergency in my own home. The main drain pipe under the basement floor got clogged with toilet paper. The culprit is a newer low-flush toilet in a basement bathroom. I&#82… ...