Do you have a drain that needs to be unclogged? Lance Smith, owner of LD Smith Plumbing, joined us Tuesday to discuss what causes clogged drains and solutions for clogs in the main drain line. Here’s ...

Any curve in a pipe increases the potential for blockage. Drain traps are one of the most common places for blockages to occur. Drains are hidden heroes in your home. If you’re lucky, you can go for ...

Dear Greg: I noticed a sound of water in my master bath and no one was using water there. I went outside and saw that the main drain from my house to the city water lines was full of water. The Orange ...

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’ve ...

There’s nothing worse than starting a shower only to find that your feet are swimming in water minutes after you’ve hopped in. A clogged shower drain can wreak havoc in a number of ways, and keeping ...

The Genesis, the Boston Water and Sewer Commission's newest sewer cleaner, which recycles the water already in the sewer system to clean the sewer system, saving millions of gallons of water annually, ...