Grease, coffee grounds and pasta are some of the worst clog-creating offenders and should never go down the drain.

A: From what I’ve seen in the past few years, drain boards are hot in many custom kitchens. But I’m not talking about the ones that you see in discount stores, even though they’re getting popular as ...

The inspiration for this column came from two different friends of mine who live in Los Angeles but who don’t know each other. Yet they do know I’m a master plumber, so each got in touch with an ...

It often starts with a slow drain. Then your kitchen sink takes longer to clear, until one day there's standing water and a strange smell you can't ignore. You run the garbage disposal, but nothing ...

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