A couple of readers have offered suggestions for quieting rain-gutter noise with materials that cost less than a brand-name product designed for the task. The noise generally occurs in metal gutters ...

Tighten the packing nut on the toilet shutoff valve one-eighth turn clockwise to try to seal a leak around the nut. Pro tip: Wrap cloth or masking tape on the plier’s jaws to protect the nut’s finish.

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Toilet Leaks can come from cracks in the tank, too. In that case, the only reliable solution is a new toilet. There are really only two main toilet tank parts: The toilet flush valve, which lets water ...

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You walk into a calm home and suddenly hear a deafening bang from upstairs that almost floods the ceiling — you want to know what caused it and how to stop it from happening again. A failed fill valve ...

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