PLUMBING How-To Videos & Articles

Follow these plumbing tutorials to learn all about plumbing with WonderHowTo's collection of free how to articles, like Troubleshoot Plumbing Problems, Install Cabling in a Pre Built Home, and Add Variable Voltage to Your ATX Based Bench Power Supply.

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How To Troubleshoot Plumbing Problems

Troubleshoot Plumbing Problems

This article should help a do-it-yourselfer find the cause of ordinary plumbing problems in the home. Check other articles for repairs or ...more

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How To Install Cabling in a Pre Built Home

Install Cabling in a Pre Built Home

This is how to "cable" an existing structure for internet/cable/whatever. First thing you need to do is, decide on a "path" that you want ...more

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How To Add Variable Voltage to Your ATX Based Bench Power Supply

Add Variable Voltage to Your ATX Based Bench Power Supply

If you've built a bench power supply using an old ATX computer power ...more

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How To Attach a Garden Hose to a Kitchen Faucet

Attach a Garden Hose to a Kitchen Faucet

It is convenient to attach a garden hose to a kitchen faucet when a large container needs to be filled with water, or when plants need to be ...more

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How To Build Your Own Air Conditioner

Build Your Own Air Conditioner

If your tap water is cool, you can air condition a room with it at minimal cost. Obtain a radiator from a small car such as a Honda Civic ...more

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How To Choose the Perfect Light Bulb for Your Lighting Fixture

Choose the Perfect Light Bulb for Your Lighting Fixture

Now that you have selected the perfect lighting fixture, this helpful ...more

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How To Fish Wires Through a Conduit or Pipe

Fish Wires Through a Conduit or Pipe

Suppose you have an existing pipe or conduit for electrical wires, speaker wires, phone or internet cables. Trying to push something through ...more

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How To Fix a Leaking Shower Head

Fix a Leaking Shower Head

Fixing a leaky shower head when the leak is at the join between pipe and head. Unscrew the showerhead. Use a wrench if needed. Remove the ...more

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Views 1,638

How To Fix a Leaky Faucet

Fix a Leaky Faucet

Why pay a plumber when you can fix a leaky faucet yourself? The most common cause of leaky faucets (taps) is also the easiest to fix. Turn ...more

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How To Fix a Slow Toilet

Fix a Slow Toilet

Do you have a slow-flowing or flushing toilet? Here are some things to try if the weak flush is caused by an obstruction in the bowl's rim ...more

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How To Fix a Water Heater

Fix a Water Heater

This article is brief and incomplete, but may be helpful. It relates particularly to electric storage tank water heaters. If your water ...more

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How To Install a Ceiling Fan

Install a Ceiling Fan

If you want to install a ceiling fan but don't know how, this article will take you through the steps. Turn off the power to the light's ...more

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How To Install a Hampton Bay Huntington III Ceiling Fan

Install a Hampton Bay Huntington III Ceiling Fan

The Huntington III ceiling fan uses a revolutionary "QuickConnect" ...more

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How To Install a Light Fixture

Install a Light Fixture

Install a light fixture and switch(es) to control it. Select the location of the fixture for the area that requires (additional ...more

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Views 675

How To Install a Programmable Thermostat

Install a Programmable Thermostat

If your weekday schedule varies from your weekend schedule, getting a 5-1-1 thermostat (the 5-1-1 means you can set a weekday schedule and a ...more

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How To Install a Reverse Osmosis Water System

Install a Reverse Osmosis Water System

You have decided that a reverse osmosis water system will best suit your needs and have decided you would like to install the system ...more

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How To Install a Stove With 220 Line

Install a Stove With 220 Line

Provide power to a new outlet that will supply 220 (240) volts for an electric range. The steps below describe electrical service panels ...more

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How To Install an Electrical Outlet from Scratch

Install an Electrical Outlet from Scratch

In order to install an electrical outlet and circuit from scratch you need a roll of 14-2 or 12-2 Romex cable (depending on how much load ...more

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How To Install an Inwall Air Conditioner

Install an Inwall Air Conditioner

Install an air conditioner through the wall where windows are too small, the wrong type or where the loss of natural light due to a window ...more

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How To Install Outdoor Electric Wiring

Install Outdoor Electric Wiring

Methods to get power from inside your home to another point outside (ie: pole mounted lantern), or other point that requires passing through ...more

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Views 836

How To Make a Pop up Drain Stay Closed

Make a Pop up Drain Stay Closed

Chances are you don't spend much time thinking about the little rod that opens and closes your drain — until it fails to work. Fortunately ...more

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How To Make Your Tap Water Taste Better

Make Your Tap Water Taste Better

The quality of your tap water can vary according to the city or region you live in, the municipal treatment methods used, and even the time ...more

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How To Master Do It Yourself Electrical Safety

Master Do It Yourself Electrical Safety

Many of us DIYs perform carpentry, gardening, painting, and even plumbing. But when it comes to home wiring, fear keeps us from completing ...more

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How To Repair a Delta Brand Kitchen Faucet

Repair a Delta Brand Kitchen Faucet

How to replace all of the gaskets and springs in a Delta brand Single-Handle kitchen faucet. Purchase a replacement parts kit from a ...more

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How To Repair a Toilet / Commode

Repair a Toilet / Commode

A complicated procedure made simple if you take it one step at a time. Turn off the water to the toilet by turning the knob on the shut off ...more

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How To Replace a Kitchen or Bathroom Faucet

Replace a Kitchen or Bathroom Faucet

Is it time for an update for your faucet? If it's just dripping, you can usually just replace a washer or other seal. If you'd like to ...more

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Views 2,296

How To Replace a Toilet

Replace a Toilet

Replacing a toilet is not necessarily a job for a professional plumber. Many DIYers can take on this project and with the right tools and ...more

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Views 62

How To Replace Kitchen Faucet Cartridge

Replace Kitchen Faucet Cartridge

No matter if you have a modern up to date faucet or a real old fixture, fixing a drip is something anyone can do themselves. Turn off the ...more

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How To Replace the Ballast in a Fluorescent Lighting Fixture

Replace the Ballast in a Fluorescent Lighting Fixture

All fluorescent light fixtures consist of at least lamp(s), lamp ...more

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Views 773

How To Save Money on Electricity

Save Money on Electricity

For most people, the monthly electric bill accounts for a significant part the monthly budget. In fact, the energy bill is often only ...more

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Views 503

How To Screw in a Lightbulb

Screw in a Lightbulb

Righty tighty, Lefty loosey. That is used for screwing. When using a screwdriver, turn it right to tighten it, turn it left to loosen it ...more

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How To Tile a Shower

Tile a Shower

A tiled shower adds beauty and durability and value to your home. Follow these steps to tile your shower all by yourself. This article ...more

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Views 2,571

How To Unclog a Bathroom Sink That Drains Slowly

Unclog a Bathroom Sink That Drains Slowly

Most bathroom sink clogs are a result of hair and gunk right below the drain plug that can be removed easily by using a homemade tool. From ...more

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How To Unclog a Bathtub Drain

Unclog a Bathtub Drain

Has your bathtub drain clogged itself? Don't waste your money on a plumber if you can clear it yourself! If your bathtub has not completely ...more

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How To Unclog a Kitchen Sink

Unclog a Kitchen Sink

How many times each day do you use your kitchen sink? If you're like most people, the kitchen sink is indispensable to your daily routine ...more

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Views 1,544

How To Use a Table Lamp and a Timer to Control Your Heating and Air Conditioning

Use a Table Lamp and a Timer to Control Your Heating and Air Conditioning

You can control your home heating and air conditioning system with a ...more

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How To Wire a 3 Way Light Switch

Wire a 3 Way Light Switch

A detailed explanation of one of the hardest electrical circuits to figure out. This is one of the easiest ways to do 3-way light switch ...more

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How To Wire a Light Switch From a Receptacle

Wire a Light Switch From a Receptacle

Wire a new switch to control an existing receptacle. A table lamp plugged into the switched outlet of a duplex receptacle will allow easy ...more

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How To Wire a Simple 120v Electrical Circuit

Wire a Simple 120v Electrical Circuit

Hiring an electrician is usually the best way to go where 120 volt circuits are concerned, but if you are up to it, you might save money by ...more

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How To Read Architect's Drawings

Read Architect's Drawings

The first requirement in constructing a building project is to understand architectural drawings (blueprints, or in this article, referred ...more

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How To Build a House

Build a House

Shelter is a basic human need, and can range from being as simple as an animal skin tent or shelter of branches and leaves, to a multi-story ...more

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How To Become a Fix It All Householder

Become a Fix It All Householder

Becoming a fix it all homeowner takes time, patience, and investment in tools and materials. You will become a jack-of-all-trades, not a ...more

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How To Identify a Sears Kit Home

Identify a Sears Kit Home

If you think houses built from kits are shoddy, cheap and obvious, think again. Between 1908 and 1940, Sears sold about 70,000 homes in 48 ...more

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How To Close Your Swimming Pool for the Winter

Close Your Swimming Pool for the Winter

Here is a check list of things to do before closing your pool for the winter. By properly closing your pool for the winter, you spend less ...more

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How To Install a Basement Sump

Install a Basement Sump

In older homes that were built without adequate basement waterproofing systems, a sump and pump is a relatively easy way to reduce or even ...more

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Views 541

How To Put Anchor Screws in a Wall

Put Anchor Screws in a Wall

You want to hang a heavy picture, you don't want it to pull a nail from the wall, so you use anchors. But how do you install the anchors ...more

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How To Stop Secondhand Smoke Coming Into Your Apartment

Stop Secondhand Smoke Coming Into Your Apartment

Living in an apartment block, it can sometimes be a trial if you are ...more

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How To Design Your Own Home

Design Your Own Home

If you've already decided to design as much of your home as you can without the help of an architect, this planning scenario takes you ...more

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How To Solder Copper Tubing

Solder Copper Tubing

This article will teach you how to join wrought copper and/or sand cast brass fittings and copper tubing, in a heating operation below 800 ...more

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How To Waterproof Your Basement

Waterproof Your Basement

Most homes are sitting on a treasure trove of useful space: the basement. However, many basements in older homes are damp or leaky, and make ...more

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Super Robot Has Powers of Levitation

This robot hasn't levitated any humans yet (especially not pictured Days of Our Lives star Deidre Hall), but it looks like the sky may be the limit with the Robo-Air Jet System. Developed by Aaron ...

Smoke Bombs Make Beautiful Art

What is it about the infamous colored smoke bomb that is so deeply satisfying, so beautiful? Well, first there's an explosion (always fun), which then yields beautiful billowing clouds of saturated ...

$44K Street Legal Wooden SuperCar

Beautifully constructed wooden SuperCar Maniwa manufactured by Sada-Kenbi. The wooden Japanese car goes for $44,000. Wow. That's a lot for a toy. However, this baby is street legal and can go up to ...

Stomach Churning Taxidermy Fashion

Uh...yuck. Fun, but definitely yuck. Terrifying taxidermied jewelry and accessories by Reid Peppard. That's right, dead rodent cufflinks, change purses, bowties, bracelets... and a guinea pig hair ...

Eat Your Way Through the Periodic Table (Yum! Cupcakes)

Science geeks behold, the perfect dessert. The cupcake Periodic Table. Pretty simple to do-it-yourself. Start with basic cupcakes in a square mold and decorate! Previously, Knit the Periodic Table ...

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