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GuideWes Dunbar3 Oct 20267 min

Sweating a Copper Joint Is Mostly About Getting the Water Out

The torch is the easy part. A dry pipe and clean metal decide whether the joint holds, and most first-timers skip both.

A Dripping Faucet Tells You Which Part Failed

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Winterize the House in One Weekend, Starting With the Water

Cold weather doesn't wreck houses. Water does. Two days of work, in the order that actually protects the place.

GuideHow ToWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

How to Shut Off the Water Main When a Pipe Bursts

Find the valve, turn it clockwise, kill the water heater. Do it in under two minutes and you save a floor instead of replacing one.

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GuideHomeWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

The Water Heater Job You Can Do and the Part You Can't

Most of a tank swap is plumbing you already understand. Then it turns into gas, venting and carbon monoxide, and that's a different job.

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Find Your Shutoffs Tonight, Not At Two In The Morning

A burst supply line puts out hundreds of gallons an hour. The difference between a mop and a claim is whether you already know where the valve is.

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GuideHomeWes Dunbar22 Sept 20266 min

Five house repairs you should stop paying someone else to do

A running toilet, a blocked sink, a hole in the wall, a dead switch, failing caulk — all of them are an evening's work with tools you already own.

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan3 Oct 20266 min

Fixing a dripping faucet starts with the valve under the sink

Most faucet repairs fail in the hardware aisle, not at the sink. Shut the water off, take it apart, then shop with the old part in your hand.

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GuideCountry BroCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Kneeling for a Living Without Wrecking Your Knees

Flooring, roofing and plumbing put you on the deck for hours. What wears out, which pads earn their keep, and when to stop kneeling altogether.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Blood in the stool and the one color you can't wait out

Bright red on the paper is usually the last inch of plumbing. Black and tarry is a different phone call, and it's today's.

GuideYoung MenSam Ortiz23 Sept 20266 min

How to get into plumbing and last the first five years

Call the shops before you call the school, keep your hours on paper, and buy the pliers good. The rest you learn in the ditch.

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GuideSkillsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20267 min

Unclog a toilet the right way, plunger first

The first eight seconds decide whether you're clearing a clog or mopping a floor. Then a flange plunger, used properly, handles almost all the rest.

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GuideTradesAde Fisher23 Sept 20266 min

What It Actually Takes to Become a Plumber

Four or five years of logged hours, a state exam, and work nobody can ship overseas. The honest version, including the parts that stink.

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GuideBe a ManMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Spend a day on a job site before you commit to four years

Electrical, plumbing and welding all pay well. They ask for very different things, and nobody describes the first two years honestly.

GuideSkillsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20267 min

Fix the rocking toilet before it eats your subfloor

A wobbling bowl has already broken its seal. Reseating it takes an afternoon, a few dollars of parts, and one bolt you must not overtighten.

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GuideTradesAde Fisher23 Sept 20266 min

How to Land a Trade Apprenticeship and Get Paid to Learn

The application window, the aptitude test, the panel interview, and the six things that sink most candidates before they ever pick up a tool.

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Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

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The running toilet is a fifteen-minute fix, not a plumber call

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How to stop a dripping tap in fifteen minutes

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GuideSkillsWes Dunbar22 Sept 20266 min

Unblock the drain yourself before you pay somebody

Most household blockages are within two feet of the plughole and clear in under an hour with a plunger, a bucket and a bit of patience.

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Kneeling for a Living Without Wrecking Your Knees

Blood in the stool and the one color you can't wait out

How to get into plumbing and last the first five years

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What It Actually Takes to Become a Plumber

Spend a day on a job site before you commit to four years

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