standing water

Hi, After taking on some water in a recent storm I learned about home backwater valves and that they require regular maintenance. Fast forward a few hours of wrestling with a rusted pit cover and I now have access to my street traps and backwater valves. This pit is indoors and I was surprised...

So I am in the process of installing my claw foot tub. I have installed the drain and it is not leaking. However, because of the nature of it being an old tub, there is a small ring of water around the tub drain. This is purely because of the deep slope of the drain area and the lack of a...

Last night after draining the dirty sink water, I found standing, dirty and stinky sink water in the btm. of dishwasher. It is still standing this morning and the smell is awful!! I just bought the house and the dishwasher is a old Kenmore Elite that doesn't dispense the soap when running so...