Your plumbing system seems invincible until it isn't. We rely on drains and toilets every single day without giving them much thought. Yet what we casually toss down these openings can come back to ...

Flushing things down the toilet might seem like an easy way to get rid of waste, but it's not without consequences. Toilets are designed for human waste and toilet paper, but not much else.

It may be tempting to toss debris in the toilet and whisk it away to parts unknown, but those careless flushes can lead to not just expensive plumbing repairs (or ire from your landlord if you’re a ...