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2. Home Experts: 6 Signs You’ll Need Repairs Soon — How To Fix ...

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   “When the toilet wobbles, it can break the wax seal at the base, allowing water to leak out and cause serious damage to the flooring underneath.” To fix a loose toilet base, Cornforth ...

3. So, You Have a Water Stain on Your Ceiling—Here's What a ...

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   If the leak source is a damaged roof, seal the area where the water seeps in with the help of a rubberized roof patch as a first aid solution, then fix the roof by replacing shingles or damaged ...

4. Plumbing fixture - Wikipedia

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   The visible water surface in a toilet is the top of the trap's water seal. Each fixture drain, with exceptions, must be vented so that negative air pressure in the drain cannot siphon the trap dry, to prevent positive air pressure in the sewer from forcing gases past the water seal, and to prevent explosive sewer gas buildup.

5. Closet flange - Wikipedia

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   In plumbing, a closet flange (also known as a toilet flange) is a pipe fitting (specifically, a type of flange) that both mounts a toilet to the floor and connects the closet bend to a drain pipe. The name comes from the term "water closet", the traditional name for a toilet. Closet flanges are typically made of brass, cast iron, ABS, PVC, and ...

6. Piping and plumbing fitting - Wikipedia

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   Gaskets are mechanical seals, usually ring-shaped, which seal flange joints. [3] Gaskets vary by construction, materials and features. Commonly used gaskets are non-metallic (ASME B 16.21), spiral-wound (ASME B 16.20) and ring-joint (ASME B 16.20). Non-metallic gaskets are used with flat- or raised-face flanges.

7. Thread seal tape - Wikipedia

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   Thread seal tape is wrapped around the threads, lubricating the connection and allowing the two pieces to be screwed deeper together. Thread seal tape (also known as PTFE tape, Teflon tape, or plumber's tape) is a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) film tape commonly used in plumbing for sealing pipe threads. The tape is sold cut to specific widths ...