There are few things more annoying than a plumbing problem. You don't realize just how good we've got it with indoor plumbing until your sink's drain slows to a drizzle or your toilet starts ...

Ahead, find the six items experts say you should never flush or pour down the toilet. Related: 9 Things You Should Never Put Down Your Garbage Disposal, According to Plumbers The label on your ...

These innovative water-saving toilet models only flush what's necessary. As per the EPA, if all U.S. toilets were replaced with WaterSense-labeled models, this move could save 360 billion gallons ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: We've all been in a situation where an automatic toilet flushes too soon or refuses to flush at all. The sensors are supposed to be hygienic and ...

Consider the 140,000 times you're likely to flush a toilet over a lifetime, and it's easy to see why toilets guzzle nearly 30 percent of a home's water use. Replacing older, inefficient toilets ...

Castro says that closing the toilet lid before flushing should decrease the radius of aerosol plumes and minimize the likelihood of particles reaching respiratory zones, but it has not been proven. To ...

Most are single-flush models, though the top-rated Glacier Bay model is a dual-flush toilet, meaning you can use minimal water for most flushes. All of the models below are WaterSense certified by ...

In addition to handwashing, try these strategies: Rather than flushing the toilet with your bare hand, use your shoe. Everyone else is probably doing it. After washing your hands, use a paper ...