Juan has been a home inspector for 10 years and runs a successful home inspection company in Richmond, VA. He loves inspecting homes, but his real passion is educating home owners and newer inspectors ...

Some plumbing problems definitely call for pro-grade expertise, but fixing a water shut-off valve leak isn’t one of them. Here, we aren’t talking about leaking from the connection between the valve ...

A shutoff valve connects to copper plumbing pipes in one of two ways: Compression fitting; Sweat fitting. Identify the connection type used in your home by referring to the photos below. If you have ...

Q. The water inlet valve that supplies cold water to our washing machine drips slowly, and water accumulates on the round handle. I see a hex nut at the base of the stem that connects the handle to ...