The Consequences of Poop in Your Shower Drain
The first time I saw faecal matter swirling back up through a shower drain, it wasn’t in a neglected rental or a flood-damaged property. It was in a brand-…
The first time I saw faecal matter swirling back up through a shower drain, it wasn’t in a neglected rental or a flood-damaged property. It was in a brand-…
Complete guide to unclog shower drain with expert advice, practical tips, and step-by-step instructions.
Hair the colour of weak tea had wrapped itself round the cross-holes of a chrome waste like nylon thread on a spool. I was balancing on the edge of a cast-…
I once stuck my finger through what I thought was a bit of mushy soap and felt something wriggle back. That moment—half horror film, half plumbing reality …
The gurgling started after the third glass of wine. Not from the guest, thankfully, but from the corner of the bathroom where my feet had just settled into…
The gurgle from the shower drain wasn’t the usual post-drain swirl. It was deeper, almost a growl—like something was fighting to stay down there. No hair, …
The slow drip under the bathroom cabinet wasn’t the problem. It was the smell—a faint, musty tang of damp concrete and something vaguely rotten—that made m…
The apprentice held the chrome ring like it was a FabergĂ© egg. “It’s cross-threaded,” he whispered, as if saying it louder would make the situation worse. …
The faint metallic tang of old plumbing hit me before I even stepped into the bathroom. It wasn’t rust—this was sharper, almost like a coin pressed to the …
The rubbery groan of a seized drain flange didn’t come from the pipe—it came from the plaster. I was crouched behind a cracked porcelain tub in a 1978 bung…