If you have used the ‘heavy’ option to wash your towels only to find them soaked, one laundry enthusiast says you might be using the wrong spin cycle. In a stitched clip with more than 525,000 views, ...

Discover the real-life inspiration for Derry, Maine, the fictional ghost town in Stephen King's IT. Find out why Bangor, Maine, is the true home of Pennywise.

Your sink blocks sewer gas with a small water barrier called a trap seal. It sits in the curved pipe under the basin, often a P-trap. That pocket of water seals your home from the main drain line. No ...

Blocked drains are one of those daily irritations that can rapidly escalate into a disaster. As autumn rolls in and the days grow shorter, your home’s plumbing can start feeling the effects of the ...

This simple, non-toxic method helps fight clogged drains and neutralizes odors, according to experts John Keeble/Getty Homeowners should regularly pour two common household items down their sinks, ...

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Florida’s street art fight has moved to a new front: storm drains. At least four storm drains — three on city streets — that were decorated with murals in 2016 recently were painted white by the ...

Do you know what a standpipe is? Us neither, until this week when we heard that London’s tallest one could soon be re-opening to the public. A remnant of the Victorian era, standpipe towers (not to be ...

Street standpipes were last used in the heatwave of 1976 - but the introduction of a hosepipe ban has paved the way for their return. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Star, you can get ...