I’ve always loved doing plumbing work because it’s a true three-dimensional puzzle.
I’ve been a master plumber since 1981, and I always say if you have a daughter, son or grandchild who wants to have a rewarding career that provides significant income, point them to a trade school that teaches this craft.
Today I want to talk about sewer gas. It’s vital that plumbing drain pipes, as well as the vents that connect to them, be installed correctly so sewer gas never enters your home. Every week, I solve sewer gas problems over the phone with homeowners. In fact, on the day before I wrote this column I solved a vexing problem for a New Mexico homeowner just hours before he was expecting house guests….