Dripping Geyser, Dry Ceiling: A Weekend Fix
What to check before you call a plumber. The pressure valve and overflow pipe catch most people out, and the insurance paperwork matters more than the wrench.
Read the threadA forum works when everyone knows where the edges are. Before you post a question or answer someone else's, here is what we mean by a few terms that come up often, and where the community draws the line.
Replies here are shared experience, not a professional opinion. When someone describes rewiring a plug or opening a geyser, they are telling you what worked in their house. Gas, electrical and structural work still needs a registered person on site, and we say so plainly in those threads.
A fix that holds up in Benoni may fail in Ballito. Frost dates, rainfall patterns, municipal bylaws and even hardware stock differ between Gauteng, the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. Post in the board closest to you, or name your town in the first line.
The classifieds corner exists so spare parts, hand tools and half-used bags of cement find a second home instead of a landfill. It is not a shopfront. Traders running a business should keep listings occasional and honest about condition, age and whether the item was used on a live installation.
You can browse every thread without signing up, which is useful when you are standing in front of a dripping valve at 9pm. To ask a question or reply, you need an account. That keeps the answers tied to a name and cuts down on drive-by replies that go nowhere.
We remove posts that push financial schemes, gambling, or anything unrelated to running a household. We also close threads that turn into personal attacks. If a reply is unsafe, say so in the thread and flag it, rather than letting it stand as the last word for the next person who searches.
Picked from the boards that keep coming back to the top. Written by members who tried it in their own house first, then told the rest of us what worked.
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What to check before you call a plumber. The pressure valve and overflow pipe catch most people out, and the insurance paperwork matters more than the wrench.
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Read the threadThe same plant can thrive in Pretoria and sulk in Durban. Frost, winter rain and salt air decide more than the seed packet does.
Read the threadLooking for something narrower? The regional boards for Gauteng, the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal usually have a thread on it already, and the classifieds corner is where spare parts change hands.