If a plunger doesn’t work and you have access to the P-trap beneath the drain, then use a wrench to remove and inspect the trap. Many times the trap is congested, and a thorough cleanout and ...

This work aims to develop a planar microwave sensor fabricated on a flexible polyimide substrate to monitor the water content of fruits nondestructively. The sensor is based on a planar loop resonator ...

The use of plastic materials by the piping industry accounts for a significant volume of polymers. In this segment PVC represents the largest worldwide market for plastics. PVC is often used in ...

Snakes enter homes searching for cool, moist places, rodents, or escape from floods. To prevent this, seal gaps in plumbing ...

Plumbing technology is seldom something people think about. A plunger, plumbing snake, some kind of chemical drain cleaner, and a plumber's phone number are all we need, right? Fortunately, plumbers ...

In this investigation, we propose a novel flexible RFID sensor tag powered and interrogated by a smartphone with its in-built High-Frequency (HF) RFID module, which can be applied for convenient ...