Q. My present slow-flushing toilet was one of the early-model water-conserving toilets from about 20 years ago and we have never been happy with it. My aggravation is compounded by the fact that I ...

File this one under “Studies We Wish Had Let Us Remain Ignorant.” Scientists at the University of Arizona decided to investigate whether closing the toilet lid before flushing reduces ...

A: Every month I get this same question, and it’s funny you used the word “haunted,” since your problem sounds like a case of what plumbers call a “phantom flush.” This is usually caused by a small ...

Q. Ed, I enjoy reading your column and need advice on what to do with my present slow-flushing toilet. It was one of the early model water-conserving toilets from about 20 years ago and we have never ...