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My bathtub drain is severely clogged…again. I don’t want to waste the landlord’s money by asking him to have a plumber come out and snake it. In the past, I had noticed that by dumping several pots of ...

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Scripps Howard News Service Dear Dwight: I’m a first-time homeowner and will have to do the minor repairs myself. One of the most annoying problems is the shower drain. I’ve tried using a plumber’s ...