r/Plumbing is a subreddit with 544k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses water, toilet, help, drain, and leak, and they frequently recommend/review toilet, glue, and boots.
A place for plumbing advice and help. Do not advertise or try to compare pricing.
Popular Themes in r/Plumbing
#1
Advice Requests
: "Please Help"
35 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Basement Urinal"
25 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "My mother butted in while I was in the middle of removing limescale from the bowl and used a metal chisel to scrape it away and scratched the toilet to all hell, is this salvageable?"
4 posts
Popular Topics in r/Plumbing
#1
Water
: "Why is my Water pulsing?"
43 posts
#2
Toilet
: "Lugs on Toilet Causing Rock"
40 posts
#3
Help
: "Please Help"
38 posts
#4
Drain
: "Is this normal for a dishwasher Drain?"
36 posts
#5
Leak
: "PTFE tape, thread compound, multiple tries, still a sloooow Leak."
36 posts
#6
Valve
: "What is This Valve Cartridge?"
31 posts
#7
Struggling
29 posts
#8
Pipe
: "What the hell is this in my toilet Pipe?"
28 posts
#9
Shower
: "My Saturday late afternoon on call emergency. Would you have reused the new Shower valve the handyman attempted to install?"
25 posts
#10
Faucet
: "I am unable to unscrew the aerator on this Faucet. There are no notches to use a tool."
22 posts
Products Discussed in r/Plumbing
Toilet
86 reviews
#1
Toto
4.6★ from 34 reviews
#2
American Standard
3.9★ from 19 reviews
#3
Gerber
3.7★ from 15 reviews
Glue
32 reviews
#1
JB Weld
4.5★ from 6 reviews
#2
Waterweld
3.3★ from 3 reviews
#3
PVC
5.0★ from 3 reviews
Boots
22 reviews
#1
Red Wing
4.2★ from 6 reviews
#2
Danner
4.8★ from 5 reviews
#3
Thorogood
4.0★ from 3 reviews
Flair Used in r/Plumbing
#1
Troll
: "Rough in for garage bath"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/Plumbing
Yearly
+97k members(21.8%)
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Last updated: June 25, 2026