r/Plumbing is a subreddit with 551k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses struggling, annoying, toilet, shower, and worst, 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
: "Regular vs extra thick wax: which to use for this toilet flange?"
57 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Can this leaky spigot be repaired without replacing the whole spigot?"
6 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Frustrated"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Plumbing
#1
Struggling
28 posts
#2
Annoying
17 posts
#3
Toilet
: "Glass jar broke into Toilet"
15 posts
#4
Shower
: "Replacing Shower valve body"
8 posts
#5
Worst
8 posts
#6
Leak
: "Help Leak"
7 posts
#7
Plumbing
5 posts
#8
Valve
: "Replacing shower Valve body"
5 posts
#9
Water Heater
5 posts
#10
Hard
4 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
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Yearly
+96k members(21.2%)
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Last updated: July 25, 2026