Product Reviews — Tested by Greg. Built for real homes.

The Waterfull barrel stores 30 gallons of emergency water—enough drinking water for a family of four for about a week. It comes in five colors, so it does not have to look like industrial equipment sitting around the house.

What stood out to Greg is the simple hookup. A pressure regulator connects the barrel to a hose bibb, making it easier to fill and refresh the supply. Compared with finding space for 30 individual one-gallon bottles, one purpose-built container is tidy, practical, and easier to manage.

Greg’s disclosure: Greg has no financial interest in Waterfull. This review comes from his experience with the product.

The LeakAlertor 6000 watches the toilet tank for the common problems that quietly waste water: a stuck or leaking flapper, an overflow condition, a fill valve that does not shut off correctly, or a leak from the tank itself. It runs on a CR2032 battery that should last about two years.

Greg had a unit that needed replacing and contacted the Pennsylvania company behind it. They stood behind the product and sent a replacement—a small story, but a useful sign when you are deciding whether a device is worth keeping in the house.

One warning matters beyond the detector: keep household water pressure below 80 PSI. Excess pressure is hard on toilet parts and the rest of the plumbing. Start with Greg’s Water Pressure guide, then use the Toilets guide for flapper checks and the toilet-leak advice for more troubleshooting.

PlumBest Spray Weld keeps PVC cement in a sealed spray can instead of the traditional can-and-dauber setup. That means less mess and no lid being left loose while the solvent dries out. The stated shelf life is two years; Greg has cans that still worked after more than six.

It is IAPMO listed and NSF certified for potable-water applications. It comes in purple or clear and in 4.5-ounce and 11-ounce cans. As with any solvent-weld joint, prep still decides the result: cut square, remove burrs, and chamfer the pipe end so it does not scrape cement out of the fitting.

WaterQuick moves hot water when it is requested instead of running a recirculation pump by a timer. That on-demand approach can save both the water normally sent down the drain while somebody waits and the energy used by timer-controlled systems that circulate hot water when nobody needs it.

The system works with tank and tankless water heaters. Greg has removed timer-based recirculation systems that cost homeowners too much to operate, so he pays attention to when and why a pump runs. Even with the solar thermal system at his own home, moving hot water only when it is called for is the practical part of the design.

The WaterQuick Bridge Valve lets the cold-water line act as the temporary return path for a recirculation system. That means an existing home can get faster hot water without opening walls to add a dedicated return line.

In Greg’s test, hot water arrived in two to four seconds. His verdict in the moment says it plainly: “Now that’s amazing!” The valve can be part of a careful DIY installation or installed professionally, depending on the home, the equipment, and the homeowner’s comfort level.