Maintenance?

Howdy, I have a saniplus toilet, not sure how old, was installed in the basement before purchasing the house. I was just wondering if there's any kind of maintenance that needs to be done or if it's just a flush till it don't flush no more?

Is this black corrosion causing my gas valve to stick?

Leaking hydrant

I've found it dribbling on and off all summer. It has started gushing around the main shaft too. It's only a few feet from the meter and shutoff. Do I take pipe wrenches and spin the head off or dig up the entire hydrant? What's the procedure? There is no identifying maker. Do they make a universal hydrant rebuild with new o-rings etc.?

How serious of a problem do I have with water heater pipe. And what is needed to fix

Botched boiler job

Hi all! I am very proud to be a part of the plumbing community on reddit as it's helping me with my current apprenticeship so much! I had a look at some work a plumber had done as we had a leaking PRV discharging from outside the property. Apparently the plumber fixed the leak (leak is still continuing) and upon my inspection I saw the copper to plastic coupling on the flow pipe that has been attached and most dangerously the earthing wire has been cut and not fixed to the flow pipe. I found out there was a charge of nearly £300 for this work that to me isn't safe, poor workmanship as well as having the initial issue still ongoing. What do you all think? Are my suspicions right?

Can I/How would you put a utility sink here for homebrewery cleaning? Could we tie into the laundry drain coming from upstairs and add a vent to above the trap? Not going to DIY just curious about the scope of the job before getting quotes.

Black dots in overflow hole

Came home from holiday to find this in the sink we installed 2 months ago. Unsure what it is. For what it's worth we have a water softener system in the house? Help please identifying it!

Toilet Crack -Monitor or Replace

Think this crack has been here about a year, maybe longer. It spans from where you can see her down into the inside of the lip, but not the exterior or interior walls of the bowl. I've read some horror stories on here recently regarding cracked porcelain, so now I'm leaning towards replacing the bowl. Just wondering if this would be an over-reaction on my part.

Does this look right? Too many turns?

Sewage smell from patent kitchen sink

I noticed our kitchen sink draining slower with a foul odor, so I removed the p-trap and the pipes attached to it, as shown in the red circle. There was a bunch of gunk and oil residue. I used bleach and a hose to clean it and put it back. After only 2 weeks I noticed it draining slower and water sitting in the tailpiece that connects to the drain. I removed the pipes again, and water was coming from every slip joint nut that I was loosening, instead of just from the p trap. This time I tried cleaning the inside of the waste arm that goes to the vent pipe as shown in green circle. I had to use a cloth as there was a lot of oil residue. I also noticed a slow drip of water coming from this waste arm while it was disconnected. After putting it back together, it drained fine. However, there is now an awful sewage smell emitting from the sink. There are no clogs within reachable distance. I thought maybe I put it back together incorrectly, but it looks the same as in the image. I live in a condo townhouse, and management told me to get a plumber. I think I found the vent pipe on the roof, but I can't reach it to see if it's clogged. I think our toilets, showers, etc are okay. Advice?

Is this an acceptable fix for main line to house?