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If the toilet fit before, why not now?

I had a first generation low flow "water saver" toilet that used to clog frequently simply because of poor design and too-low of a flow. Replacing the toilet solved it.

I would hold back ALL of the rent until ALL of the problems are resolved. You're entitled to working water (hot and cold) and working drains. Your LL has no incentive to correctly fix these problems, once and for all, until s/he has financial motive to do so. The heat tape, skunks, etc are not...

I agree, those things scare me. On the other hand, I've always wondered why a gas appliance such as a water heater requires a flue, while a gas range, clearly capable of burning a lot more gas, doesn't...

Could sudden changes in pressure from the street supply line cause your pressure valve to react?

Swirv, the connection from the cable is typically under the dishwasher and accessable in a small junction box right behind the toe kick plate. Make sure the circuit breaker is off - it should have it's own dedicated breaker.

Sounds like your hot line froze and burst, is still frozen solid on the supply line prior to the burst, (hence no sound of running water) and when you try to mix hot and cold AT THE FAUCET, the cold water passes through the faucet and down the hot line to the point of rupture, and out into the...

Here, a mercury pressure test is required, but 99% of the time, small one-day or less jobs are done without any permits pulled around these parts for anything including plumbing and gas. I worked years for electrical contractors who never pulled permits for anything other than new additions, and...

High 5 on the double duplex!

I'd agree. The one I got charged about $80.00 an hour. I was trying to point out that if he was paying the mechanic 30, that left him 150.00 for overhead, and profit.

Sorry, I wasn't suggesting that the OP could get a price as low as we got. Just to shop around. (And the lowest price might not be the best choice, BTW) This was done by a licensed, legitimate plumbing contractor who works locally and seems to be very busy, as a Saturday afternoon estimate and...

Smart money is on a defective toilet flapper.

OK, I'm not a pro, but need to chime in here. That sounds ludicrious. I'm on Long Island NY, and Craigslist ads show plumbers being offered 30 bucks an hour. For what amounts to 3 hours labor (tops) and 50.00 materials, overhead and profit couldn't be 5x-6x markup. I was away for a month and...