My deadbeat upstairs neighbor has a plastic or fiberglass tub which flexes
so that when the user steps on or near the drain, it stresses the joint at
the main drainpipe causing a leak. The neighbor obviously doesn't want to
remove the tub, and the pipe is accessible through the new hole in my
bathroom cieling caused by the leaking, it's only a sheetrock panel in a
large floor to cieling closet. My thought was to chop out a section of the
copper drainpipe and replace it with hose or something. Is there any other
way to get a cheap fix? I don't think there's enough workroom to brace the
pipe without removing the tub.

Also, I replaced some vents on my steam radiators, unfortunately the brand I
got makes a pinging sound as it operates loud enough to wake me up when the
heat comes on at night. A total shot in the dark, but can anybody mention a
brand that is quieter?

Thanks for any advice,

Lee