There’s a lot of information out there about hard water, acidic water, even the chlorine in municipal water – and it can be more than a little confusing. Everybody out there has a product to sell, and some of them are good products, not a thing wrong with them, but a lot of the information...
There’s one tool you definitely never think about until you absolutely need it – the plunger. And you might not even be using the right type! In a crappy situation (pun intended), it’s important to be able to understand what type of plunger is appropriate for each situation and how to identify and utilize that...
If you have spent any time looking into your own commercial or residential plumbing, you might have noticed different types of pipes being used throughout the system. Two commonly used types of pipes are PVC and ABS. Both are types of plastic piping plumbers like to use because they’re light, inexpensive, and durable. Let’s discuss...
If you have an older house plumbing, you need a plumbing company skilled in the remodeling of older house plumbing systems. A lot of the older house plumbing homes in the established development communities will need some type of plumbing repair or remodeling of the older house plumbing system sooner or later. This type of work will take...
How to Deal with that Dark Spot on Your Ceiling A couple years ago we provided plumbing service for a couple of young people in a Forest Hill town home. They had noticed a mysterious dark green spot on the ceiling that almost looked like a little spot of mold. Everyone knows that mold is...
There are many maintenance reasons to call a plumber even through the situation doesn’t seem like an emergency. Obviously people will call when there is water spraying everywhere from broken pipes, or they have no water in the house because their well pump just died. These are emergencies that require immediate attention. These are the...
Protection of your water supply from backflow and backsiphonage prevention is very critical when it comes to the plumbing systems in homes and businesses to prevent cross connections of toxic and non-toxic substances in the potable water supply. The reverse flow of non-potable contaminates or polluted water back into the domestic water supply due to negative pressure creating...
If you hate cold feet in the winter (and who doesn’t?) radiant floor heating may be for you. If you’re building a new home, doing kitchen remodeling or bathroom remodeling, then it’s a perfect time to consider installing heated floors. Radiant floor systems involve installing a pattern of tubing into specially designed sub floor panels....
There’s no quick answer to that. It depends on the age of your heating system, how often it needs repairs, if it is heating your home comfortably, and more. If you’ve taken good care of your heating system by having regular maintenance, and you change the filter every three months or so, it will last...
As a plumber who’s been in business for more than 30 years, we’ve seen our share of flooded basements. The important thing is not to panic. Whether you had frozen pipes that burst, a sump pump failure or other plumbing mishap, a flooded basement is serious business. Here is a list of things to do...
