What good is a toilet if it won’t flush? Not much, if you ask us. If you're faced with a toilet that won't flush, there are a few actions you can take. First, you can panic, but we recommend avoiding this route (no fun, bad for your health). Second, you can remember this blog post, pull it up, and use it to diagnose … [Read more...]
5 Questions to Ask When Choosing a New Plumber
There are all kinds of reasons why you might need to find a new plumber. Maybe you just moved to a new area. Maybe you had a bad experience with your last plumber and want to try someone new. Whatever your reason is, finding a new service provider you can count on can always be intimidating. Luckily, you don’t have to … [Read more...]
How to Protect Your Plumbing in Case of Evacuation
Unfortunately, we all know how quickly major disasters can happen in California. If you’re in the path of a wildfire, you may need to evacuate your home without very much warning. The best way to prepare for possible future evacuations is to know what to do before they happen. Evacuations will always be traumatic, but … [Read more...]
Post-Thanksgiving Plumbing Problems to Watch Out For
Thanksgiving has a reputation for being a great lazy holiday. You eat your body weight in food and then spend the day “watching” football (read: napping). Sounds great, right? Well, if you’ve ever hosted Thanksgiving, however, you know that this reputation couldn’t be further from the truth. Thanksgiving is a lot of … [Read more...]
How to Replace Your Kitchen Sink Sprayer
Changing your kitchen sink sprayer probably feels like an intimidating project to take on. After all, it's… a sprayer. There are buttons involved. And pressure. You're probably not even all that sure how it works. You could always call a trusty plumber to take care of things for you. If you feel like taking on this … [Read more...]
4 Signs It’s Time to Upgrade Your Bathroom Fixtures
For some reason, people don't usually prioritize bathrooms when it comes to upgrades or renovations. Instead, they focus on the size of closets, updating appliances, or improving light in the master bathroom. We think this is a shame, because bathroom renovations can make a huge difference to your life, too. Think … [Read more...]
The 4 Most Horrifying Plumbing Problems… That Could Happen to You!
It’s Halloween season, and we write about plumbing. That can only mean one thing: it’s time for some plumbing horror stories. If you’re fan of these kinds of “it came from below” plumbing horror stories, however, you may be inured to their chilling effects. That’s why we’re doing something a little different this … [Read more...]
6 Weird Ways to Use Bacon Grease
Earlier this month, we explained how everyone pours bacon grease down their drains, even though they really, really shouldn’t. That blog made us wonder why, exactly, that keeps happening. The conclusion we came to is that we all tend to think of bacon grease as waste. We usually dispose of liquid waste in a drain, so … [Read more...]
Why Bacon Grease is So Bad for Plumbing
In their recent article “Everyone Pours Bacon Fat Down the Drain; Everyone Lies About It,” the Wall Street Journal reveals a terrible truth plumbers are already all-too-familiar with. People all over the world are still pouring their bacon grease down their drains all the time. This is a significant problem. If … [Read more...]
The Four Kinds of Sink Faucet
Sink faucets are kind of weird. Hear us out: all toilets work the same way, right? You push the handle, the toilet flushes. The end. But that’s not the case with faucets. Instead, it seems like every faucet works a little differently. Chances are, even the faucets in your own house don’t all work the same … [Read more...]
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