Your pipes are operating nonstop, all day, every day. Whenever you brush your teeth, flush the toilet, wash dishes, run the washing machine, or shower, your pipes are working. That's a lot of water to move, and a lot of work to do! All that water and work can wear out your pipes. Over time, they can thin out, start … [Read more...]
How to Clean Your Sump Pump
A sump pump is what stands between your home and the forces of nature. The sump pump beneath your basement, crawl space or lowest level collects groundwater and diverts it safely away from your home. Without your sump pump, that groundwater could easily build up and flood through your foundation. Flooding is damaging, … [Read more...]
What to Do When Someone Puts Dish Soap in Your Dishwasher
There’s only one main difference between dish soap and dishwashing detergent, but it's a big one. Dishwashing detergent does not create suds, but dish soap does. The idea of a dishwasher overflowing with bubbles might paint a funny picture. Unfortunately, however, it’s not “funny” in reality so much as it is a big, … [Read more...]
How to Keep Your Dishwasher from Clogging
There are few things as unpleasant as a dishwasher that doesn’t work properly. Seriously, what’s worse? Stepping on legos? Old, microwaved cups of coffee? Black licorice? Sure, ok--but that’s about it. A clogged dishwasher is not a happy dishwasher. When food, paper, and other scraps build up, they create clogs and … [Read more...]
How to Use a Plumber’s Snake or Drain Snake
A plumber’s snake, or drain auger, is a tool that reaches down into pipes to remove clog-causing blockage. Snakes make up the middle ground between common household plungers and the really big guns. If you’re dealing with a clog too stubborn for your plunger, then a snake is your best chance to clear it out … [Read more...]
6 Tips For Refreshing Your Home Plumbing After the Holidays
The holidays are a joyous, wonderful time of year… but they can also be pretty taxing. Face it: with people coming in and out of your home non-stop, using your plumbing, putting things they shouldn’t down your garbage disposal, the holiday season can end up being pretty rough on your home. Just like you probably needed … [Read more...]
New Year Plumbing Maintenance Checklist
New years mean new beginnings. Like well-known author Markus Zusak said, "Never leave anything out to dry as the sun comes up for the new year". That includes your flooring, your pipes, and anything else that could be affected negatively if you’ve neglected your plumbing maintenance. There’s nothing wrong with being … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Avoid Plumbing Headaches This Holiday Season
The holidays are prime time for headaches. People are traveling, meeting work deadlines, hosting family, and dealing with stressor after stressor. And all that’s without even considering the weather! Nobody wants to deal with plumbing headaches on top of all that. Here’s the good news: you don’t have to! Take a … [Read more...]
How to Find Hidden Leaks
Leaks are trouble. They drive up water bills, damage ceilings, and, over time, even compromise wooden structures. Sometimes they're obvious, which makes addressing them easy... but sometimes they're sneaky. That's where our expertise comes in. We’re leak sleuths. Puddle investigators. Private eyes of aqueous anxiety. … [Read more...]
