The garage floor drain is one of the most underappreciated pieces of plumbing hardware out there. No matter what, they work hard. Garage floor drains handle all the random liquid that finds its way from outside into your garage. This can include appliance run-off, animal hair, engine oil, spillage, fixture … [Read more...]
How to Unclog Your Shower Drain
There’s no end to the mundane, unpleasant experiences we all have to deal with at some point. Going to the dentist. Taking your driving test. Finishing a shower and realizing you're standing in half a foot of dirty, soapy standing water. Some of these mundane, unpleasant experiences are unavoidable, but some of them … [Read more...]
9 Things You Should Never Drop Down Your Garbage Disposal
The most important thing to remember about your garbage disposal is that it isn’t a garbage can. While your disposal is incredibly useful for disposing of food waste, it can’t dispose of everything. No matter how effective or powerful your garbage disposal, there are certain things you should never throw into it. If … [Read more...]
4 Reasons You Should Have Your Drains Cleaned Professionally
Every home has it: that one sink that just clogs all the time. You plunge it once every couple of months or even weeks, but it doesn’t matter. It seems like you get the water flowing one day, and the very next the drain plugs up again. It’s the “problem” drain. Chances are, you’ve stopped trying to deal with the … [Read more...]
Four Reasons Your Bathroom Sink is Clogging
However upsetting they may be, clogged toilets are at least understandable. You usually know why they’re happening, and you know what to do about them. Kitchen sink clogs usually aren’t too tough to figure out either. But then there’s bathroom clogs. What possible reason could there be for your bathroom sink to … [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...]
What’s That Smell in My Kitchen?
Do you have a mysterious, unpleasant odor in your kitchen? Something that doesn’t go away, no matter how many how many times you mop or take out the garbage? Check your kitchen sink. We don’t think about it, but the kitchen sink might be the hardest working plumbing appliance in the house. If there’s a problem with … [Read more...]
How Mike Diamond Cleans Out Pipes
We’d understand if you were skeptical of a plumber’s drain cleaning service. Can we really do something all that different from what you can do? Are we just selling you a bill of goods? Well, to help clear up your possible suspicions, we’re going to walk you through exactly how our plumbers get into and clean out your … [Read more...]
5 Tips For Keeping Your Kitchen Sink Clean and Clear
The kitchen is the heart of your home. It's where you come together to cook, eat, chat, and spend time with your loved ones. To keep it healthy, you have to keep its parts healthy – and that includes the sink. Take heed of these tips for keeping your kitchen sink clean, clear, and in perfect working condition. Don’t … [Read more...]
Household Plungers: Decoding the Difference
Have you been using the wrong plunger to unclog drains and not even realized it? The chances are likely. It turns out your typical red rubber plunger isn’t the most efficient at unclogging toilets. With clogged drains being the one of the leading household plumbing problems, it's necessary for everyone to know how to … [Read more...]
