Why Conduct a Plumbing Inspection Before Buying a House
Buying a home is not like buying food items from groceries, or at the very least, buying something in general. When you buy something, you often take a quick look at the packaging of the product before you make a decision as to whether or not to purchase this product. You can also resort to […]
How to Tell If You Need to Replace Your Water Heater
When an appliance doesn’t function as efficiently or as normally as it usually does, it could be a sign that it already needs to be replaced. A microwave oven that takes longer to heat up a bowl of soup or a garbage disposal unit that no longer crushes garbage properly may need to be replaced. As such, a water […]
Always Use Good Quality Plumbing Supplies
Can you imagine life without any indication of quality? We’d be stuck at the mercy of poorly made products or services. Quality and its absence can have a huge impact on a product or service, and sometimes, this can mean the difference between success and failure. A licensed plumber will always want to give their customers the […]
Why Your Garbage Disposal Is Not Working
Of all the things that you don’t want to malfunction, it’s your garbage disposal. It’s the equivalent of a toilet not flushing waste properly. You really wouldn’t want your garbage disposal to malfunction because the results are simply unsanitary. A garbage disposal unit that churns out garbage and spits them right back out is a sign of […]
How Do Thermostatic Mixing Valves Work?
Thermostatic mixing valves work by mixing hot and cold water at a balanced or stabilised temperature. These are the valves that will help guarantee that you have the right temperature for your hot water without having to set it manually. In other words, you don’t have to be afraid of dealing with lukewarm water first […]
How to Replace a Broken Toilet Handle
A broken toilet handle is something that can cause a lot of problems because of the fact that you cannot easily flush the toilet. Of course, you can still flush it by dumping a bucket of water straight into the toilet, but that takes a lot of effort and you don’t really want to exert […]
How to Make Your Own Drain Cleaner
Blocked and smelly drains are very problematic, and one of the cheapest and most efficient ways to get rid of blockages is to use chemical drain cleaners. Even we don’t really recommend using chemical drain cleaners because they can cause damage to your pipes and to the environment. If you’re looking to get rid of them, you […]
What is Water Hammer?
What is water hammer? A water hammer tends to make a lot of noise, hence its moniker. The loud clangs or bangs that you hear is a result of a sudden cut off of the water flow in your pipes. This sudden stop or cut can cause a pressure spike that will then cause noise […]
Why You Should Not Use Chemical Drain Cleaners
Seeing drains not doing their work because of a blockage can be detrimental to any plumbing fixture. It can also lead to costly repairs and inconveniences. More often than not, we resort to using chemical drain cleaners to get rid of these blockages. The problem is that chemical drain cleaners are also contributors to more […]
The Benefits of Solar Hot Water Systems
We can enjoy a lot of things every time a piece of equipment is tagged as “solar” or “solar-powered”, like a solar hot water system. This is a water system that uses the sun’s energy instead of grid electricity to heat water. Solar energy is gathered through either flat panels or tubes placed strategically on top of a […]
