Plumbing

“Affordable Plumbing”?  How to Save Water …. Most people are always looking for ways to save money! How can you save water and thereby save money this year? One way to save money in your household is by conserving your water usage.  This can be done in many ways without [...]

It seems that most folks only have their water heater replaced in a so-called emergency situation; that is, when they all of a sudden, don’t have hot water.  This situation can be easily avoided.  You may think you don’t need a new water heater right now. But chances are you [...]

Uh oh…You Dropped Your Ring Down the Drain… How many times has this happened to you?  You dropped the ring down the drain. Or an earring in the bathroom sink. If it has, it’s not as hard as you think to recover that lost piece of jewelry. Most likely, the [...]

Have you ever experienced shower head leaking? Nothing seems worse at two in the morning when you can not sleep and your shower head is leaking. If you are one of those folks that have a decorative escutcheon knob on your bathtub shower that turns the water off and on [...]

Kitchen sink pipes. Are the drain pipes under your kitchen sink leaking?  Or is it time to unclog the kitchen sink? Well, it’s time to get rid of that drip-catching bucket. Some leaks can be stopped by straightening the pipe and tightening the joints.  However, if stripped nuts won’t tighten [...]

Does your water have a funky taste?  Tap water can contain traces of pesticides, VOCs, lead, and dirt, all of which you don’t want to ingest.  Installing a whole house water filtration system can help to improve your water’s taste and filter out many of the impurities that can potentially [...]

There is one major thing you need to know if you’re going to try to repair your own garbage disposal. Please, please, please, never put your hand down into the disposal system.  Knowing that, let’s proceed. […]

Slow-moving or stopped-up drains are common in bathroom sinks, but luckily the fix is usually simple and takes only about 15 minutes.  The problem is usually caused by hair, gummy soap scum or hygiene products that get caught on the stopper or pivot rod, and build up, creating a blockage [...]

There’s no “best way” to unclog a bathtub drain. That’s because it depends on where the clog is.  Most bathtub clogs are near the top of the drain. Some are in the drain basket crosshairs. And others are in the shoe directly below the drain basket. Hair and soap scum [...]