Your main drainline is where everything goes that is flushed down a sink in your home. Of course, this is a fairly large pipe, carrying a lot of water and waste, but that does not mean that it is impossible for it to get plugged. If your main drainline was to have a...

One thing that you might not expect to read about in a plumbing blog is your fridge. You might wonder what type of plumbing your fridge has, and the answer is it doesn’t… unless you have an ice-maker in your fridge. If you do have an ice-maker, then there will be a...

Your basement is a very different place in your home compared to other areas. Since it is either completely or partially underground, your basement needs to deal with some unique circumstances. One common problem in basements, especially when a home is located in a...

Imagine that you’ve just finished up frying bacon for breakfast. Now you’re left with a pan full of grease. What do you do next? The answer to that question might end up costing you. It seems so easy to just pour that grease down the drain and not have to worry about...

It can easily happen to anyone that has a dishwasher. You have friends visiting, or parents, and they have no idea what type of dish soap goes into your dishwasher. So instead of clean dishes, you get a dishwasher that is spewing out insane amounts of bubbles. You...

Have you ever experienced backflow in your plumbing system? This is a problem that sometimes happens when there is either a major incident with the water supply, such as a burst water main, or when a very large amount of water is being used for some reason, such as...

Water damage can be very costly, and there are many different reasons why it might happen. Do you know what the most common cause for water damage in homes is? You might not have guessed this, but the answer is washing machine hoses that burst. Repairing water damage...

Do you have a water heater in your home? Most likely you do, since having access to warm water is something that most of us take for granted. Have you ever taken the time to make sure that your water heater is in good condition? It might not be the first on your list...

Water damage is something that every homeowner has to worry about. Why is that? Water has an amazing ability to make it into places where it doesn't belong, and when it gets there, the list of problems that it can cause is long and expensive. You might have mold...

How do you feel about your bathroom faucet? Does it have issues? Maybe it leaks, or squeaks, or maybe it just looks ugly and dated. While the thought of replacing your faucet might seem a little daunting, it is actually not a very complicated process. Here are the...