Summertime Plumbing Issues

In the summertime, your plumbing system will experience use that is different from the norm. While these are not major changes, it could be good to make sure the changes in behavior doesn’t have a detrimental effect on your plumbing. What changes are we talking about?...

Water Quality

You turn on the tap in your kitchen, fill a glass of water, and drink it down, thinking nothing of it. Do you know though, what is in your water? Any water you drink will have some pollutants in it, whether it is from a bottle or a tap. The question is, are they...

How to Properly Use a Plunger

Most of us have a plunger sitting somewhere in our home. It is a simple and effective tool, but there is a correct way to use it. First, you don’t want to start plunging right away when it looks like your toilet is about to overflow. Instead you should wait a few...

Mold Problems in the Bathroom

Out of all the rooms in your house, your bathroom is the most likely place for you to have a mold problem. If the problem gets serious enough, you could face some pretty expensive repairs. Since you have many pipes and drains in your bathroom, making sure that...

Odors From Your Water

Does your drinking water have a strange smell? It is one of the most common causes of complaints that people will bring up, when in fact, most of the harmful contaminants and water-borne illnesses have no smell at all. Here are a few common causes for odor, and...

Insulate Your Pipes

If you are concerned about energy use in your home, your plumbing could have an effect. How is that? In many homes, pipes are located in the outer walls, and if they aren’t insulated, your hot water pipes could lose more than 20% of its heat before reaching the...