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Tips for Summer Plumbing

With summer in full swing, your plumbing is in full swing as well. As with any season, there are tips and tricks to make sure your plumbing is flowing smoothly in your home. With summer comes more time in your home and outside. This means more water being used for sprinklers and hoses, more toilet flushes, more dishes to wash and more laundry to do as well. With that being said, your plumbing is for sure seeing more use than normal. Here are some tips to ensure that your plumbing is in full swing, just like your summer.

Basement Flooding Remedies - Sump Pumps

As the summer months are in full swing, one of the most common residential household summer plumbing issues is basement flooding. That unexpected downpour of a summer afternoon can quickly turn into an unexpected flooded basement. Rain, along with poor yard drainage and a leaky foundation are the main culprits of basement flooding. One way to help prevent flooding from happening, is to make sure your home is equipped with a sump pump and if it is already, make sure that it is ready for the weather your home will experience. Installing a sump pump is one of the most accessible measures to help prevent basement flooding as well as ensuring that the moisture in your basement is minimal. While having a sub pump will be extremely helpful for excess rain, unfortunately, they are not fail proof. Oftentimes, homes can become overwhelmed with the amount of water entering the structure that the sub pump is unable to keep up with the flow of water. 

What Is The Life Expectancy of My Garbage Disposal?

Garbage disposals effectively mitigate the threat of a clogged kitchen sink. When you are washing dishes, it’s nearly impossible to prevent every bit of food from going down your drain. Without a garbage disposal, the food will accumulate in your drain and eventually result in a clog. If you do own a garbage disposal, it’s tempting to assume that its powerful motor will continue to grind food waste indefinitely. That is not the case.

Is A Tankless Water Heater Right for Your Home?

Have you ever run out of hot water when you are about to take a shower, or wondered how  much water you are wasting waiting for it to warm up? If you have, a tankless water heater may be right for you and your home.

Tips for Hiring a Plumber

Over time, plumbing issues are inevitable in your home or business. When they do occur, hiring the right plumber is essential to getting the issue resolved quickly and effectively. In order to ensure you are hiring the right company for the job, consider the following factors.

How to Use a Plumbing Snake

A stubborn clog can be incredibly frustrating, especially when you are not having any luck with a plunger. If you have ever been in this scenario, a snake may be your best bet. A plumber’s snake, or drain snake, is a tool that reaches down to remove clogs. Snakes are a ‘meet in the middle’ of the household plunger and a more extreme solution such as a rooter.

Why is my floor drain backing up?

Have you noticed standing water in your basement? Experiencing floor drain backups? Here is what you need to know.

For homes that don’t have a basement floor drain, drain line clogs can cause backups in the lowest fixtures of the home, like ground-level tubs, sinks, or showers.

Essential Fall Water Heater Maintenance Tips to Keep Your System Running Smoothly All Winter

As the leaves turn and temperatures drop, it’s a clear sign that fall is here, and winter is just around the corner. That makes now the ideal time to focus on essential maintenance tasks for your water heater to ensure it's ready for the season ahead. Proper water heater care can help prevent breakdowns, improve efficiency, and give you peace of mind knowing your system will keep you warm through the colder months.

Here’s a guide from Dan’s Plumbing on preparing your water heater for a season’s worth of heavy use:

Common Winter Plumbing Problems - How to Avoid and Fix Them

The winter season can cause plumbing problems for homeowners, and it’s important to be aware so you can avoid them and fix them if they arise.

Quick Summer Home Plumbing Maintenance Checklist

As we’re nearing the middle of summer, if you haven’t gone through your summer home plumbing maintenance checklist yet, it’s time to remove it from your to-do list! Making sure you spend time going through this checklist each summer will warrant all is running smoothly before the craziness of life and weather begin again in the fall.

Check out our list below!