Plumbing seems simple when you don’t think about it too much. Turn on the tap, water comes out, if there’s a problem, call a plumber. To understand backflow testing, backflow detection devices, and the closely related backwater valves, you need to know a bit about...
You want a water heater that ensures you have hot water whenever you need it. You want a water heater that keeps your energy bill low. You want a water heater that’s going to last a long time with few security concerns. You want a...
Your bathroom is probably the wettest space in your home, unless you’re fortunate enough to have an indoor pool. Like any other room, however, it can be prone to water damage if it’s not constructed and maintained correctly. There are, effectively, two ways of making...
Sewer backups are truly horrendous. The destruction to your property, the cleanup efforts, the smell. Preventing sewer backups is important - it helps keep your property safe and it can help keep your insurance costs down. There are a number of things that can cause...
Having read the title, a question might pop into your mind, like: “Hey, if I’ve noticed my walls are damp, then it’s potentially a plumbing emergency I have noticed, isn’t it?”. Well, astute reader, you’re absolutely right about that. The goal of this brief post...
Every once and a while, a question comes along like the one posed in the title. These questions seem rather simple; you’d think a yes or no answer would suffice. For those looking for a simple answer, here it is: no, you don’t really need...
Garbage disposals are fascinating devices with a storied history, though you might not think it at first. Back in the early 1900s, New York City banned garbage disposals. Today, however, there’s a case to be made that the humble disposal is capable of reducing the...
Pipes are, by their nature, very difficult to clean thoroughly. They only have a couple of access points, they bend and snake about, and their interiors are often quite compact. This not only makes them difficult to clean through conventional means, it also creates plenty...
Is your refrigerator leaking? If it is, you can probably correct the problem yourself and that’s mostly what this article is about. If our suggestions don’t work, the leak could be due to a plumbing problem, which we have solutions for too! The most common reason...
A brief answer to the question posed in the title: maybe! A more complex answer is going to require quite a bit of knowledge about septic systems and water softeners. We’ll go over the important factors in a very general sense. Why? Because there are several...