As a blog writer for a plumbing company, I get many requests for content about “do-it-yourself” plumbing options. There are several tasks that the homeowner can do to maintain their plumbing system, and a handy homeowner is probably well-versed in adjusting a running toilet or fixing a drippy faucet by changing out the cartridge.
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Dealing with broken or burst water pipes in your home can be a stressful and challenging experience, but there are several steps you can take to minimize the damage and get the problem fixed as quickly as possible.
How to Deal with Broken Pipes
Turn off the Water Supply.
First, you should turn off the…
Water damage. Just two words. Only four syllables.
As short as it is, few phrases strike complete fear into a homeowner’s heart as “water damage.” It’s not so much those two words themselves as the words surround them in a sentence like “I’m sorry to tell you this, but there is extensive water damage in…
Water heater corrosion can be a nasty problem. And if you found some rust on your water heater, you're probably wondering if that means you'll need to replace it soon.
Many things can cause corrosion on a water heater, which doesn't mean you did anything wrong. However, a small amount of rust or corrosion can…
There are a lot of potential horror stories lurking in every home, and I'm not talking about ghosts, demonic possessions, or that guest that doesn't know when to leave. We're talking about the sheer terror, panic, and misery that a leaking water heater can wreak on your home and your budget.
Tank-Type Water Heaters are…
Nobody likes to think about plumbing repairs until they need them. Plumbing repairs are often costly, usually messy, and always inconvenient for the homeowner. If you were to discover a leaky pipe or a clogged sewer line in your home, how would you go about getting help for that problem? Every homeowner should have…
You hope it never happens, but a drain or sewer line in your home can get clogged. If that happens, you don’t want to dig up your yard or tear out walls trying to find the clog and clear it up. To avoid that headache, plumbing systems have sewer cleanouts that allow access to your…
Drain and sewer lines carry wastewater away from your home’s kitchen and bathroom. Houston homeowners are thankful for that since they don’t want wastewater to remain anywhere in or near the house. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. An unforeseen leak in a drain or sewer line can lead to raw sewage leaking onto your…
Hey, I’ve got an idea. Let’s take a four-foot tall, cylindrical metal tank, fill it with seventy gallons of hot water, and install it in the attic directly over your family’s living space! If you had never considered the above idea, you’d be well within your rights to stare at me like I grew a…
Installing or replacing a washing machine or dishwasher has always been a simple, straightforward job for professional plumbers. Even if the homeowner hadn’t previously had either appliance in the home, adding the necessary fittings and fixtures was as easy as hooking a hot water line, cold water line, and drain to the machine. Some folks,…
