When it comes to taking care of your home, you might focus on the more visible aspects of your place and forget about the inner workings, like those of your plumbing system. Unfortunately, the health of your plumbing can make as much of a difference to the quality of your indoor environment as any other aspect of your home--if not more so. I learned this lesson the hard way a few years ago when I realized that my septic system was damaged. Instead of addressing it right away, I ignored it, and had to deal with a huge host of problems because of my mistake. Check out this blog to learn more about taking care of your home's plumbing.
Posted on: 17 December 2018
You may worry more about your plumbing pipes during the winter than anything else in your home. Although it's important to keep your plumbing pipes warm in the cold season, it's crucial that you protect your water heater as well. Water heaters can become cold enough to stop working in the winter. Here are tips to keep your water heater warm this winter.
Keep Your Water Heater Warm and Toasty
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Posted on: 24 November 2018
If you have a problem with a drainage, sewer line or septic system pipe, it could be to problems like old and outdated materials or problems with roots and other damage. There are methods to restore lines and give them new life, such as sewer jetting, directional drilling and pipelining techniques. Here are some different solutions that can be used to restore damage to sewer lines and drainage pipes:
1. Jetting for Old Materials That Cause Problems with Cracks, Leaks and Blockage
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Posted on: 27 September 2018
Trying to take a shower while standing in a pool of water is not the ideal experience. It's hard to feel clean when your feet are covered over with dirty water that is full of the debris that should have disappeared down the drain. If your shower seems to constantly become clogged despite your meticulous efforts there might be a few things that you are overlooking. Read over this brief list of possible causes of your drainage problems to see if perhaps one or more of them rings a bell.
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Posted on: 8 August 2018
When it rains outside, you should not feel the effects inside of your business, even in your basement. Your basement should not get water in it when it rains outside. What you can do to combat the water depends on how and why the water is getting into your basement.
1. Water from a City Sewer Line or Septic Line
If the water is backflow from a city sewer line or a septic line, you can stop the flow of water from this source into your basement.
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