Now I don’t want to sound like a guru, but most homeowners are one with their home. They usually don’t have to see something wrong to know that something is not right. Sir Edward Coke once declared in 1604, “the house of everyone is to him as his Castle and Fortress.” We simplified the term […]
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So you find yourself sitting in the kitchen one morning drinking a cup of coffee, then you look up, only to notice a brownish wet spot on the kitchen ceiling. The first thing you do is try and guess what is above that area. If you’re a do-it-yourselfer (DIY), you can cut the infected area
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Have you ever woken up one morning and had a second thought about your sewer line? No, never! Although we never think about it, our sewer line is vital to our plumbing system and quality of life. Our sewer line will carry waste out of our house and into the municipal sewer main for 50
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I think we have heard of some goofy plumbing myth before. For instance, people will put ice cubes down their garbage disposal to sharpen the blades. Some people have been known to put a brick in their toilet to save water. These are all plumbing myths. Someone posts something online, and it becomes the gospel.
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We always said, “It would never happen to me,” a plumbing disaster. We take for granted and think that our plumbing is never going to break down until the inevitable happens. For some, it might be a clogged sewer line or a minor pipe leak; and for others, it could be a burst pipe while
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Thomas Jefferson was the one who championed the phrase, “Knowledge is power.” While each time he used the phrase, he was referring to the State University in Virginia. But I think we would all agree, that statement is spot-on. It holds true for all areas of life, including our plumbing system. Your plumbing system is
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A plumbing misconception is a “view or opinion that is incorrect because it was based on faulty thinking or understanding.” We’ve all been guilty of misconceptions; but in most cases, it’s harmless. There are those times when our backward thinking could cost us. For example, do you know exactly what your homeowner’s insurance policy covers?
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Whether you a homeowner or renter, I think we can all say we have experienced a plumbing problem—most of which we can handle as long as we have the right plumbing tools. To own the right plumbing tools, you won’t have to break the bank. In fact, you can put together a nice little plumbing
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I think most would agree that most homeowners are not up on the latest plumbing technologies. Let’s be honest, plumbing isn’t the most exciting topic to talk about. But there is a buzz occurring in the plumbing industry over many products. For example, tankless water heaters are reaching close to 500,000 monthly internet searches. Many
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