Plumbing problems often plague home and business owners during the winter months, but summer comes with season-specific challenges as well. Following are several plumbing scenarios that are more likely to occur during the summer months and how you can help keep them from happening. Clogged Garbage Disposals Those who enjoy a lot of outdoor cookouts during the
The 2016 hurricane season is predicted to be severe with more named storms and hurricanes forecast than average. While this does not mean that every storm will make landfall, it is essential to be prepared just in case. The Atlantic hurricane season lasts from the beginning of June until the end of November. While the
While it might seem that change is slow to hit the plumbing industry, new technologies and practices that focus on sustainable, green methods are becoming more common. Grid-interactive water heaters and reclaimed water systems are innovations that are changing the industry and affecting both utilities and residential plumbing businesses. Grid-interactive water heaters use smart controls
There are things that homeowners and businesses want to avoid at all costs. This includes water backflow. This situation can cause major problems for a home or business and to the people who inhabit them—especially because of the danger of tainted water. There are many bugs that contaminated water can cause—none of them fun and
Residential drain pipes can cause problems for property owners in Florida. Pipes can leak or back up due to foundation movement, calcification, aging lines or tree root intrusion. Often, it results in costing homeowners a lot of money in home repairs and landscaping fixes. In addition, it creates a health hazard due to bacteria or
If you’ve ever experienced water damage before, then you know that you never want to experience it again. This is especially true if your water damage originated from a source that could have been prevented, such as a pipe, toilet or other water-using appliance. But water leaks from pipes and such appliances are fairly common, and the
Just like music and fashion, home living styles change and evolve with each new year. This applies to bathroom plumbing fixtures and technology as well. Whether you’re building from scratch or are looking to remodel, a Miami plumber can use the following bathroom plumbing and décor trends to take your bathroom to new heights of convenience, luxury and style:
Whether it be roots, sand, grease or some other type of junk, obstructions in your home or businesses’ drain and sewer lines have a tendency to build up and solidify over time. And when water isn’t able to drain properly, you can run into some big issues – notably drain backups that can turn into
Plumbing emergencies happen at the most unusual times. Most of the time, plumbing emergency happens after hours or during the frigid cold, making these problems a nuisance to deal with for most people. If you are like most people, then you have a 24-hour emergency plumber’s number handy. When they show up, they are like
2015 was another great year plumbers and we wanted to share with you the most interesting facts that relate to plumbing. In the USA, 757 billion gallons of water have been saved due to WaterSense rated, High Efficiency Toilets (HETs) since 2006 When a leaky faucet drips at a rate of one drip per second, it can