Posts by Brian Wear

A garbage disposal is one handy little tool to have in your kitchen. However, most owners simply put their food down the disposal and never think twice about it. Suddenly, every year or so, they end up with some major disposal problem that they need to have fixed. Like any kitchen tool, the garbage disposal…

Sometimes, you have to call in the experts and sometimes, you simply just have to dig-in and get your hands a little dirty. Unclogging toilets is one of the easier tasks a homeowner can learn. Tools Needed: A Plunger Rag (if water splatters) Cleaning Supplies Human Force So You Clogged Your Toilet… You flushed your…

For homeowners, plumbing leaks are going to be an unfortunate reality. Even in a small house, replacing leaky and worn pipes can cost a small fortune. However, with the right preventative measures, you can easily prevent plumbing leaks around the house. The easiest way to prevent it is to reduce the stress that your plumbing…

 Spring is finally here, and as you start those outdoor projects here’s a couple of plumbing tips.      First and foremost your outside spigots.  Be careful the first time you use them. Make sure they operate properly and aren’t leaking. Particularly check inside the home in case the hydrants froze over the winter and now…

The quick answer is probably not.  If you just got a new water heater installed and you have the time and fortitude to drain and refill it a couple times a year, then sure.  If not, don’t worry about it.  The fact is, most water heaters these days use a swirling action to keep sediment…

Winter is almost here, but before it arrives in all its cold glory there’s a few things plumbing related you should do.      Remove your garden hoses from outside faucets and store inside. Leaving hoses hooked up doesn’t allow water to drain out, which may freeze and burst the faucet in the wall. Then the…

   It’s the time of year when we use our outside faucets for the first time after the long winter. Unfortunately sometimes this results in the situation above.  The answer?… your faucet froze over the winter. The cause?…usually i would say you forgot to remove your hose before it got cold, however it could also…

This is a question that I get several times a year.  There is usually a simple answer.  The majority of time there is a floor drain somewhere in your house that is dried up due to lack of use.  This means that the ptrap no longer contains water.  You may ask, what is a ptrap?…

What is that small tank above my water heater?  I hear that question a lot.  The answer is it’s a thermal expansion tank.  But what is that?  Simply put, when your water heater is on, as it heats the water, it expands (i.e. thermal expansion).  The tank gives that added pressure a place to go…

Welcome to our new web site!  I’d like to thank Igniting Business for all their hard work and patience.  They do fantastic work and I highly recommend them.  Ben, the owner of Igniting Business, created my first web site years ago and it has served me well as I know this new one will also.  I think…