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Whether you are safely at your home toilet or living out your worst fear at someone else’s house, knowing how to properly plunge a toilet is essential for a peaceful life. Instead of being paralyzed in the moment, jump into action. By knowing the proper plunging techniques that your friendly neighborhood plumber employs every day,…

Homeowners are often aware that Murphy’s Law is alive and well when they attempt to flush their toilet and nothing happens. It seems more often than not these things tend to occur during the evening or on a weekend when plumbing help is not available. We do get asked about toilet lever arms, so in…

A garbage disposal is a welcomed addition to any kitchen, but they are pretty expensive. Whether you installed one yourself or it was already installed when you purchased your home, it’s the maintenance of your garbage disposal that is the most essential part so that you don’t have to spend the money to fix or…

Having a working refrigerator is something that many homeowners take for granted–that is, until they run into a problem. The last thing you want is to end up with a completely nonfunctional fridge, which is why it’s good to be aware of the telltale signs you need a new fridge before it stops working altogether.…

There are only a few things better than stepping into a well pressurized shower in the morning. Unfortunately, that same pressure that completely revitalizes you may be a building disaster for the plumbing in your house. For as good as people think high water pressure is, it is actually a huge disaster waiting to happen.…

Opening the water bill is never a particularly pleasing experience, but it is at least a predictable one. However, when you open the statement for the month and find that prices have skyrocketed, it can be like a shot to the heart. If your family hasn’t dramatically changed their water consumption lifestyle over the past…

There are several factors that typically come into play when determining if you need new laundry appliances. Lifestyle changes, frequency of repairs for your current appliances and remodeling jobs can all play a significant part in determining whether or not it’s time to make the switch to new appliances. For young couples, their smaller washer…

You don’t just have shoveling snow-laden driveways to look forward to this winter, even normal winter temperatures can wreak havoc on poorly prepared plumbing. At best, a frozen pipe can be terribly inconvenient, but at worst it can be an expensive and totally preventable mistake. Before the temperatures start to drop into the freezing range,…

Say you are sleeping soundly in the middle of the winter, you’re nice and warm in your bed and suddenly you hear a loud pop. Maybe you would get up and investigate, and say you don’t find anything right away. However, when you wake up the next morning your basement is half-full of water or…

A sump pump is one of those things that you probably don’t think much about it. Not until the sump pump fails and floods the basement, do many homeowners finally give some thought to what is ultimately a very important device in their home. Just as with other plumbing fixtures, there are different levels of…