• How old is your toilet?  If your house was built in the ’90s and your plumbing has never been updated, chances are you don’t have a water-efficient 1.6 gallon per flush toilet. You are wasting water with every flush.  Call us today to replace your old toilets and start saving water!

 

  • Spring brings lots of rain and flooding too! Speak with the experts about sump pumps and other solutions to your chronic flooding problems! Call on the professionals to find and fix the problem.

 

  • Beware of bad smells from your running water!  If you have a foul odor during the first few minutes of running the hot tap, it could be due to a faulty anode rod in your water heater. If you don’t take care of the problem corrosion results, which can eat away at the inside of your tank.

 

  • Toilet water running?  Find out by testing it yourself by placing a few drops of food coloring, in the TANK, not the bowl. Leave it for 20 minutes. It there’s any discoloration inside the bowl you have got a confirmed leak. If you find a problem, give us a call.

 

  • Clogged drains over and over? It is probably time for a professional to provide a solution rather than using store bought solutions.  Clearing the blockages is essential to avoiding pipe replacement.

 

  • Chilling weather often brings frozen pipes.  Most of the time the solution involves providing some form of insulation.  Eliminate this potential hazard as soon as you notice the problem by calling in the professionals.

 

  • Leaky shower head!  It is important not to ignore it, not only are you wasting water but the water could be causing a larger problem, damage inside the wall.  Call in the experts to identify the problem and find a solution.

 

  • Water at the base of your toilet, it may be leaking. If the leak is coming from under the base, it will eventually rot your floor.   It’s time to ask the professionals for help.

 

  • Have a garbage disposal?  Keep it grinding by avoiding putting certain foods in it.  Pasta, rice, carrots, potatoes, and any other water-absorbing items could expand when wet and cause a clog.  Contact the professionals to help.

 

  • Save gallons of water by only running your washing machine and dishwasher when they’re completely full.

 

  • Save up to 4 gallons a minute just by turning off the water while brushing your teeth until you’re ready to rinse. Save hundreds of gallons a week!

 

  • When washing your car, use a bucket of soapy water and then rinse with a hose and nozzle. By turning the water off until you’re ready to rinse, you could save as much as 100 gallons of water.

 

  • Keep your heating system running well by cleaning or replacing the filters once a month.  Also clean your air registers, baseboard heaters, and radiators as needed, and make sure they’re not blocked.

 

  • Natural gas heat can save you money.  If you’ve got a gas furnace or stove, consider a gas hot water heater as well. You’ll save money extending the gas line to your water heater, as natural gas and propane water heaters are about 3 times less expensive to operate than the electric ones.

 

  • Don’t use harsh chemicals in your drain, they’re dangerous to use and harmful to your pipes.  Use a biologically active drain cleaner. Good bacteria and enzymes literally eat away the clogs in your system without damaging the pipes.  Want to learn more?  Call us and find out how to get started.