Top 5 Tips to Improving Your Home’s Eco-Friendliness (and Possibly Keeping Your Bills Lower)
Photo By Feverpitched at istock Making your home eco-friendly offers a number of key benefits. First, it is good for the planet – you are doing your part to make the plant a little less full of carbon. In addition, making some changes could actually help to save you money,...
How to Know if a Sewer Line is Broken or Blocked
Photo By PlazacCameraman at istock A broken sewer line is messy and smelly. The first step is determining the cause. To do so accurately, call the professional plumbers at bluefrog Plumbing + Drain. This article discusses the main causes of blocked or broken sewer lines and various plumbing services used to...
Your Garbage Disposal Hates These Items: And Other Tips to Keep Your Disposal Working Properly
Photo By Naked King at istock Even Your Growling Garbage Disposal Has Its Devouring Limits Sometimes you know you're in trouble, other times you find out when you switch on the garbage disposal. Can you tell by the sound what's destroying your disposal? Is it pieces of broken glass, a...
What Is Hydro-Jetting: And Is It the Right Solution for My Home?
Photo By adamkaz at istock Sweep Out Your Pipes with Jets of High-Pressure Water Hydro-jetting is, most of all, the answer to many of your worries about typical drain cleaning service. It's not always the best choice for dealing with clogs, but since it's chemical-free, cleans thoroughly instead of pushing...
The Three Questions Our Plumbers Get Asked the Most
Plumbing companies like ours routinely are asked many questions. Sometimes they are questions about which makes or models of water heaters are best (and most efficient). In other cases, individuals want to know what they can do to reduce the mold buildup in their home. No matter how simple or...
Plumbing Tips to Keep Your Home Mold-Free
Photo By rarrarorro at istock Controlling moisture in a home is a critical step to preventing mold. While your plumber should be your go-to professional for managing any type of water leaks, vigilance in a few key areas can make a big difference. It takes just a matter of hours for...
Remodeling Your Bathroom: Keep These Plumbing Considerations in Mind Before You Begin
Photo By Ceneri at istock Remodeling a bathroom can be an exciting experience. From style updates to adding more features, it's a good way to boost the value of your home and ensure the space fits your family's needs. Before you get started, it's important to talk to your plumber about...
New Year, New Plumbing? Signs It’s Time to Get Your Plumbing Inspected
You may have made several New Year's Resolutions about getting healthier, working out more, or giving yourself a makeover. But have you thought about making New Year's Resolutions for your home? Having your plumbing inspected may not be as fun as a gym membership or as glamorous as a new...
Detecting a Gas Leak in Your Home: Keep Your Family Safe with These Signs
Photo By Moyo Studio at istock If your furnace or other gas-burning appliance, such as a kitchen range, clothes dryer or water heater is leaking gas, you're facing a major plumbing emergency that poses a serious threat to your family's safety and well-being, and your home as well. Understanding and staying...
A Guide to Your Kitchen Plumbing: What You Need to Know
Even if you aren't a plumber, there are still several critical things that are very helpful to know about your kitchen plumbing. Basic knowledge can help you troubleshoot a small repair. And knowing more about your kitchen pipes and equipment can help in an emergency, if anything breaks down unexpectedly...
5 Tips for Keeping Your Water Heater Working Properly
Photo By BanksPhotos at istock Every day, you turn on your hot water faucet and use it without thinking much about the system that's keeping it just the right temperature. Most people only think about their hot water heater when it stops working properly. At that point, you’ll want to...
How Do You Know if Your Plumbing Vent Is Clogged?
You may not realize that your drain lines are connected to pipes that ventilate sewer gases. This ensures that the pressure is equalized so that wastewater continues to flow. The pipes that carry away the gases are called vent lines, and it's important that they remain unobstructed to avoid plumbing...
