Conserving Water and Saving Money – Why a Low-Flow Toilet May Be for You
Many homeowners these days are looking for unique ways to cut back and save money. Plenty choose to focus on their plumbing. After all, you receive a bill every month for your water usage. A lot of that usage comes from showering and flushing the toilet. You, of course, need...
Water Leaks Can Cost You Big – Protecting Your Sanity & Home from Property Damage | bluefrog Plumbing + Drain
Water leaks are more common than most people imagine. The plumbing in your home, which you use daily, is a complex system of pipes and connections. It’s a maze. Within such a maze, there is a lot of room for error. Sadly, most of your plumbing is hidden behind the...
Drain Cleaning Myths Debunked – Get the Facts Instead
It seems like every homeowner, no matter how good their intentions, feels like they know all about plumbing and drain cleaning based off of online blogs. The information found on the majority of these blogs is generally false. It’s a marketing tool to sell the blog’s products. Most often, they...
Most Common Plumbing Repairs
A plumbing issue around your home can come in a variety of formats, from minor and inexpensive to major and costly. You might be dealing with something as small as a dripping faucet or as extensive as a sewage backup. Whatever the case, knowing when to call in a professional...
Signs That Your Home Needs New Plumbing Fixtures
Replacements of any kind in the home are not something homeowners typically look forward to, as they’re rarely expected and often come at inopportune times. Plumbing fixtures are usually easy to replace, but the task must often be resolved quickly to avoid the threat of water damage. Here are the...
The Benefits of a Water Filtration System
Our bodies require water to thrive and remain healthy. If your home’s water supply is less than ideal, with microbes and minerals flooding the supply, then your body can react negatively. The water can also impact your plumbing system, fixtures, and glassware. The way key to cleaner water is a...
How to Prevent Pipes From Freezing
Now that we’re well into winter, the freezing temperatures are fully upon us. With that in mind, we are all determined to keep ourselves warm while spending the season with our friends and families. All too often, though, homeowners neglect to take the proper steps to keep a vital component...
How to Avoid the “Jiggle the Handle” Embarrassment During the Holidays
The holidays are fast approaching! And with them, friends and family members stopping by for dinner or just for a quick visit. You might have gotten used to dealing with a faulty plumbing system, but your guests shouldn’t have to go through that! There is nothing more embarrassing than having...
How to Stop a Bathtub Faucet From Dripping
After a long, hard day at work, at the gym, in the garden or wherever else you spent your time getting sweaty, dirty or sore, taking a nice soak in the bath can be the best way to relax and get clean, and one of the last things you want...
How Do I Unclog My Sink?
As hard as we may try to keep our sinks in perfect working condition, it may be impossible to avoid facing down a clogged drain every so often. While this can cause significant headaches in the short term, it doesn’t have to last too long if you have the right...
How Do I Unblock A Basin Trap?
No one wants to deal with a clogged sink, but like most things in life this problem may be unavoidable. While you may think to grab your handy dandy snake to unclog your drain, most sinks use a basin trap that will likely need to be dismantled for proper cleaning....
How Do I Remove A Stuck Cleanout Plug?
Clogged drains suck, and they’re an unfortunate part of any pipe’s life. One of the pipes homeowners are likely to end up cleaning are drain cleanout pipes. These pipes are used to unclog or clean out the system, and can usually be found at the main sewer pipe that leads...
