Plumbing Emergency

How to Winterize Home Plumbing

The last thing you need during the busy holiday season is a plumbing disaster. Knowing how to winterize your home’s plumbing before cold weather arrives can help you avoid emergencies, costly repairs, and unnecessary stress. Unfortunately, if you don’t prepare your home’s plumbing system for the winter season, you risk

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How to Fix An Overflowing Toilet

You’re watching TV in your family room or checking your email on your laptop and you hear your child call, “Mom, Dad, there’s something wrong with the toilet!” with urgency in their voice. “Come quick!” your child exclaims. You get up and quickly run into the bathroom only to see

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Gas Safety Tips for the Home

A large portion of America’s homes relies on natural gas to heat water and cook food and to provide warmth during the fall and winter months. Natural gas is a clean, affordable resource, but in some cases, it can be extremely dangerous to the occupants of a home. If your

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What to Do if You Have a Water Leak

A water leak in your home can quickly go from a minor nuisance to a major plumbing emergency. From a slow drip behind the walls to a burst pipe flooding your basement, unchecked leaking water can cause costly damage and hazardous conditions fast. Common consequences of a water leak include:

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When Mold Growth Causes Property Damage

If you’re like most people, you’ve heard or read stories about “toxic mold” in people’s homes, usually caused by excessively moist environments and plumbing leaks. While mold spores can definitely be toxic to your health, the bigger issues are usually the property damage that mold causes. Learn more about mold

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How to Know When to Replace Your Plumbing

Whether it’s your car battery, the lawn mower sitting in your garage, the hot water heater, the shingles on the roof, or the plumbing in your home, nothing lasts forever, and when something is used day in and day out, it’ll eventually need to be replaced. Your household plumbing system

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Spring Cleaning Plumbing Tips

As the weather gets warmer, we have much to look forward to. Our lawns will be green again, flowers will be blooming, and the leaves on our trees will be lush and full, which not only provides shade but makes our yards look beautiful after a long winter. For homeowners, the

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Who is Responsible for Plumbing Repairs in a Rental

A clogged toilet. A leaky faucet. A water heater that suddenly stops providing hot water. If you’re a tenant, one of the first questions you’ll ask is: “Do I have to pay for this, or is my landlord responsible?” Plumbing responsibilities in rental properties can often be unclear. Unlike homeowners,

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