If you live in an older home, built prior to the 60’s, your plumbing system is different than newer homes that use copper or PVC pipes and fittings. If you haven’t already, then you will need to seriously consider replacing your pipes with newer more efficient ones. It may not be as big of an undertaking as you may be dreading, but it needs to be done to avoid costly repairs from leaks or busted pipes. Galvanized Pipes Galvanized steel pipes are prone to corrosion. They are known for developing hard water deposits as a result of the corrosion. As ...
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Drain flanges are like quiet little supporting actors in the daily functioning of your home or business’ main water system fixtures. They play an integral role in preventing leaks around drains because a flange is just a flat rim that acts as a strengthener or seal in between the drain and the fixture. Let’s take a further look at some of the drain flanges in your home. The Sink Drain Flange If you go look in your kitchen sink you will notice that around your drain basket is a seam. That seam means you can remove the drain basket that ...
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You go to reach for a new garbage bag or the bottle of dishwashing detergent and see a puddle of water under your kitchen sink. You have two options, one is close the cabinet and pretend you didn’t see it or grab a towel and potentially fix your problem. What have you got to lose? A plumber is always a call away if you don’t feel up to the task. The first thing to check may seem a bit too Captain, but when you clear out all of the cleaning bottles, make sure it wasn’t just one of those leaking. ...
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If you can hear a banging sound coming from a pipe within your walls, it may not be as complex of a problem as you may think. This common issue is known as water hammer because the water is basically acting like a hammer as it hits against a pipe. It’s a Pressure Issue The water is flowing at such a high speed that when the valve is closed to turn the water off from a point within the house, it is slamming into the valve and pipe’s interior walls with nowhere to go. So, it rattles and vibrates until ...
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We’ve all been there. You step into the shower expecting a nice hot stream of water to wash in and it’s lukewarm or even cold. Or maybe you’ve stepped into the shower and the water got hotter and hotter and hotter until you felt like scalding water was pouring over you. Either scenario is frustrating to say the least. What exactly is going on? The first thing you need to find out is if the problem is isolated to the one water source. Is the water temperature working everywhere else in your home or only affecting your shower? If all ...
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The warm weather in Florida attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. Warm weather is the reason many people retire to Florida. But warm weather can also bring plumbing headaches; yes, plumbing problems. We may love to live and thrive in the warm weather, but bacteria do too. What do bacteria have to do with plumbing? As bacteria build up in pipes, it causes a threat to our health. To kill bacteria, chlorine is frequently added to our water supply. This may be a good thing for killing bacteria, but it’s bad for our pipes. The chlorine is normally ...
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Even though it is summer and we are located in central Florida, we'd like to present this article about frozen pipes. We aim to make this blog a resource to folks all over the country, not just here in Melbourne. Once in a blue moon the temp does drop below freezing here and there have been frozen pipe issues. Wintertime can be very hard on your plumbing and for most homeowner’s, frozen pipes can be any their worst fear coming true. With proper preparation, your home can stay leak free all winter long no matter how frigid the temperatures may ...
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For those with basements, ie Northern Central Florida and north, this article is for you. Every so often there is a whirring machine sound that comes on at random times, often in the middle of the night. One of those things that you never gave much thought to because you rarely heard it and if and when you did, you quickly forgot about it. On some days it is raining, sometimes there is not a cloud in sight. When was the last time you heard it? Maybe you last remember it was months ago while you were watching a movie, ...
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Californians are experiencing one of the most drastic droughts in history. California receives about half of its precipitation in the months of December, January and February, with much of that precipitation falling as snow in the Sierra Nevada Range. In 2014-15, snowfall was far below normal levels. Four years into record-breaking conditions, Governor Jerry Brown declared a drought State of Emergency on January 17, 2014 and imposed strict conservation measures statewide and convening an Interagency Drought Task Force. With water reservoirs at an all-time low, California Water Resources Control Board is considering a $500 per day fine for residents who ...
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Are you a weekend warrior that feels he/she can conquer any home repair task? Does replacing a window seem like an easy chore? How about putting in a stone patio? Seem like child’s play? Well, maybe you can do all that. Then again, maybe you’re more like Tim “the Toolman” Taylor where everything goes wrong. You are probably going to make the situation worse and spend more money in the long run. Either way, there are some plumbing jobs that are for professionals only. If you are considering a remodel of your bathroom, you might be thinking of a new ...
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