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4 Easy Plumbing Jobs You Can Do Yourself

Easy DIY Plumbing Jobs

It's 4 p.m. Saturday and you're cooking dinner for a big crowd, and suddenly, the kitchen sink backs up. Whom do you call? Or can you fix it yourself before guests arrive? Believe it or not, before you call a plumber, you can attempt this job yourself and probably succeed.

In fact, there are several plumbing jobs around the house that you can take on, if you're patient and careful and have the right equipment. Of course, many readers may find the following jobs pretty basic. But if you're a new homeowner, you might want to read further:

EComfort.com Helping Contractors Find Work in Poor Economy

EComfort Helping Contractors Find Work

Buffalo Grove, IL (PRWEB) September 18, 2012 -- A new online program, ComfortBase, will act as a free matchmaker between qualified contractors looking for work and homeowners who aren’t sure where to find a contractor. Qualified contractors will soon have a new way to compete with less expensive, but less qualified, contractors in a tight economy. Homeowners will conveniently see contact information for local contractors right as they purchase their equipment from eComfort.com.

Plumbers in Los Angeles Needed to Fill Labor Demand Says CNBC

Plumbers Needed in Los Angeles (CNBC)

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) June 22, 2012 -- Despite the fact that every graph depicting our nation’s financial system looks like a black diamond ski slope, the truth is that certain jobs do need filling- especially in densely populated regions like Southern California. CNBC.com recently published an article highlighting a few of these jobs that employers just can’t seem to fill. In addition to professions like nursing, accounting, and truck driving, plumbing was listed as one of the major jobs that the labor market is having trouble with. Companies like Expert One Plumbing that employ plumbers in Los Angeles have begun recruiting talent from outside areas to fill demand.

C&J Plumbing Services Go Green

C&J Plumbing Services

Market Press Release – October 21, 2011 11:25 am – Out of work plumber bets the farm on a new business by investing in social media to create new jobs for other out of work Joliet plumbers. C&J Services-go green is taking a new approach to growing their new business which is social media.

Using social media goes against what many other Joliet plumbers have been doing for years before and has caught their eye. Many plumbers in and around the Joliet, Illinois area have all but closed their doors due to current economic times, but not this company C&J Services-go green.

Out of Work Joliet Plumber Promises New Jobs For Other Out of Work Plumbers

Joliet, IL October 23, 2011 -- C&J Services-go green is taking a new approach to growing their new business which is social media. Using social media goes against what many other Joliet plumbers have been doing for years before and has caught their eye.

Many plumbers in and around the Joliet, Illinois area have all but closed their doors due to current economic times, but that seems to be different for C&J Services-go green. Like a weekend in Vegas owner Jim Leipart has grown his plumbing services business by all but “betting the farm” on online marketing.

Teenager Apprentices Pulling the Plug on Plumbing & Heating Trades

Plumbing Apprenticeship

Teenagers are turning away from many of the traditional trades such as plumbing, because of low wages that are forcing them to live at home for the duration of their apprenticeship. The amount of young apprentices that complete an apprenticeships is set to hit an all time low, with nearly one out of every two students dropping out before finishing their apprenticeship program.

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