Repair

During cold winters with freezing temperatures, frozen water pipes or frozen drain pipes are always a risk. In this Plumbing How To we will show you that when the water inside your plumbing pipes freezes, the ice inside will start to expand and block the flow of water through the frozen pipes and it might even burst pipes.

The key to septic failure prevention is good maintenance of your septic tank and plumbing system. With the help of a little do it yourself plumbing advice and consideration on what you actually throw down the kitchen sink and flush down the toilet. Failure of a septic system can result in sewage water backing up into the tank and even into your home’s plumbing.

A tap is a valve that is used for controlling the release of water to baths or sinks. The terms Faucet and Spigot are more common in the United States. There are a lot of different hot and cold water types of faucets on the market today, and how to repair a leaky faucet depends on what type of faucet it is and where exactly the faucet is leaky.

Having a low water pressure in your home’s plumbing is a problem that is sometimes easy to solve with some diy plumbing repairs, other times the solution can be a little more complicated and a lot more expensive. To be able to solve your low water pressure problem it is vital that you first try to asses what the underlying causes of the low water pressure can be.

The drain stoppers in your bathtub and lavatory sinks make use of some mechanical parts that can cause a lot of trouble. The drain stops catch hair and other debris, creating clogs that will eventually block your drain. The drain stopper sometimes gets bend or dislocated and then it won’t close properly anymore. Drain stoppers can become separated from the connecting parts and refuse to open or close.

The continuing drought conditions in the South-East and the Central Plains are starting to raise concern among homeowners about their homes foundation. Plumbers in the affected areas have been receiving more and more calls involving problems with the plumbing due to this drought. Plumbing industry experts warn us that more issues may still be hidden beneath the slabs.

What consumers should expect in a plumbing warranty is at least a one year warranty on any plumbing repairs that have been done by a plumber. An exception to this rule is drain cleaning. Typically, a plumber will not offer more than a maximum of 6 month warranty on drain cleaning, some plumbers even offer a 30 days warranty only.

PVC plumbing pipes and joints are quite commonly used around the home. The same as with other types of pipe, there could come a time that you get a problem with the plumbing and need to repair PVC plumbing pipe. In this plumbing guide you will find some advice on how to repair PVC pipes and PVC joints.

Over time your shower heads might get rusty, the showerhead can get damaged or just wear out. If this happens it’s time to replace the old shower head with a new shower head.  In this Plumbing How To we will show you how to change a shower head and what to look for when you want to buy a new shower head.

There's nothing worse than being in the shower and ice cold water comes from the hot water faucet. Finding out the problem and why you have no hot water is hard work, and it'll probably take you about half a day, this guide will show you how to find why you have no hot water from the boiler.