Hydro jet drain cleaning uses high-pressure water streams to clear clogged pipes and sewer lines. A plumber inserts a pipe inspection camera into the line to locate the clog, then follows up with a hydro jet treatment. The jet is a purpose-built rotating nozzle...
Sewer lines are the dump trucks of your plumbing system. They haul away tons of unwanted, uh, stuff, load by load. They’re under less pressure than water pipes. Their contents are slower moving. Why, then, would they ever collapse? Yet they do with surprising...
What’s a Dual-Flush Toilet? The name can be confusing. A dual-flush toilet doesn’t flush twice. It flushes less. A lot less. A dual flush toilet has two buttons or levers to flush different amounts of water, depending on what’s being flushed. The...
A plunger is a plunger, right? Blasphemy to the ears of a plumber! That’s like telling a violinist all classical music sounds the same or a winemaker that all pinots are alike. So let’s set the record straight: a plunger is a plunger by definition, but...
Most of the time, you may not give much thought to your kitchen garbage disposal. However, that situation can change in a hurry when something goes wrong. Without a doubt, clogs are the number one issue for disposal owners. You might not view a clog as an emergency in...
There’s nothing like a slow drain to put a damper on a refreshing shower. Worse, the water may not drain at all — it just sits in the bottom of the tub. Fortunately, a clogged shower drain is usually an easy fix. Here are some simple things you can do to clear a...
