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Tools to Help Keep Your Drains Clear

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Melbourne Plumber

Cleaning out a clogged drain in your Melbourne, Florida home is never a fun task. But it is a necessary one.  Clogged drains lead to limited water flow, which can cause some serious flooding.  If you’ve just unclogged the drains in your home, there are a few measures you can take to prevent the issue from happening again. Hair Catchers With your bathroom sink, the drain has a stopper that just out when it’s not being used.  This can make it easy for hair, and other debris, to get caught.  A water drop hair catcher has a raised, perforated center ...

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Do You Have Noisy Pipes?

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Melbourne Plumber

Noisy pipes in your Melbourne, Florida can be rather irritating, especially when you’re trying to sleep, or need to concentrate on something important.  But just because your pipes make loud noises, that doesn’t mean you have to accept it.  Instead of suffering with the sounds day in and day out, why not find out what the cause is?  Here are a few reasons your pipes might be so loud. High Water Pressure When your water pressure is too high, it can lead to loud banging noises in the pipes.  Fortunately, the pressure can be regulated.  All you have to do ...

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Causes of a Leaky Faucet

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Melbourne Plumber

Hearing the occasional drip from your faucet is actually a rather common plumbing issue.  While you might have learned to ignore it, even a slow drip can lead to a serious plumbing problem later on for your Melbourne, Florida home.  Here are a few issues that might be causing your leaky faucet. High Water Pressure When you notice a leak in your faucet, pay attention to what time of day it happens.  Does it happen at night, or when no one else is home?  This could mean that your water pressure is too high.  When no other fixtures are being ...

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Three Plumbing Repairs You Never Should Attempt on Your Own

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Melbourne Plumber

There are some plumbing repairs that only take a few minutes and a cheap part to fix. They are totally safe to try on your own, because the worst-case scenario at that point is you don’t correct the drip from the faucet or the toilet flushes using too much water. However, there are other plumbing repairs that you should never attempt to do on your own. For these repairs, you should make sure you call in an experienced and certified Melbourne plumbing company to do the job. Sewage Pipe Clogs Aside from being incredibly difficult to reach, if possible at ...

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It’s So Important to Clean Your Drains Regularly

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Melbourne Plumber

The drains of your home are all interconnected through the piping of your home. Bathroom drains, kitchen drains, and even washing machine drains all need to flow through the same pipes to get out to the sewer line. If those drains clog up, that water will have no choice but to flow back into your Melbourne, Florida home. If you go through and clean out your drains regularly, however, you can often prevent this from happening. How Often Do Drains Require Cleaning? Some people suggest that you clean out your drains each week, while others say once a year is ...

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Signs Your Sump Pump is About to Fail

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Melbourne Plumber

Your sump pump is an incredibly important part of your home, but it is often overlooked. It gets forgotten about until it stops functioning, then it gets a lot of attention. Instead of waiting for it to fail, it is best to consider signs that your sump pump may need some help. Here are a few signs you need to make sure you take note of so you can avoid a sump pump failure when you need it most. Your Sump Pump Frequently Goes On and Off Your sump pump is designed to kick on when the water in your ...

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Simple Steps to Avoid a Drain Clog

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Melbourne Plumber

Drain clogs are a pretty serious issue and they can stop you from using the sinks, showers, bathtubs and other fixtures throughout your home. That’s why it’s so important to work to prevent them from forming in the first place. Here’s an outline of some simple steps that you can follow to minimize clogging in your home. Follow each of these steps and you’ll be less likely to have to call in a professional to get your home working again. Screens are Your Friend One of the best ways that you can prevent clogs in any of the drains around ...

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How to Detect Leaky Pipes

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Melbourne Plumber

Water leaks are a serious problem and should always be taken care of as soon as possible. That’s why you always need to be on the lookout for signs of a water leak, and why you have to work hard to take care of these issues before they cause serious problems. Here are some common signs of pipe leaks that you should be on the lookout for. The Smell One of the main ways that you’ll spot leaky pipes is by the smell of them. They put off a mold or mildew smell, or at least the surrounding materials do ...

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A Checklist for Proper Maintenance

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Melbourne Plumber

Serious plumbing problems generally don’t happen overnight. Instead, they develop slowly and it’s up to you to figure out how to fix them after they’re present. That’s why it makes sense to look out for problems, so that you can catch them before they are too serious. Here are a few common problems that you should look for to detect problems before they are too serious. Looking over Pipe Insulation Burst pipes are a serious issue that you want to avoid at all costs. The issue isn’t very common as long as you have a heated home, but it does ...

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Is Annual Maintenance from a Florida Plumber Worth the Cost?

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Melbourne Plumber

If you have a plumber that you deal with regularly, you may have been offered an annual maintenance deal that you at least considered paying for. Whether or not you are paying for such a service currently, it’s important to take the time to learn whether such a service makes sense for your home, and if you should really have one in place to protect your house and all the plumbing that runs through it. So is hiring a Florida plumber on an annual maintenance contract worth the cost? Inspect Your Home It’s amazing how many areas of your home ...

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