If your kitchen is emitting a foul smell and you can’t quite figure out where it is coming from, you may want to check your garbage disposal. More often than not home owners put items down their garbage disposal that really are better off being thrown in the garbage bin. When items that cannot properly…
If you’ve got a big family then you know that when its shower time, there are often complaints about not enough hot water to go around, or people are tired of taking a slightly warm or even cool shower. Your water heater tank can only store a certain amount of hot water before it runs…
If you have ever gotten in the shower only to find that the water pressure is so low you can barely get the soap out of your hair then you have had a real plumbing problem. The water pressure is not only important in hair washing but also in the way that the appliances in…
Regular inspection and maintenance of your hot water heater is often over-looked completely or continually put off for another day in most DIY home maintenance plans. Water heaters are typically designed to last for 8-12 years but if you inspect your water heater annually you can prolong its life. Your water heater is one of…
We have all been there at one time or another. The wedding or engagement ring, or perhaps another ring that has either sentimental or cash value. Or some other valuable that is precious to our hearts; the contact lens or perhaps your child’s first tooth. The list of treasures lost down the drain could be…
Indoor plumbing is one of the greatest luxuries we have available to us today. The thought of having to use the bathroom outside is disturbing. Water being available at the turn of a knob, a hot shower and a properly functioning kitchen sink are all wonderful comforts that we enjoy on a daily basis. However,…
Las Vegas, Nevada is known for casinos, night life, gambling and scorching temperatures. But eventually winter sets in and even Vegas can have record low temperatures. You never know from one winter to the next how cold it will get. Taking the boy scout motto “Always be prepared“, is a good rule to follow, especially…
The sewers are a series of pipes that go under the city or town and make their way to a processing plant that usually takes care of the waste safely. There are lots of items that can be found in the sewers on a regular basis. The sewer also connects to the plumbing in each…
