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No. Seriously. If your TOILET rocks, it’s bad.
Even if it only moves a little, you need to have your toilet pulled and reset. Those bolts at the base of your toilet get rusty, and if your toilet has been rockin’ for some time, water has been seeping under the floor. The wood begins to rot, and the bolts no longer hold. [Read more…] about Does Your Toilet ROCK?
One of the most frequent things we get called for in repair services is toilet repair. That can mean anything from toilets that flush themselves, constantly running toilets, to even rocking toilets at the base. Cracked toilets or tanks are pretty common, too, and let’s not forget about the teenager’s bathroom toilet clog that seems to happen a little too frequently … but I digress. [Read more…] about To Plunge Or Not To Plunge, That Is The Question
Hard water leaves deposits everywhere it travels. It contains mineral deposits such as calcium. These deposits can build up on the walls inside of a water heater. If this happens, a water heater can be very noisy, even scary when you hear a loud “Bang” in the middle of the night and don’t know where it is coming from. [Read more…] about Why My Water Heater Goes Bump in the Night
Have you ever just woke up, climbed in the shower and … hey, what happened to the hot water? Me either (and I’m glad of that!), but it’s happened to some of our customers. [Read more…] about It Could Be Your Water Heater, But Maybe Something Else
The first generation of low-flow flushing commodes had big problems. It wasn’t uncommon to have to flush three times just to empty the bowl. It doesn’t make sense to use half as much water if you still have to flush three times. Complications such as the size of the orifices, lack of flushing jets in the bottom of the bowl, and poor design were the causes behind this dilemma. [Read more…] about Poor Quality Toilets Leaving You Drained?
If you’ve ever held a glass of ice water in your hand in a room temperature area you will notice that water collects on the outside of the glass. This is condensation.
In an air conditioning unit the same phenomena occurs. Condensated water collects inside an A/C unit. This water needs to drain out of the unit. Underneath where the condensation occurs there is a pan into which the condensate drains. This is the primary pan and will be piped via a pitched PVC pipe into the drainage system of the home. One way this is done is by using a tee fitting on the drain line under the bathroom or a “hole-in-the-head” fitting behind a bath tub drain.
In case that drain line ever backs up or doesn’t drain for some reason there is a secondary drip pan underneath the primary. This is piped separately to the exterior of the home allowing the homeowner to see if there is a wet spot under the eave and know if something needs to be addressed. It is piped out to be visible.
As a homeowner you should occasionally walk around the perimeter of your home so you can locate the pipes and know where they are. The A/C condensate drain pipe will be:
When you do your routine walk-around outside of your home and notice any condensation contact us. We will come out and make sure your primary drain pipe is cleared so that your secondary drain pipe won’t be dripping water into your yard, or worse, through your ceiling.
The older the system is, the more common it is to see these lines backed up. Over time all kinds of muck accumulates and has to be blown out. If you notice wet spots in your ceiling they really need to be checked out before they get worse. Call us today, 972-424-6479.