How to Prevent Sink Water from Draining Into My Dishwasher?
Water, Water Everywhere Down the Sink and into the Dishwasher? When your kitchen sink drains into your dishwasher, you’ve got a problem, not the least of which is an overflow leak from the dishwasher and/or water backing up onto the sink, which can also overflow. Besides having to mop out, the ...
How to Flush Water Softener Resin Out of Pipes
What’s With the Yellow Beads in the Water? Are you noticing yellow beads appearing in your plumbing systems, in your toilet, sink, bathtubs, just about anywhere your household water drains? Without even needing to come to inspect your pipes, our guess is that you have a salt-based, also sometimes called an ...
What Causes Low Water Pressure in the Shower?
When faced with sudden low water pressure in the shower, most people prefer to have their plumbing problems handled by a professional. An experienced plumber can quickly diagnose the problem and fix it with a minimum of time and materials. As many people know, trying to fix plumbing problems yourself can ...
How to Get Rid of Black Gunk in Sink
Ooh—What’s That Black Gunk I’m Seeing in the Sink? What’s that growing in your sink? Blackish sludge or slime or mold or gunk or whatever you want to call it isn’t a good look. Not in a sink, not anywhere. But it doesn’t reflect on your personal hygiene. The fact is, ...
Brown Water Pouring from Pipes?
Why is Brown Water Pouring Out My Pipes? When Your Tap Water Clearly Isn’t Is your tap water looking brownish? Do you have rusty colored water coming from your tap and into your sink? It’s not a good look. Discolored water means sediments are getting into your water. You could drink ...
7 Ways to Unclog a Toilet How to Unclog a Toilet and Get Flushing Again
We tend to take a lot of things for granted, like the fact that our toilets flush with as much water as needed. No need to think about anything, everything just works the way it is supposed to. We don’t learn how to unclog a toilet because it always works. Until ...
How to Retrieve Jewelry that Fell Down the Drain
Often, we take our jewelry off before using a sink or tub. It is not unusual for a piece of jewelry to fall into the drain. A ring can slip off in the kitchen sink in soapy water, disappearing down the drain. You may suddenly discover that you are missing a ...
How to Prevent Mold and Mildew in Your Bathroom
Mold and mildew happen. Bathrooms and bathroom plumbing are often the starting points for mold generation and if not caught and handled, can spread through walls and vents and get out of control. Why does it occur? Airborne spores can come from almost anywhere, but they “catch” in environments that are ...
How Do I Flush my Water Heater?
Water heater maintenance and flushing a water heater aren’t things the typical homeowner spends much time considering. However, without periodic routine maintenance, you may find yourself experiencing a gradual but annoying shortening of your available hot water supply. A poorly maintained heater uses more energy with less return. You’ll see that ...
Signs Your Sewer Line is Damaged
Your sewer plumbing system is composed of two distinct lines: water and waste. Freshwater is piped into your home, is used, and leaves your home as wastewater. The bridge between these two lines is your fixtures. You turn on the water in the sink. That’s the waterline. It falls from the ...