Plumbing Blog

Spring weather is coming in slowly but surely, and as it does so, it’s important for home and business owners to do a little spring cleaning. This includes your plumbing. Hopefully, you took some steps to winterize your plumbing and to prepare it for the colder elements of the last few months. Now comes the time to revert your plumbing back to regular spring use.

Across the continent, temperatures are plunging—and for homeowners, that means the potential for frozen pipes. Frozen plumbing is more than just an inconvenience. As water in pipes freezes, it also expands, which can cause the pipes to rupture. This is a potentially massive headache for homeowners, but thankfully, there are some ways to avoid it.

Many homeowners take great pride in their ability to diagnose and correct basic problems around their house—as well they should. This is true when it comes to plumbing: At Unclog.it, we are happy to offer tips and recommendations to amateur plumbers seeking to make small repairs or to perform basic maintenance around their home.

The sound of dripping water is enough to keep any homeowner up at night—but it’s far more than just a nuisance. A leak, anywhere in your home, can prove a major drain on the wallet, adding up to huge waste in your water bill. What’s more, it can cause immense property damage. All told, leaks are something you want to avoid as best as possible!

What homeowner wouldn’t want to save on monthly water bills—and to help the environment, in the process? Green plumbing is a popular trend among homeowners, and it’s certainly not hard to understand why. It’s also not necessarily hard to implement it.

How much do you really know about all of your home plumbing systems? Not so fast: Before answering, note that there are plenty of home plumbing myths going around, pieces of “conventional wisdom” that are actually not very accurate or truthful. You may believe some of these myths, but be careful: Falling prey to them might actually cause plumbing problems that will prove expensive to repair.