No matter who you are, at some point you’re going to be faced with a clogged toilet. Not something any of us looks forward to facing, but you need to be well prepared for when it does happen, because you don’t want to be heading down to the store to purchase a plunger with the…
In today’s economy we all want to save money, right? We’re always looking at ways in which we can cut back on our spending in order to keep a few dollars more in our bank account. Most of us will usually start off with cutting back on the luxuries like going out to eat…
There are a few things that every homeowner should always know, no matter what. One of them being, where the shutoff valve is for the water. I can’t tell you how many times in my career, I’ve gone out to an emergency call in the small hours of the morning, and there’s water, absolutely, blasting…
Learn how to fix common leaks from Master Plumber John Wood in this plumbing repair video from Howcast. Okay. So I’m going to talk for a few minutes about how to fix some of the most common plumbing leaks that you might see in your home or business. Okay. But first, before I go into…
Did you know that you can fix a leaking shower faucet and save hundreds of gallons of water a year? Most people just think of a dripping faucet as an annoyance and don’t realize how much precious water is being wasted one drop at a time. The good news is that almost anyone with a…
What You’ll Need: Screwdriver Wrench Pressure Gauge If you discover a problem with the water pressure in your house, it might indicate that you have to make a couple of changes to the water pressure regulator. Most houses do not have an actual pressure regulator set up, however if you have one and it is…
Toilet, lavatory, loo, water closet, WC, John, crapper, can—it’s amazing we have so many names for something we care to talk about so little, bathroom plumbing. Toilets are hardly the most glamorous of inventions, but imagine trying to live without them. About 40 percent of the world’s people (some 2.6 billion of us) are…
If you’ve noticed discolouration on your shower head (chalky white, green or brown) and it runs with very little power, then it probably means you’ve got a lot of calcium or limescale build up which means its time clean your shower head.While this offers no risk to your health, it does mean that you’re not…
Unfortunately like death and taxes, clogs are pretty much inevitable. Clogs occur for a number of reasons, long hair, greases and lipids in the line and then most commonly of the burbs is roots. Roots can be a real bug bear for the average homeowner and they can be extremely expensive to correct….watch this video to find out what the main causes of sink drain blockages are, and how they can be fixed.
