Tackling Clogged Drains

Unclogging a Drain

Have you ever run to the phone to call the plumber after you flushed a toilet and had it backup onto the floor? Or did you ever turn on your bathroom faucet only the water doesn't drain but rather continued to rise in the sink. Have you ever taken showers in standing water? When was the last time you had someone clean your drain? Your drains will clog up when you least expect it. Your sinks, bath tub, shower, toilet, and sewer are most often clogged. Drains face a daily buildup of grease, hair, soap, detergents, and other compounds, ensuring the likelihood you will be faced with an unexpected clog or backup that happens with most residential drains. Good News! A licensed plumber can clean up your drain problem with professional drain cleaning equipment and completely open up your sink, toilet, bathtub, shower and any other drain, pipe or plumbing fixture. After the job is completed, your drain and pipes will be sparking clean Common Causes of Drain Backup Build Up of Sludge and Grime Improper Items Being Flushed Down the Line A Blockage Due to a Broken Pipe in the Outflow Line Tree Root Meshes Filling Drains Pipe Camera Video Line Inspection Modern plumbers make use of state-of-the-art video equipment to precisely locate your clog and source of the backup problems (broken pipe, root growth, blockage point, etc.). Once they've eliminated the clog and checked to be certain the drains in the home are flowing properly, they will carefully clean-up of the work area. Licensed plumbing drain unclogging and repair services include the following: Comprehensive sewer and drain cleaning and repair service Bathroom sinks, toilets, tub, and shower drain cleaning and repair Kitchen sinks and garbage disposalcleaning Sewer & main line inspection and cleaning Rooter services Local breaks and cracks repair on pipes and lines Pipe bursting Unclogging of extreior and interior drains Drain maintenance contracts If your drain problem can't be solved with normal procedures, most professional plumbers possess professional drain cleaning equipment, which can even the most difficult drain pipe problems: Motorized plumbing augers Hydro jetting sewer drain lines

Home Heating System Maintenance


With frigid temperatures already showing up in many sections of the country, it's not a moment too soon to be certain you're heating system is in perfect shape for the coming cold. At this very moment, plumbers are receiving lots of calls from homeowners who are attempting to do just that. According to third generation Baltimore plumber Byron Graham of Baltimore, Md., the best time to do heating system maintenance is at the conclusion of the cold weather. But not all householders remember to get their maintenance then, so the next best option is to have a plumber check out the boiler before or while turning it on for the winter season. Both hot water and steam heating depend on a boiler to produce heat for the house. After a long cold winter, there are many things that can go wrong with the boiler. It might be something peripheral like a clogged flue stack. These can sometimes be cleaned by your plumber, but at times he will need to call in professional chimney cleaners. The burner has to be checked as well. After being in use all winter the burner is liable to contain debris. Your plumber will get rid of the debris, ensuring safe dependable start-ups all winter. Other important elements of boiler maintenance include inspecting for a crack in the boiler, and checking the thermostat. If you have zoned heating, that is heating pipe cut off valves that determine the amount of flow to different zones in your house, your plumber will check out the heat production in each room to make sure they are in working order. Sometimes, he will have to clean the valves, and rarely a valve will have to be replaced. Plumbers are adamant about the fact that getting your heating system maintained is just like car maintenance. If you neglect to check your oil, this can shorten the life of your motor. If you fail to inflate your tires to the proper specified pressure, your tires wear out. Plumbing maintenance is just the same. Experienced plumbers are quick to point out that people who fail to get annual heating system maintenance are more likely to experience a heating system failure in the winter. So if you forgot to get heating system maintenance in the spring, or if you did but would still like an experienced plumber to do your boiler start up, then call a plumber now before the really frigid weather catches you by surprise.