We love our garbage disposals. They help eliminate smelly garbage, make it easy to scrape our plates before cleaning, and keep our pipes from getting clogged with food. Garbage disposals can stop working at the most inopportune time, such as Thanksgiving dinner, when you have a multitude of house guests and a plumber is not […]
If you have small children or toddlers in your home, you will have this problem at least once in your life: your child flushes a toy car or your car keys down the toilet. Even if you don’t have children, you might accidentally drop something into the toilet and flush it. With our busy lives, […]
No doubt about it, the weather is certainly crazy. Luckily, Middle Tennessee has been spared most of the really bad weather such as flooding, tornados, or extreme ice, but can anyone remember the flood of May 1, 2010? Or the tornadoes of April 15-16, 1998? When the Water Supply is Disrupted: Disaster When disasters strike, […]
Have you walked by your bathroom and heard the toilet running, even though it was flushed hours ago? Has your water bill been higher than normal for no obvious reason? Sometimes just jiggling the toilet handle will take care of the problem, but who wants to have to worry about that all of the time? […]
Fall is when you may typically find an abundance of fruit flies in your kitchen, especially in Nashville. This is because we often have an abundance of food for them to eat, in the form of produce from the garden, uncovered fruit waiting for a Thanksgiving feast, etc. So, the obvious answer is to cover […]
When you flush your toilet, does water back up into your shower or sink? How about those gurgling noises in the pipes? These are signs that you might have a clog in your main plumbing line, All of us have one main line that comes into the house with fresh water, Then we have another […]
We love to see long, flowing hair – on people, not in our drains! Hair is the number one clogger of household drains. This is because hair fibers tangle so easily and catch on every little scrap of debris in your plumbing. Before you know it, you have slow drains, and then one day, you […]
We recently received this photograph from a fan. She saw us at the intersection of Lebanon Road and Tulip Grove in Hermitage. Several of our customers tell us, “I saw you on Old Hickory”, or “You were in Donelson on Thursday!” It’s always fun to be spotted going about our work. It makes us feel […]
Often, we take our water supply for granted. Whenever we want, we simply turn on the tap and have plenty of water for drinking, washing, and bathing. But sometimes when you turn on the tap, the water will come out discolored: brown, yellow, or even black! What gives? Usually, when water comes out of the […]
During the summertime in Nashville, we use a lot of water. Working or playing outside makes us want to shower more often, and creates more laundry. Lawns and gardens need regular watering. Pets need more fresh water during the summer months. So, summertime is a great time to do a plumbing maintenance check. Because many […]