Red Rock Mechanical, LLC Blog: Archive for the ‘Plumbing’ Category

How Do I Know I Need Leak Detection if the Leaks Are Hidden?

Monday, May 30th, 2016

The idea of calling professional plumbers for leak detection in your house sounds like it’s a catch-22. You need plumbers to find leaks you can’t find yourself… but how can you know that you need plumbers to find those leaks if you don’t even know that you have the leaks?

The answer to this dilemma is that although you may not be able to find the leaks on your own, you can still find signs of the leaks. Even small pipe leakage can leave indications that it’s occurring. When you suspect the problem, call on our professional plumbers and we’ll take care of the detection service, as well as the necessary repairs.

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How to Tell It’s Time to Call for Bathroom Plumbing Repairs

Monday, May 9th, 2016

The bathroom isn’t at the center of your home life, but it’s certainly one of the essential rooms for getting along from day to day. You need to be able to depend on the plumbing in this room to work each time you need it—a plumbing failure here can result in flooding, water damage, and incredible inconveniences.

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Is Your Sump Pump Ready for Spring?

Monday, March 28th, 2016

Many homes in Northwest Vermont and Plattsburgh, NY have basements that can suffer from flooding during the spring. Snow melt and rain can add up to large amounts of water getting down into the lower parts of the home, causing damage and leaving behind moisture that can create unpleasant high humidity in the rest of the house. Installing a sump pump is the best way to defend your home from flooding, both major and minor.

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Why Small Plumbing Leaks Are Still a Big Deal

Monday, March 21st, 2016

Plumbing leaks are never a good sign. They are a nuisance, and most times a sign of a problem that will only grow worse. Leaky faucets, for example, waste a lot more water than you may realize, plus they put undue stress on the environment. A small drip probably doesn’t seem like much to you. However, when you add it up over a period of time, it can be detrimental to your water bill and to the environment. But why are small leaks such a big deal?

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Should I Replace My Old Bathroom Toilet?

Monday, February 1st, 2016

When people think about replacing major appliances in their home because of wear and tear from age, the toilet isn’t often one of the first that comes to mind. But toilets can suffer from damage due to years of use just as much as an air conditioning system or a furnace. When you consider how necessary a toilet is for day to day comfort and hygiene, knowing when you need to replace the toilet is important. We have some advice on times when it’s a good idea to call up professional plumbers to arrange for a toilet replacement.

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Why Are My Pipes Corroding?

Monday, January 18th, 2016

The water pipes are the veins and arteries of your home’s plumbing system, and you need them in good shape to keep freshwater flowing to the tap and wastewater moving out to the sewer system without problems. People tend to think of the pipes in their home as indestructible, and unless they freeze during winter, they should not present any danger of developing serious leak problems.

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During the Holiday Feasting, Here Is Some Food You Don’t Want in the Garbage Disposal

Monday, December 21st, 2015

As we reach the big time for the end-of-the-year holiday celebrations, you are probably going to use your kitchen much more than usual (with the exception of perhaps Thanksgiving). Entertaining guests and family members means a lot more cooking and kitchen activity, and this will also mean immense stress placed on the garbage disposal. You don’t want to have an abrupt breakdown of your disposal and need to scramble to find repairs during the height of the holidays. To help prevent that from occurring, we’ve put together a list of food items that should not go down the disposal.

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Some Landscaping Tips to Help Prevent Root Damage to the Sewer Line

Monday, September 21st, 2015

A frequent problem that people encounter with their sewer line is root infiltration. The sewer line is buried a few feet underground on your property, where it’s protected from most potential damage. But the roots of trees and some shrubs will seek out the sewer line because of provides moisture and nutrients. The roots can start to grow into the pipeline, creating clogs and eventually placing enough pressure on the material that it will start to crack.

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Reasons Your Toilet May Be Leaking

Monday, August 24th, 2015

Water leaks from toilets are a common plumbing problem. Unfortunately they are 1) often hard to detect at first, 2) capable of causing major damage to flooring, even leading in extreme cases to the floor collapsing, and 3) not easy to diagnose, since there a multiple reasons for them to start.

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Don’t Flush These Items Down Your Toilet!

Monday, August 10th, 2015

Toilets are one of the essential parts of any indoor plumbing system. Unfortunately, toilets are often treated as if they were the same as a garbage can, and homeowners flush objects down them that should absolutely not end up in the sewer line or (if the home doesn’t have a connection to the municipal sewer system) the septic tank. These items can create heavy clogging in pipes and damage sewage pumps. We’ve put together a short list of some of the bigger offenders that you should never flush down a toilet.

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