Eyes in Your Drains
What Happens when a Sewer Line is Clogged? Waste from your house flows out through an underground 4-inch sewer line buried in your yard connected either to the public sewer line on the street or to a septic tank. The pipe is gradually sloping so that waste can flow out via gravity. That section of … Read more
What is a Sewer Cleanout? A sewer cleanout, also known as a drain cleanout is an essential component of the drain-sewer-vent system (DWVS). Most people do not however think about it until they have clogs or sewer backups in their houses. But what exactly is a sewer cleanout and what is its purpose? Or better … Read more
How Do I know if My Toilet Seat is Round or Elongated? To replace a toilet seat, you must first know the type and size of toilet you already have. This is easy for plumbers who don’t even have to measure anything but a homeowner will need to measure to be sure. Toilet seats are … Read more
Toilet Flushes Slowly and Incompletely? A gravity flush toilet depends on gravity to transfer water from the tank to the bowl, where a siphon is created in the toilet trap in order for flushing to occur. To have a strong flush, a decent amount of water needs to be dumped from the tank to the … Read more
What Could Happen if you Put Grease Down the Drain? Your drain-waste system is not designed to handle fats, grease and oils (FOGs). Whether you are connected to the city’s sewer lines or are on a septic system, you should never dump grease down your drains. There are a lot of myths and misconceptions that … Read more
Outside Drain Overflowing? If your outside drain is overflowing, it means that it us unable to drain. This is caused by clogs, especially during fall when there are lots of leaves lying around, or after a heavy downpour causing mud to block the drain. An outside drain works just like the sewer drain system. It … Read more
Toilet Smells Worse after Cleaning? Sewer smells in the house can emanate from any drain but in most cases they can be traced to the toilet. So, why would a toilet still smell so bad despite being thoroughly cleaned? A smelly toilet is caused by low water level in the bowl, clogged plumbing vent, dirty … Read more
What do I do if My Yard is Leaking Water? Water leaks are very expensive problems to have. Not only do they dramatically increase your water bills, they also cost money to fix to fix. If you suspect (or know for a fact) that there is a water leak in your front yard, it will … Read more
What Does a Plumbing Vent Do? A plumbing vent is part of the drain-waste-vent (DWV) system. It is a requirement by code and therefore not left to the discretion of the homeowner/builder. So, what is a plumbing vent; and do you really need one? A plumbing vent, also known as a vent stack is a … Read more
For most people, a drain-waste-vent system is one of those things that are out mind, out of sight. This is until something happens and they need to figure out how their house plumbing works. A drain-waste-vent system is the plumbing system which allows discharge of waste from fixtures to the city’s sewer lines or septic … Read more