Becoming a homeowner is exciting but comes with new responsibilities and lots to learn. One important area to understand is your home’s plumbing system. Let’s go over some essential plumbing knowledge every new homeowner should have to stay prepared and protect your investment.
Read MoreWe hope that you don’t find yourself in this situation, but if you find yourself in a plumbing emergency, we want to help make the situation as stress free as possible. By acting quickly and effectively before the professionals arrive, you can minimize the damage and help lead us in the right direction.
Read MoreAfter enjoying an extended period of above-normal temperatures, the polar vortex finally made its presence felt last week, marking the arrival of winter in full force. In these extreme cold conditions, while hibernating until spring might seem appealing, it's not realistic. What you can manage effectively, however, is ensuring that your furnace operates efficiently to keep your home warm.
Read MoreHappy New Year! As we start off 2024, we thought this would be a great time to share a few plumbing resolutions for you to make. Keep your plumbing (and your wallets) happy by keeping these resolutions over the next 12 months.
Read MoreThe holiday season is fast approaching! With that, you are likely going to host more people in your home than usual. Whether you have friends or family staying with you for extended periods, or are planning several get-togethers, it is important to prioritize your plumbing!
Read MorePlumbing is complicated, and not everyone should or can do it. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t simple tasks and straightforward solutions to basic plumbing that you can’t tackle on your own. For these jobs, we want to help you put together a plumbing tool kit that will help you keep everything running smoothly, and ensure you know where your important tools are! We’ll start out simple and work our way up to more advanced tools.
Read MoreIf your toilet is running, you should definitely catch it – and fix it. Losing all that water is going to cost you a lot of money in the long run. So why is it happening and what can you do to fix it? Read on!
Read MoreLast week, we talked about the proper way to use a plunger (as well as the right type for the drain you are hoping to clear). Unfortunately, there are times when a clog is too stubborn for a plunger, yet you are too stubborn to call a plumber (just kidding – we love it when you are empowered to do your own minor plumbing!) In these cases – in that space between plunger and plumber – a great tool is a plumbing snake.
Read MoreOccasionally, it’s good for us to remember that the world is not full of plumbers and return to the basics. Which is why today, we want to teach you how to use a plunger.
Read MoreIt’s about to get very cold again in Saskatoon. And even though modern insulation and plumbing makes frozen pipes rarer, it does still happen, especially in older homes. So, what DO you do when your pipes freeze?
Read MoreIt’s frustrating when your drain won’t do what it is intended to do – drain. It is messy and annoying when your dirty water just sits in the sink, and you want to find quick and easy (and cheap) solution. Typical drain cleaners are incredibly caustic and can not only damage your pipes, but the environment. So, what about enzyme drain cleaners?
Read MoreThere are few things we take more for granted than good plumbing. That is, until we have a plumbing issue. As long as everything is running smoothly, plumbing is a wonderful thing to enjoy and ignore. But at some point in our lives, most of us will need to call a plumber. Beyond the obvious plumbing emergencies (if your pipes burst, you’ll probably be on the phone pretty quickly), or installation of a new appliance, here are five signs that you might need to call a plumber.
Read MoreEmergencies happen, they aren’t usually very predictable (or always preventable). All you can do is be prepared. One way you can be prepared is to know how to locate your shut-off valves. Because the last thing you want to be doing if you’ve sprung a serious leak is to be frantically reading this blog and searching for your shut off valves.
Read MoreYou live in the prairies, and it is very much winter, which means that the air is already dry and cold. When you turn on your furnace to heat the air, that heat removes even more of the moisture from the air, making an already dry situation worse. Adding a humidification system to your house offers so many benefits – some of them may even surprise you.
Read MoreHave you ever been sitting around, minding your own business, when your pipes start just wailing? That high pitched squeal or whistling noise can sound like a wild animal is trapped, or your pipes just found out their team lost in game 6 OT. Banging pipes can be equally disturbing. Either way, it sure doesn’t sound normal. So… what are these sounds, and what do they mean for your plumbing?
Read MoreSummer is officially over. We may get a few more nice days, but if you have an above ground outdoor pool, it’s time to consider packing it in for the year. Make yourself one last margarita and then get to work winterizing your pool with these easy steps.
Read MoreGarbage disposals are a wonderful modern luxury that allow you to immediately get rid of food scraps without having to scrape them out of the sink and into the garbage. But, because they deal with food waste, unpleasant smells can build up. Here are some simple, and natural ways, to deodorize your garbage disposal with things you most likely already have on hand.
Read MoreDoes it feel like it takes an inordinately long time for the water in your toilet to refill after you flush? If it seems like this is the case, there are a few possible reasons. Finding the right solution to this common problem will have you flushing normally again in no time!
Read MoreAlthough it sounds like it might be a TikTok dance craze, when we say “snake a drain” we’re referring to using a plumber’s snake to unclog a drain. For those times when a plunger or drain cleaners just aren’t doing the trick, using a manual drain snake (or auger) can be very helpful, and save you a call to your plumber.
Read MoreChances are, if you are reading this, you have indoor plumbing. This means you have water coming into and out of your house via a main water line. This water line is crucial to the ongoing functionality of your plumbing, and if becomes damaged, it can cause one heck of a nightmare situation! However, there are often early warning signs that, if heeded early, can save you from truly catastrophic damage.
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