Say “No!” to a Leaking Toilet
A leaking toilet is costly, annoying, and can wreak a lot of damage by the time you notice it. You might not know anything is wrong … until you see a wet floor, or even damage on the ceiling on the floor below the toilet. If you are lucky, you might hear or see a problem when it keeps running or flushing on its own. But whenever you do notice you have a leaky toilet, please act immediately. The water you are wasting is costly, but the damage that can occur if you don’t take care of a leaky toilet now is even worse.
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Don’t Forget about your Water Heater!
Recently, we’ve given you some advice on plumbing and furnace maintenance. However, your furnace doesn’t heat your home on its own. When it comes to baths, showers, and washing dishes your water heater is the hero of your house, so it needs attention too. Given that it accounts for about 15-20% of your utility bill, maintaining your water heater is a good investment.
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Fall Plumbing Tips
September has arrived, and we all know what that means! Yes, sadly, the lazy days of summer are behind us, and fall is fast approaching. Given the unpredictable weather on the prairies, the team at Action Plumbing wants to make sure your home is ready for when the temperatures begin to dip. So, let’s discuss our top tips to get your plumbing ready for the fall season.
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Your Plumbing Tool Kit
Plumbing 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.
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Help! My Toilet is Running
If 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!
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How to Use a Plumbing Snake
Last 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.
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How to Use a Plunger
Occasionally, 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.
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Frozen Pipes? What Do You Do?
It’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?
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Enzyme Drain Cleaners
It’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?
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Five Signs it’s Time to Call a Plumber
There 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.
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There’s an Emergency – Do you Know Where Your Valves Are?
Emergencies 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.
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Four Reasons Why Your House Needs Humidification
You 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.
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What Do Noisy Pipes Mean for Your Plumbing?
Have 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?
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Why Do I Run Out of Hot Water So Quickly?
We’ve been promising cooler temperatures for a while now, and yet the sun keeps shining on. This is why we aren’t meteorologists. Nonetheless, frigid mornings are on their way (at some point!) and hot showers will become more and more important. But what if you’ve found your hot water is running out far too quickly? Here are some possible reasons why, and solutions for, you guessed it, a lack of hot water.
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How to Winterize Your Pool
Summer 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.
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How to Deal with a Stinky Garbage Disposal
Garbage 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.
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How to Safely Clean Broken Glass out of Your Garbage Disposal
Perhaps you overzealously put the dishes in the sink. Or dropped the jar of pickles you were trying to open. However, it happened, and getting broken glass out of your garbage disposal can make for a safety challenge. Here is a step-by-step guide to safely removing the broken glass.
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Why is My Toilet Taking So Long to Fill?
Does 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!
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How to Snake a Drain
Although 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.
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Remodeling your Bathroom? Upgrade your Plumbing Too!
Implementing a bathroom remodel can be a great way to rejuvenate the love of your home. Whether it’s something simple like a new soaker tub, or a bit more extravagant, like in floor heating – these updates can make your bathroom feel brand new again! But what about the finer details? Here are some great upgrades to make to your plumbing while you are doing your bathroom remodel.
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