What is a Water Pressure Regulator?

A water pressure regulator is a valve that reduces the incoming water pressure to a manageable level for the safety of your home’s plumbing and appliances. Water pressure regulators are usually installed where the main water line enters the home just after the main shutoff valve.

Have you checked your pressure lately?

High water pressure is like having high blood pressure. If not controlled can cause significant damage.  Your homes shut off valves, faucets, appliances, and pipes, start leaking, pipes can burst, and appliances can break down. When your water regulator is working at the right pressure, your appliances, faucets, and shutoff valves will be less likely to leak or cause damage.  Check your water pressure regulator and make sure it’s not over 80 PSI.

If you notice any changes to your home’s water pressure or have several leaks around the house, check your water pressure regulator. If the water pressure cannot be adjusted, you might need to have it replaced.

Regular pressure: 50-80 PSI (Pressure per square inch)

Pressure should not be over: 80 PSI.

If you’re not sure give us a call: 661.206.7670

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"Flushable" Wipes can cause a massive toilet clog.

Your thick, soft three-ply toilet paper can break down easily, along with your waste. But the so-called “flushable” wipes don’t break down, despite what the packaging states.

Once you flush down your waste and wipes, the issue will be where it goes after the flush.

These wipes can easily get stuck between your toilet drain and the city sewer line. Only to accumulate and collect whatever else can get caught up. Once this happens, you’re going to face an overflowing massive toilet clog. No one wants to deal with that! Yuk.

What you can do to avoid this is get a special receptacle for the wipes, instead of throwing them down your toilet, or buy a toilet bidet that does the job to clean your bottom. The bottom line (no pun intended) is that it will save you the headache of an overflowing clogged toilet and the money to pay for a plumber, should you not want to tackle the clog yourself.

Is your Garbage disposal ready for the Holiday season?

Most people believe that a garbage disposal is just that, a “garbage disposal", however, not everything can go into a garbage disposal. It is not a sink trash can. The garbage disposal is not really designed to break down certain food items like, bones and grease. The garbage disposal is actually designed to handle your table scraps. With constant abuse of your disposal, such as incorrect food items, bones, and grease, that will not get fully broken down by your garbage disposal, you will eventually cause damage to your disposal and or your pipes. Which means either you, replace your garbage disposal with a new one, and or you might have to re-pipe your kitchen line.

For a healthier longer life of your garbage disposal, here is a list of a few common items you should Not throw down.

Skin, meat, and bones - The garbage disposal is just not strong enough to break theses down and they’re the most common foods that can jam your garbage disposal.

Pastas- The pasta can never break down small enough, so the small pieces will eventually gather in the trap and clog your drain.

Fruits and Vegetables- Certain seeds, pits, peels and shells of a fruit or vegetable can also cause a clog to your drain.

Grease- The grease will solidify and clog your drain, even if you run hot water long enough, your risking a clog.

Egg shells- egg shells just end up clogging the drain line.

Maybe in a small amounts the disposal can handle breaking down some of the items listed above, but I wouldn't risk it, you’ll end up clogging your drain. You'll also want to avoid throwing down certain foods in your sink, to avoid a garbage disposal smell. Remember, only small amounts of table scraps really should go into your garbage disposal.

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Turn off the water supply to your home when you're away for the holidays

When away for the holidays you want peace of mind. The last thing you want to worry about is a Plumbing problem, or worse, come back home from a holiday vacation, only to find water damage from a plumbing disaster.

Basic water damage prevention is simple. If you're not sure how to turn off the main water supply to your home, give us a call, and one of our Plumbing professionals will go out and shut off the main water line to your home. Pre-schedule for the Technician to return to your home at your arrival, to turn the main water line back on and assure all is working well.

If for some reason you prefer that the Main water line stay on in your home, you can turn off the water supply lines to the following.

** All Sinks - Toilets and the Washer machine**

Turn water supply off at the Angle stops. Your Angle stops are normally located, under the sinks and under or behind the toilet. This way you won’t have to worry about a possible water overflow causing a flood in your home while your away.

Preventative measures go a long way giving you peace of mind and saving you money for your next holiday vacation!

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Water pressure regulator- Your homes pipe and appliance safety feature.

A water pressure regulator is a safety feature which prevents high water pressure into your plumbing system. It maintains just enough water pressure for adequate water flow to your Plumbing fixtures & appliances. The water pressure regulator regulates by maintaining a set pressure, usually 60psi - ensuring that the home piping and appliances operate under a moderate, satisfactory and safe water pressure.

If you find that your regulator is over 60psi and don’t know what to do, or it’s leaking and it might need to be replaced, give us a call. 661.206.7670

Don't know what to do with your old toilet?

Did you just install a new toilet and don't know what to do with the old one? Here's a great idea!

I think it looks nice :)

How to unclog your Drain

Have a clogged drain? You don’t have to call a Plumber right away, unless it’s a sever clog that’s out of control. Most clogs clear by just pouring a mixture of baking soda and vinegar! This mixture will help clear your clog and clear your pipes.

Ingredients:

1. Prep your drain by pouring a pot of hot water down the drain first.

2. Pour in 1/2 cup of baking soda down the drain.

3. Pour in 1 cup of vinegar down the drain.

Cover the drain with a plug and let it sit for 5-10 minutes. You will hear and see the chemical reaction of the baking soda and vinegar working. After you have waited 5-10 minutes, pour another pot of hot water down the drain. Your drain should be cleared!

Note: If you don’t have baking soda and or vinegar at home right now, try a 2-liter bottle of Coca-Cola. The acidity of the soda will help. See our other blog post, pouring a 2-liter bottle of Coca-Cola down your clogged drain. This works too!

For a sever clog give us a call: 661.206-7670