Weekend Project: Protect Your Pipes

by ryw | Oct 29, 2010 | Blog, Pipes, Drains & Fittings, Plumbing

As winter draws ever closer, it’s time to batten down the hatches and prepare for the cold months. As you put on storm windows and rake leaves, don’t forget to consider your pipes. Pipes can freeze up on you when outside temperatures drop below 20 degrees....

Australia’s Drainwave Mania

by ryw | Mar 17, 2010 | Blog, Pipes, Drains & Fittings, Plumbing

Water conservation in this country is nothing like what it is in water-strapped countries like, say, Australia. The Aussies were using ultra low-flush toilets before anyone in this country wondered if 3.5 gallons per flush was excessive. While we’re taking 8...

Halloween Season: The Bane of the Drain

by ryw | Oct 22, 2009 | Blog, Pipes, Drains & Fittings, Plumbing

There’s only one thing scarier than a “Nightmare on Elm Street” movie marathon, and that’s a clogged drain. Yep, Hitchcock’s got nothing on backed-up plumbing. This is a busy time of the year for the folks at Roto-Rooter, according to...

Self-Cleaning Drain Pipe

by ryw | Mar 2, 2008 | Blog, Pipes, Drains & Fittings, Plumbing

Writing for this blog, I realize there are few topics that create less excitement than the words “drain management.” But that was before I got a glimpse of PF WaterWorks’ new product, basically a self-cleaning drain pipe called PermaFLOW™....

A Halloween Nightmare

by ryw | Oct 23, 2007 | Blog, Pipes, Drains & Fittings, Plumbing

Carving jack-o’-lanterns is always a lot of fun but cleaning up afterwards…not so much. Roto-Rooter’s newsletter has a couple pieces of advice for pumpkin carvers this Halloween, including this key point: Never put pumpkin pulp and seeds down the...

Persistence Pays Off

by ryw | Oct 17, 2007 | Blog, Pipes, Drains & Fittings, Plumbing

Some do-it-yourselfers just won’t give up. When my co-worker Nancy’s bathtub drain clogged three weeks ago, she was determined to avoid calling a plumber. Fellow do-it-yourselfers may be familiar with her unclogging-a-drain travails. First, she tried...