If you feel that your homes’ water pressure is subpar, use the following guide to determine what – if anything – is to blame and find out how you can fix it. The average water pressure at the inlet valve to a home should be about 40 to 50 psi, but your home may still …

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Day in and day out, you rely on your home’s plumbing system to deliver a steady supply of water – cold or hot. For the most part, your plumbing performs with flying colors. But every now and then, water doesn’t exactly go where it should. A leak forms, for example, and can go places where …

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Every homeowner experiences the occasional leaky faucet, clogged toilet, or backed-up sink drain. And while you might be inclined to call a licensed plumber to get the problem resolved, that isn’t always necessary.  By familiarizing yourself with these basic plumbing tips, you can easily save some money – all it takes are a few tools …

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Each season presents its own plumbing challenges. Summer is no exception, especially with all your plumbing – indoors and out – fully engaged. Here are a few tips so you’ll be better prepared for the unexpected: Washing Machine Washing machines generally work overtime in the summer with kids out of school, extra towels to wash …

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Do you work well under pressure? Some people do, rising to the occasion at the 11th hour and coming through with flying colors. Others feel overwhelmed and “frozen”; not knowing which way to turn or where to start. Your plumbing, while always ready with a steady supply of water, doesn’t do so well when pressure …

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Basement flooding can range from a headache to a nightmare, or about any place in between. If it happens once – it could be a fluke. Twice – something strange is going on around here. But every spring and other rainy time of the year? Hey, enough is enough. And that’s precisely what we’re here …

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Some problems in life don’t require immediate attention, if they require any at all – at least on your part Best Choice Plumber . There’s a traffic jam on the local Interstate? Take an alternate route. The grocery store is out of sweet sausage? Find a substitute, try a different store, or make something else …

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The most annoying thing about most plumbing and Drain cleaning columbia  problems is that you don’t see them coming. Suddenly, and seemingly from nowhere, they just appear. And there you are, left wondering how to get things under control and back to normal. Here are a few tips designed to help you take prompt, decisive …

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If spring showers had only one purpose, i.e., producing healthy and beautiful May flowers, no one would complain. But nope, heavy rain – no matter when it might fall – has plenty of negative consequences, too. Explore effective strategies and water leak repair solutions.  That includes flooded basements, garages, and who knows what else?! Of …

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