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“So I am in a bit of a situation here,” Glenn said. “All the time we’ve had the house, I’ve never needed to call a plumber. Then we get a little leak in the bathroom by the toilet. I don’t know a plumber, so my Mom has me call my cousin, who is in the …
As New York City plumbers, we get a lot of questions about home appliances and how they relate to your home’s plumbing. Summer is coming, or so we’ve been told, and that means it’s a good time to talk about that hard working appliance: the ice maker. Most households who have ice makers have them …
“When you watch someone installing a new sink on YouTube, it doesn’t look that difficult,” Greg said. The Queens homeowner had a downstairs half-bath that needed updating, and he’d decided to do the job himself. “But in those videos, it doesn’t show what happens when unexpected problems occur.” While working on his bathroom sink replacement, …
Finding out you have no hot water is never pleasant. If you’ve ever stood there, letting the tap run, keeping your fingers under the icy torrent, praying that it would just start getting warmer, you know this. Why is there no hot water? This is a question that has several potential answers. Is there water …
When families are just getting started, they have to prioritize their spending. Things the kids need are near the top of the list. But eventually, kids grow up and move out. That may be when you realize you’ve had the same master bathroom for their entire life. Is it time for an upgrade? Here’s how …
One of the really great things about home ownership is sometimes plumbing problems happen and you don’t know what to do about them. Sometimes you can resolve an issue yourself, without needing to call the plumber. But sometimes you really are going to need professional help with the situation. This week, we’re going to look …
“I kind of knew there was something wrong with my water heater,” Frank said. “Each day, the water seemed to be getting less and less hot. And this morning when I was going to get ready for work, there was zero hot water. Ice cold. Now what do I do?” As plumbers near Elmhurst, one …
“My daughter Yasmine has a Peppa Pig toy she has with her 24/7. And she’s at that age where you can’t turn your back for a minute. Two seconds in the bathroom, and I hear flush!” Elise said with a laugh, shaking her head. “Now Peppa’s gone and I know that toilet’s not going to …
As a plumber near Belmont, one of the things I’m often asked about is noisy pipes. Some people have very noisy plumbing. While this is far from ideal, they live with strange gurgling sounds in the walls, weird whooshes, middle of the night bangs, and other noises that might make one suspect a poltergeist. But …