5 Times To Call A Plumber
When plumbing issues emerge many people try to fix it themselves instead of calling a plumber. While you can fix small plumbing problems by yourself, stay aware of times when you need a professional plumber. Dangerous plumbing problems arise for many reasons, requiring the expertise of a professional. Keep your family and your home safe by hiring […]
Money Saving Plumbing Tips
Hate spending so much of your hard-earned money on water, gas or energy bills? Ever wonder if there’s a better and easier way to save? Many homeowners overlook these simple plumbing tips they can do throughout their home to save money on bills each month. Save money with these helpful plumbing tips and tricks: Check […]
Is Your Plumbing Hurting The Environment?
Although the environment, climate change and sustainability dominate the news, very few people stop to consider how their plumbing system affects the world they live in. Many old plumbing systems use resources like energy and water at an alarming rate. Eco-friendly plumbing reduces the amount of resources used in a simple and easy way. Change […]
Drain Odors: What’s That Smell?
No one wants foul odors in their home, especially when they come from the partially clogged drains in your kitchen. A smelly house not only makes things unpleasant, but the smell only gets worse unless it is dealt with properly. The trick to eliminating the odor remains simple — find the source and remove it! Many […]
Sump Pump Maintenance Tips
As a homeowner, you rarely think about your sump pump — but you definitely depend on it functioning properly when you need it. Many homeowners install a sump pump as a precautionary measure against flooding from a storm or a burst pipe. Of course, it remains important to keep the sump pump in tip top […]
5 Warning Signs of Drain Problems
Drain systems play a crucial role in keeping your home clean and safe. Drainage issues not only wreak havoc in your home, they also cause dangerous health issues when things fail to function properly. These issues start small but have potential to escalate and turn into serious problems. Rapid Plumbing & Drain Service wants you […]
Hydro Jetting Explained
Sometimes traditional methods of unclogging pipes fail to fix the problem. If the clogs in your pipes prove too hard to break up easily, our professional plumbers suggest using more powerful methods, such as hydro jetting. Increasing in popularity with plumbers for its effective results, hydro jetting helps unclog more and more pipes each year. […]
Spring Plumbing Checklist
Michigan winters can be rough on your pipes and cause unknown plumbing damage to your home. Begin the season worry free by checking up on a few important things within your home’s plumbing system with this easy and helpful spring plumbing checklist. Inspect all of your appliances that connect to plumbing throughout your home, such […]
Winterizing Your Water Lines
During the winter in colder climates, frozen water lines pose one of the largest and most costly problems to homes and businesses. Water represents a key component in how a building functions — when a key water line becomes frozen, it cripples the plumbing and septic systems of a building. Even worse, a burst water […]
What Not to Put Down Your Drain
We all toss items down the drain and watch them magically disappear without a second thought as to where they go. However, many of the things we send down our pipes clog drains and contaminate the water in our lakes, rivers and oceans. Drains easily handle the disposal of water and small particles of food […]