It Always Starts With Something Small One thing I’ve learned over the years working as a plumber is that some of the biggest plumbing problems start with something homeowners barely notice. A little drip under the kitchen sink. A small water stain on the ceiling. Maybe a toilet that keeps running after you flush it.

It’s 2:00 AM on a freezing Tuesday, and you wake up to a strange, rhythmic sound. Drip. Drip. Slosh. You step out of bed, only to find your feet sinking into a freezing, two-inch-deep lake that used to be your hallway carpet. Your bathroom pipe has burst, water is cascading down the hallway, and your

The Night the Basement Became an Ice Rink: Why Early Winter Plumbing Prep MattersEvery winter, homeowners across the country learn the hard way that water expands when it freezes. Take the story of Sarah and David.Two winters ago, they rushed out the door for a Thanksgiving weekend family trip. In their haste to pack the

Most of us don’t give our water heaters a second thought. We turn on the shower, hot water comes out, and life goes on. It’s one of those things in your home that you just expect to work. But here’s something most homeowners don’t realize: just because your water heater is making hot water doesn’t

R Plumbing Company LLC | Serving Central Connecticut Nobody likes waking up to a cold shower or finding water leaking around their hot water heater. When something goes wrong, one of the first questions homeowners ask is, “Can it be repaired, or do I need a new one?” The good news is that not every

Not all clogs begin at the toilet, but it’s a usual suspect for sure. While you might see promo videos of toilets shooting golf balls out the back, there are limits. The limit is often down stream of the toilet where it can be difficult to clear the clog. Case in point: One of our

    Garbage disposals are a very common kitchen appliance these days, but they can have their issues. Many older units are noisy and woefully underpowered. If you inherited an older disposal with the purchase of your home it may have been abused as well, adding to your troubles. While garbage disposals are pretty simple

Tank type Water Heaters Ok, let’s start with the basics. Most water heaters you’ll run into are conventional storage type water heaters. They have a tank (typically between 10 and 80 gallons) where water is stored and kept heated by an electric heating element or plain old fire in the case of a gas or oil