Pipes Bursting are something many people that have had water damage in their home fear and they refer to any leaking pipe as a burst pipe. There is however, a difference between leaking pipes that has failed from corrosion or, erosion and a pipe that has burst. Bursting by definition refers to something “breaking open, [...]

Plumber’s Tape is a term used to describe two different items used in plumbing, which have entirely different applications. Plumbers Tape can either be a Teflon Tape used to aid in sealing threaded joints or, a strapping material with holes in it, used for securing and hanging pipes in place. Teflon Plumber’s Tape is a [...]

Is my water heater frozen? It’s a cold winter morning, and you have woken up to discover no hot water coming from any faucets in your home. You can’t be blamed in most cases for thinking the water heater has frozen but it probably hasn’t. In most cases just a pipe leading in or out [...]

The Question: Hi Redwood, I have a Sears Bathtub Faucet and I need to repair it. It’s been in there since 1967 and Sears told me they no longer make anything I have in the plumbing of this house. I have attached a picture and the parts diagram. I can’t get the valve unit assembly out to [...]

In most cases milky colored hot water is nothing to worry about. The milky coloring is only air and the water will clear when allowed to sit for a minute or, two. The water coming into your home has many dissolved gases in the water that normally cannot be seen. Many gases can be dissolved [...]

Slow draining vessel sinks disappoint many people after remodeling a bathroom and installing a vessel sink. People assume many causes such as clogs and venting problems are causing the slow draining often spending money needlessly trying to correct the problem. The slow draining makes keeping the sink clean much more difficult with you not being [...]

Why a shower has no pressure can be caused by a few different reasons. Keeping this simple, what you should first determine if the shower is the only fixture with the problem. Look at the other fixtures in the home and the same bathroom as the affected shower and check the pressure/volume of the water [...]

When a bathroom smells like urine, many times the first person people turn to for answers is the plumber. They are wondering if a leaking toilet could be causing the odor. While a plumber may be able to assist you with your odor control efforts there are a few things you should realize before calling [...]

When a sump pump smells the first thing that we need to do is determine whether it is a sump pump or sewage ejector pump that we are talking about. Many people do not know there is a difference between the two types of pumps yet the treatment for odor would be very different on [...]

A sump pump constantly running can be a good thing or, a bad thing depending on whether it is pumping water. Of course even if it is pumping water, constantly running is an indicator that the pump capacity is very closely matched to the flow of the ground water, and that should be a cause [...]