We understand that few things in life are completely black and white. And we understand that, while you may never attempt to replace your own sewer line or repipe your home, something like drain clearing doesn’t seem quite that daunting. However, when we say that you should leave your plumbing maintenance to trained professionals, we…
Plumbing leaks are the quintessential plumbing problem. When you’re distributing water throughout your home, and you’re removing wastewater from your home, you can count on a leak developing at some point. There are just too many pipes and too many connections to ever guarantee a 100% problem-free situation. The “good” news is that plumbing leaks…
Certain systems in our homes share some common traits, regardless of how unique the construction of those homes may be. Plumbing systems, for instance, may have some variation from home to home, but they are always going to have similar components. Perhaps the most common is the pipe. In fact, you could go so far as…
Complacency can get homeowners into serious trouble, particularly when it comes to their plumbing systems. A lot of times, homeowners are going to react swiftly only when faced with a true plumbing emergency. A toilet backing up into the house, a main water line break, a slab leak flooding the lower level, and so on….
Water is obviously an absolute necessity when it comes to resources in your home. Not only does it play a major role in keeping your home and body clean and hygienic, but it is absolutely necessary to keep your body functioning, alive and well, at the biological level. Knowing all of this doesn’t make it…
Well, we suppose that makes us the drain doctors then, doesn’t it? We much prefer the title of Expert Goettl Plumbers, but whatever you want to call us, trust us on this—hydro jetting is the solution that you need when your drains are just not cooperating. (No, not when they are so backed up that…
Before we go any further into this post, let’s make one thing clear. If you’re asking when you should replace your sewer line, we assume that you mean when should you schedule a professional sewer line replacement. Because if you’re asking us when you should grab the shovel and the toolbox to replace your own…
We’ve all been there. You know that there is a problem with something, but it’s not really that bad of a problem. And you really don’t need another headache at this point. So why not just ignore the problem and deal with it later? Well, the answer is usually the same. If you do choose to ignore the problem,…
Your air conditioner’s one and only function, obviously, is to cool your home. With that in mind, you may not really give the development of ice on the system all that much thought. In fact, you may actually assume that ice building up on your air conditioner is a good sign. After all, the ice…
Some problems are a lot more aggravating than anything else. Or at least, that’s how it seems. Unfortunately, when homeowners start to write off problems that they view as simple aggravations, rather than the serious issues they are, they oftentimes land themselves in hot water. This is the case with low water pressure problems. Let’s…
If you find yourself asking a question about the frequency of drain clogs in your home, then chances are that you have drains clogging up far too frequently. We’re certainly not going to tell you that you should never encounter clogs in your drains. That would be great, of course, but even the most conscientious of homeowners…
When you think about the investments that you might make around your home, we’ll be the first to admit that some are more, shall we say, exciting than others. A brand new deck, new siding on the house to give it a much-needed facelift, etc. While these investments will definitely give an aesthetic upgrade to…