Plumbing
How to Know Your Sump Pump is Working
If you have a sump pump in your basement, be sure it is good working condition. Spring weather can bring heavy rains that could create standing water in your basement.…
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Plumbing
Be Sure Your Toilets Aren’t Wasting Water
Toilets are a major source of a wasteful use of water in a home. Toilets often can have a very slow leak that is almost undetectable, but can significantly add…
Plumbing
Be Sure Your Plumbing Has Made it Through Winter
After a long, cold, damp winter its good to do a spring checkup of your plumbing. If you have a plumbing service contract with Summers & Zim’s call us at…
Plumbing
Have a Plumbing Emergency Plan at Home
Leaking water heaters, washing machines, and dishwashers, or overflowing toilets, can cause a lot of damage to floors, ceilings of rooms below the leak, plus the furniture and carpet in…
Plumbing
What to Do if Your Garbage Disposal Smells Bad
Sometimes food bits get trapped or lodged in your garbage disposal and start to cause odors that seep into your kitchen. To get rid of the odors, put the rubber…
Plumbing
What to Do When Pipes Freeze or Burst in Winter (Southeastern PA)
When winter temperatures drop in Southeastern Pennsylvania, residents across Lancaster, Chester, and Delaware counties know just how bitter it can get. Arctic winds and below-freezing conditions can put a strain…
Plumbing
Why In-Tank Toilet Cleaners Should be Avoided
You may like the fresh blue look of the water in your toilet when using in-tank tablets and automatic cleansers, but you are probably damaging your toilet.
Plumbing
Take Pictures of Your Water Shutoff Valves
It’s a good idea to take pictures of all your water shutoff valves – for outside faucets, for water to bathrooms, water connections at washing machines, and at any water…
Plumbing
How Heavy Snow Can Shut Off Your Furnace
When temperatures drop and snow starts piling up, your furnace should be your home’s most reliable ally. But what many homeowners don’t realize is that during or after a snowstorm,…
Plumbing
How To Avoid the Most Common Holiday Plumbing Problems: Toilets
The other holiday plumbing disaster we mentioned on Monday is clogged toilets. With lots of company and relatives at your house, toilets can get a lot of use. Check them…