Ignoring a leaky outdoor faucet or hose bib can have consequences beyond mere annoyance. It can lead to wasted water, increased bills, and even damage to your property. When it comes to plumbing [...]

Frozen Pipes How do you know if you have frozen pipes? Simple…the first sign would  be seeing frost on the pipes.  Another sign that your pipes may be frozen is having no water or very [...]

Different Types of Pipes Now that winter is here we have to be careful to not leave standing water in our pipes in case the frozen water causes the pipes to burst, but we’ll talk about that [...]

Signs Your Water Heater is “Kaputt” When to throw in the towel on your old water heater and invest in a new one.  Here are a few tips: 1.  If you notice moisture around your water, [...]

Rainy Day Plumbing Issues Main Sewer Line Backups With the change in season welcoming the Portland rainy days, sudden downpours can cause major plumbing problems.  One of which are sewer backups. [...]

Garbage Disposal Won’t Turn On?   What to do, what to do? If you have a garbage disposal that won’t turn on and there is completely no noise coming from the machine.  Then you [...]

Fall Plumbing Tips Can you believe it?  We are on our way to autumn.  As some Portland meteorologists predicts we may be in for some very wet and cold weathers this year.  Here are some plumbing [...]

Portland Plumbing Flat rate versus Hourly Where plumbing is concerned, there are two different methods of pricing. One is flat rate and the other is time and material, also known as hourly. Flat [...]

Annual Water Heater Maintenance 3 Simple Preventative Steps Did you know that you should check your Water Heater annually to ensure everything works to the highest efficiency?  Here are the [...]

Outdoor Leaky Pipe Outdoor Leaky Pipe The summer heat is still lingering, just a couple more weeks until autumn officially starts.  However, do you suspect an Outdoor Leaky Pipe?  Has your water [...]