If you are like most of the population in Hamilton, you probably cannot wait for the spring thaw to come and it cannot come soon enough. Long, cold, harsh winters in the city can drive people absolutely crazy, and those first warming temperatures and the sound of trickling water outside generally puts a smile on people’s faces and a spring in their steps as the warmer season finally arrives.
Where you live and work in Hamilton can have some big impacts in the kind of plumbing problems you may encounter. For instance, if you’ve always been a city dweller and you’re planning on moving out to the country, you might have to consider things like extra sump pumps, wells, sewage pits, septic systems and so on. Planning on making some alterations in your apartment? You may have to follow extremely strict guidelines and codes dependent on the condo laws, and you may not be able to make the alterations you want.
Plumbing is a tough and competitive industry. There’s constant training to be had, constant plumbing codes to keep up with and stiff competition within the city that you work in. You should always hire a licensed plumber to work in your home. Plumbing is really not something you should trust to that handyman on the internet.
John the Plumber Hamilton here to give you some ideas and tips about why your water bill might be through the roof. We have had numerous customers call us in our years of service asking why their Hamilton water bill has doubled or even tripled in the last month or so. We have a few ideas ourselves and when you call in, we will ask you a series of questions to find out some more info.
Having a blocked kitchen drain can really be really annoying and frustrating and sometimes you just cannot get a plumber there right when you need him. To make matters worse, you probably have a bunch of people over for dinner or possibly in the middle of food preparation for all your in-laws coming in for Thanksgiving.
As promised, here is part 2 of plumbing terminology you may or may not know. Learn what your plumber is speaking of when he/she comes to your home!
Nothing worse than having a professional come to your home in Hamilton and start chatting to you in plumbing terms that you don’t really understand. After reading these blogs, you will be more knowledgeable in all those plumbing terms that we love to use.
In general, most people would not think to ask their plumber what kind of vanity they should choose for their bathroom – but it might be worthwhile to place a quick phone call to a trusted plumber that you know.
One of the most destructive things that can happen to your home is having a main line block. Main lines block for all sorts of reason, some of which we were outlining down below. There are some warning signs quite often beforehand and here at John the plumber Hamilton we are going to talk about them a little bit.
Don’t panic when you find out a pipe is frozen in your home. You may end up doing something that will cause more damage and cost you more money to fix. Give our Hamilton plumbers a call. We’ll be glad to help.
