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Copper pipes are commonly used in home plumbing systems. If you aren’t familiar with how to repair copper pipes, it is smart to brush up on some simple repairs so that you are prepared to deal with routine maintenance and emergency repairs. Here are some copper pipe repairs that you can do at home. Repairing a Small Hole in Your Copper Pipe with a Pencil Sometimes copper pipes develop a pinhole. Left untreated, the hole can leak water onto other...

It’s Saturday night. A pipe in your bathroom has just sprung a leak, and you have water spraying the bathroom. You can get a hold of a plumber, but it will take a while for them to get there. You might even have to wait until Monday morning. In the meantime, what do you do? You can’t just let water spray all over the room. That would make a huge mess, and you might end up with even more damage....

We are reaching that time of year when home garbage disposals get their biggest workout. Holidays like Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s are just around the corner. Families and friends will be gathering and cooking huge meals, and the remnants will get shoved down the garbage disposal. It is prime time for garbage disposals to get clogged or break down.  If your garbage disposal can’t stand the workload and starts to make a humming noise without grinding, follow these tips...

When you are standing in the shower in the morning, probably the last thing that you want to see is a stream of ants walking through the tiles to join you. Although this is far from a pleasant surprise, it is actually fairly common. Ants come to the bathroom seeking out moisture and debris in the pipes that they can feed on. Before you call a pest control company, consider the source of the ants. Pest control measures may kill...

One of the most common things that can be sent down the pipes is grease, especially in the kitchen. It is so tempting to just dump grease or oil down the drain. After all, it couldn’t clog the pipe because it’s a liquid—and a slippery liquid at that—right? Wrong! Cooking grease and oil are the leading causes of clogs, sewage spills, and pipe backups. Therefore the easiest way to avoid having to call a plumber is to avoid sending them...