Lights! Cameras! Action! in East Bay
Not all plumbers are old-school. Ask if a plumbing camera can help make your pipes’ problem easier to fix. Today’s plumbers have a lot more in their arsenal than a standard plumbing snake and a couple of wrenches. Utilizing high-tech tools like plumbing cameras, your East Bay plumber can turn to cutting-edge technology when they’re working [...]
Is Your Sillcock Leaking?
A frost free leaky outdoor faucet, (also known as a sillcock or spigot) is not just annoying; it can cost you a small fortune in water bills if left unchecked. In addition, a leaky outdoor faucet can also cause damage to your Antioch home and yard. Fortunately, for even a novice do-it-yourselfer, a leaky outdoor [...]
You Are Hereby Appointed Inspector General
To become aware of the damage caused last winter, it’s smart to conduct a heating and plumbing check. Below stated are some recommendations on how to carry out a plumbing and heating inspection for your Brentwood home. 1. Check if there are any frozen pipes and broken hose bibs Freezing water is a most common [...]
Drain Training in Brentwood
While setting up a bathtub in your Brentwood home, one of the crucial steps that need to be undertaken is to set up a bathtub drain. There are three types of tubs available in the market and installation of a bathtub drain is common to all of them. These are tubs set on legs, tubs [...]
Steamy. Dreamy.
A few decades ago, it you wanted to soak in a hot tub, take a dip in the pool, or sweat it out in a sauna, you had to either join a gym or stay at a luxury hotel. But with new technological advances and more affordable prices, a lot of this equipment can now [...]
A Word to the Water-Wise in Brentwood
The basic idea behind water-saving devices is to restrict water consumption rates where heaviest use occurs. Indoor Brentwood water usage runs at about 40 percent for toilets, 30 percent for baths and showers (more for baths), 15 percent for clothes washers and 15 percent for cooking and kitchen use. TOILET WATER SAVERS The first target [...]
Sorting Out Washers in East Bay
There are variations in clothes washers, but all are basically big tubs that fill with water, agitate to scrub clothes, and then spin to wring out the water. Of course, in addition to these basic functions, they may have any number of sophisticated features. Most types also incorporate an electronic timer and controls. Because a [...]
All HET Up
Replace your gravity flush toilet with a high-efficiency model. The newest generation of high-efficiency toilets (HETs) are 20 percent more efficient than current federal standards. HETs not only take water efficiency to higher levels, they are frequently capable of flushing more waste. HETs are currently offered by all major fixture manufacturers. There is very little [...]
The Sumpiest Pump in Concord
Sump Pump Basics A sump pump usually stands in a sump pit — a hole with a gravel base about 2 feet (60 centimeters) deep and 18 inches (45 centimeters) wide — dug in the lowest part of your Concord basement or crawlspace. As the pit fills with water, the pump turns on. It moves [...]
Old Greywater, Keep on Rolling!
Are you tired of costly septic system maintenance? Are you looking for ways to economize your East Bay household budget, better protect the environment and reduce septic system load? A greywater system is your answer. This is cutting-edge technology designed to safely recycle water from inside your East Bay home for reuse outside the home, [...]
We used Jeff at In Demand Plumbing for a leak under our kitchen sink. He was extremely professional and detailed. Jeff put booties on to protect my carpet and laid a big mat down on the kitchen floor. While fixing the leak he explained to me what he was doing. We will use In
