When to Replace a Water Heater

Repair Versus Replacement: Knowing When It’s Time to Repair or Replace Your Water Heater Water heaters today are a ubiquitous appliance for both homes and businesses. They’re necessary not only for our comfort but for proper hygiene and cleanliness, making it critically important to keep them in good working order. When they aren’t functioning correctly,…

Types of Generators: Your Ultimate Guide

What Are the Different Types of Generators and Their Use? When taking a look at the types of generators available for residential use, it’s a combination of considering fuel type and function. There are three primary fuel types and two main categories of function. Fuel Types Whether you have a small or large, portable or…

What Are Sewer Cleanouts and Where To Find Them?

What is a Sewer Cleanout? A sewer cleanout is an essential access point to your home or business’ sewage system. It allows a plumber or sewer and drain specialist to access various points of your sewage pipe in the event you have a clog or require a camera inspection. Without it, sometimes you may not…

9 Reasons for Lights Flickering in Your Home

https://surfside.services/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Electric-FlickerLights1.mp4 Lights Flickering in a House Do So For a Reason When you start to see your lights flickering in your home, they’re doing so for a reason. Much like how your body can experience one symptom, like a headache or toothache, that is representative of a problem elsewhere in the body, your home’s light…

How To Unclog a Sink: Tips From Plumbing Pros

My Sink is Clogged: Where Do I Start? When you’re dealing with a stopped-up sink, there’s a number of things that could be the problem. Hair, food, and other debris can buildup in your drain until it just won’t let the water pass freely. When this happens, you have to figure out the best way…

Pros and Cons of Tankless Water Heaters

Pros and Cons: Where to Start? Tankless water heaters can provide endless hot water, savings on your monthly energy consumption, and instant hot water for convenience and comfort. But for everything good there is always something lurking behind it that could be an issue. When it comes to the pros and cons of tankless water…

Is It Safe to Tape a Tripped Breaker ‘On’?

Can You Tape a Breaker ‘On’? If you’re wondering ‘is it safe to tape a breaker into the ‘on’ position’ or whether to bypass the breaker in a different way, it is important to understand what purpose your breaker is serving. A breaker, known correctly as a ‘circuit breaker’, is designed to break the circuit…

3 Types of Plungers and Where They’re Used

Did You Know There Were 3 Different Types of Plungers? Plungers, also called ‘the plumber’s helper’, are hand tools composed of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end. There are three types of plungers considered to be these helping hands that are used to unclog drains. These are most commonly associated with…

How to Properly Clean and Store Your Plunger

Have You Ever Taken the Time to Clean Your Plunger? If you’ve had to unclog a toilet recently, you know how important (and nasty) your plunger is. After use, knowing how to properly clean and store your plunger is necessary for maintaining cleanliness in your home. Plungers are important tools for dealing with toilet clogs…

Six Ways to Unclog a Toilet

Your How-To Guide on How to Unclog a Toilet If you’re dealing with a stoppage and needing to unclog a toilet fast, there are six main ways to go about it. But it might get a bit crappy, pun intended, so be prepared. If you don’t have the stomach for it, or you think the…