When it comes to home improvements, bathrooms are among America’s favorite focal point. Below are a few thoughts on popular improvements, in order of affordability and ease-of-installation. Kwik-Sip In-faucet Drinking Fountain Kids love, LOVE this! At the push of a button, your bathroom faucet magically transforms into a drinking fountain. No more squeezing your head between the lavatory and the faucet, drinking from one’s hands, […]

1. Instant Hot Water Dispenser – This one device will change your entire kitchen routine for the better, instantly. At the touch of a button, enjoy scalding 200-degree water without waiting for the kettle to boil. This inexpensive time-saver serves up coffee, tea, hot cider or any hot drink – instantly. Forget the microwave…an instant hot water dispenser cooks hot cereals/baby food, blanches vegetables, thaws frozen foods […]

Free-flowing and well-maintained sewer are one of the wonders of modern plumbing. But when a line is in trouble….well, it stinks. As full service plumber (commercial and residential), Allied Reddi-Rooter’s skilled technicians can repair or replace damaged sewer lines that run between your home and the street. Line Maintenance – Who’s Responsible? In almost all instances, the property owner Is responsible for maintaining the sewer […]

Let’s take a trip in the Wayback Machine and consider how fragile good health was before modern plumbing. Water-bourne illnesses ran rampant…cholera, dysentery and internal parasites to name a few. During the Dark Ages, the Romans invented the earliest forms of plumbing. According to Wikipedia, “A system of thirteen Roman aqueducts provided the inhabitants of Rome with water of varying quality, the best being reserved […]

Square-shaped or pear-shaped, floor drains keep your home great shape. Truly a wonderful invention and a signature of thoughtful design, floor drains are highly sought after in basements, laundry rooms, garages, pool/shower areas, and even driveways. Advantages of Floor Drains If you have ever worked in a garage or basement without a floor drain, you understand how much nicer life is with them.  Floors can […]

It doesn’t take much to clog a pipe – overzealous use of toilet paper, a washcloth, tree roots, and misplaced Matchbox cars are common culprits. Thanks to improvements in technology, today’s plumbing professionals are able to use tiny, waterproof cameras to venture into your pipes and spy the cause of the clog as well as potential trouble spots in an entire drainage system. At Allied, […]

Cincinnati has an impressive reputation as home to world class restaurants. And all restaurants, from Four-Star to Gold Star, have one thing in common: grease traps. With that in mind, this news item from Arizona caught our eye: Eateries Ignore Grease Trap Ordinance: Read article Grease waste: A slick operation Most people give grease traps little thought. But, well maintained traps (and their counterpart, grease interceptors) are […]

Over 50% of insurance claims related to water damage are from broken water supply hoses. The average claim is more than $6,000. The laundry room is one of your home’s most important work spaces, yet it typically receives the least attention…until it’s out of service. This week, we’re taking a closer look at a simple home maintenance item: washing machine hoses. Did you know that […]

Recently, an insurance salesman returned home from a business trip to find his first floor and basement flooded with water. The trouble? His water line burst, spewing thousands of gallons of water unnoticed. It took months of work and two contractors to repair the damage. “If you’re going to have a leaking supply line, it’s going to happen while you’re away,” says Ray Connaughton, president […]

A few weeks ago, we mentioned our sticker shock upon receiving our quarterly water bill. Since then, we’ve added another person to our household: Mother (and her dog) are staying with us for a couple of months. When we freaked out at our $300 bill, Mom commented (in her mother-in-law way) “$100 a month for water for a family of 6 isn’t so bad. Other […]