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Monday, April 11th, 2016
In a “FOG” about your Restaurant Grease Trap?
A recent walk through downtown Cincinnati from 4th Street to 13th Street was an eye-opener. The downtown restaurant scene is rapidly expanding. There are more restaurants in the 45202 zip…
Sunday, April 3rd, 2016
Clog Main Drain/Sewer Line? Two Main Culprits
If you suspect your main line is clogged, look for these signals from your home: • Gurgling noises/bubbling in your drains or toilet..."percolating" noises. • Slow-flowing drains • Sewer smells…
Friday, April 1st, 2016
Exterior Faucets – Did yours weather winter weather?
For the past few years, we've been having mulch delivered from a local high school football team. The football players deliver it to our back yard. Go, team! Our point…
Saturday, March 5th, 2016
Water Heater Elements: The Building Block of Electric Hot Water Heaters
40% of American water heaters run on electricity, not gas. Thinking visually, a plumbing pyramid (if there is such a thing) consists of a foundational layer of piping (inbound and…
Thursday, February 25th, 2016
Water Wasting 101: It’s Curable!
Celebrate the EPA's Fix-A-Leak Week in March In our house, the quarterly water bill is one of our financial measuring sticks. With effort, our family of 6 (2 adults +…
Friday, February 19th, 2016
Water Heater Science: Expansion Tanks
Every 6th grade science geek learns that upon freezing, water expands. But did you realize water also expands upon heating? It's a property known as "thermal expansion," which means that…
Friday, February 5th, 2016
The Allied Team – Perfect for Grease Trap Cleaning
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,…
Sunday, January 31st, 2016
Time for a New Kitchen Faucet Amazonians?
Amazon.com has faucets on sale; don't delay! The plan this morning was to hammer out a blog on how to fix a leaky kitchen faucet (mine). And then I came…
Monday, January 25th, 2016
Our Greater Cincinnati Water Works (and “works” well!)
We've been closely following the developing story on the Flint, MI water crisis. After reading the in-depth news reports, we are thankful for the Greater Cincinnati Water Works (GCWW) --…
Tuesday, January 12th, 2016
Basement water backups?
Installing a backwater valve may be the answer to your troubled waters. Recently, we came home to a major problem in our basement shower – bits of toilet paper and…