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Helpful tips for handy people
If you are a Cincinnati DIYer, Allied Reddi-Rooter has insights and how-to articles to help. Check out our library, and if you don’t see a topic that you would like covered, let us know. It will be next on the list to be published.
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...
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...
Do I Need A Water Softener In Cincinnati?
We recently heard a local radio station running an ad for water softeners in the Greater Cincinnati Area. Having long been under the...
Today's Toilet Choices: Making Thomas Crapper Proud
Thomas Crapper (1836-1910) , the London plumber frequently credited with inventing the flush toilet*, knew a good thing when he saw it....
Hot Water Heaters, Drinking Water & Power Outages
It’s not if, it’s when. Be prepared. For some reason, power outages in our urban Cincinnati neighborhood are common. Seemingly, our...
Tank vs. Tankless Water Heaters
Changing an American paradigm is tough. We've all experienced (and likely adopted) "disruptive innovations" -- inventions that create a...
Freeze Alert? Frost-Free Faucets are the Business!
Frost-free makes winterizing exterior plumbing a snap. I realized last week, while scraping frost off the car windshield, that we had...
NOFRO - Just Say No to Frozen Pipes!
Planning now can save $$$ this winter. In winter, things freeze. We protect our cars against fuel line freeze-up, we protect ourselves...
Hot Water Heater Safety Tips
We've written many DIY blogs, but the recent water heater explosion in Boston (see reference on our Facebook page) gave us pause....
Water You Drinking...Are You Sure?
Back in the '80's, I worked in a restaurant overlooking scenic Indian Lake, Ohio. It is a reservoir that provides water to its community...
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