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Plumbing Maintenance for Outside your Home As the weather begins to cool off, now is the time to establish some good plumbing habits to protect your home.  A few simple plumbing preparations now will prevent headaches and costly repairs throughout the winter months....

Here are some Winter Plumbing Tips to do in the Fall for Inside your Home: As the weather begins to cool off, now is the time to establish some good plumbing habits to protect your home.  A few simple plumbing preparations now will prevent headaches and costly repairs...

Greenwood Plumbing tips to help Homeowner's stop water line corrosion: Have you recently noticed blue stains on your sinks, tubs or fixtures in your home? Did you know that laundry and even blonde hair can be tinted blue?  Besides actual piping failure, these stains...

Water Softeners are designed to regenerate at night. Most water softeners are set so that they regenerate at night. This typically happens between two and four in the morning in hopes that you are not using your water. Your water softener works on a pressurized...

Does your Water Softener make Noise? Is your water softener keeping you up at night? Does your child think there is a monster in the water closet? Water Softener noise can come from a water softener, including knocks and squeals. Some noises are completely normal...

Is it time to upgrade your bathroom? This simple remodel can add money to your house and help it sell. Designing a good bathroom does require planning, good information and careful thought. A bathroom is one of the hardest-working spaces in the home. If it’s not...

10 Homeowner Plumbing Mistakes Plumbers wish they would do! Homeowner Plumbing Mistakes can lead to larger plumbing problems and require hiring a Licensed Plumber to repair the homeowner repair.  For example, once again your toilet is clogged, and you want to save...

Sump Pump Failure: Don’t Wait for a Failure During a Rainstorm to Find Out Your Sump Pump Doesn’t Work If your sump pump fails during a rainstorm, hundreds of gallons of water can flood your basement in a matter of minutes. It doesn’t take much water to cause...

Leaks cost money; Is your hard-earned money going right down the drain? As you lie in bed at night and hear the annoying drip of a leaky faucet or the water continuously running in your toilet, you are literally listening to money go down the drain. Leaky faucets and...

Depend on a private water supply for your drinking water? The experts at Carter's My Plumber explain why it's important to test your water. How do we know if our water supply is safe? It's important to have well water testing done. Many individuals live in an area...

The Future of Plumbing For every 4 skilled workers that leave the construction industry, only 1 is entering the field. The future of Plumbing is at risk, and it's our job, now more than ever, to help encourage young people to enter the work force. The PHCC and PHCC...

Although it’s hard to imagine, it will be getting warmer in the next few weeks. And with this comes the potential for flooding due to snow and ice melting. The IBHS (Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety) urges homeowners that have experienced large...

Tankless Water Heater: never run out again, no matter how much you use! Energy Efficient: costs less to operate than a tank heater (up to 40%*)! Valuable Investment: Lasts up to twice as long as a tank-type heater—longest warranty of any water heater!  Tankless water...

By Kelson Carter Do You need to worry about small water leaks? How much water is wasted from leaks? Are some leaks invisible? The Answers You Need: Slow water leaks are rarely urgent. In fact, you can get by for years without fixing them. Yet, you will not get by...

7 good ideas when considering a Tub Replacement When considering a Tub Replacement for your home here are 7 good ideas to consider. These ideas take into consideration the entire bathroom and the Tub is the focal point of any bathroom. The tub is a place where you...

Do not flush medication down the toilet or dispose of in the drain. We have been long told to dispose of excess or expired medication by simply flushing it down the toilet or drain, instead of dumping it in the trashcan. If you flush medication down the toilet it...