Sump pumps aren’t goofy creatures in a rhyming children’s book. Believe it or not, a sump pump is a useful tool that homeowners all around our area could use. While it’s not for every situation, a sump pump can be a great way to limit the amount of flooding and destruction caused by water in the lowest level of your home.
These pumps are drains that exist in the foundation of your home that allow water to funnel through it and be deposited somewhere else on your property where it won’t cause any damage. If you thought that sounded like a simple idea, you’d be right. Plumbers in Bloomington, IL love utilizing sump pumps because they’re an efficient way to use gravity and a little bit of energy as a permanent solution for your flooding basement.
Keep reading to see why a sump pump is right for your home!
If you’ve got a home without plumbing, you might want to adjust the settings on your time machine a little bit. Every home in the 21st century has plumbing. Pipeworks, hence our name, is something that is an absolute necessity if you want access to clean water, hot water, sewage disposal, and anything else that travels to your home via liquid or gas.
People always call us after they’ve used chemical drain cleaners to unclog their slow drains, panicking because the cleaners have somehow made the problems worse. Hopefully, with this blog post, we can address this issue before you’ve gone out and wasted your money on something that could mess up your pipes. Store-bought, chemical drain cleaners are volatile liquids that are made of some of the most toxic materials we have access to. They create irritating fumes that can sting your nose and eyes, destroy the environment that they are eventually dumped into, and irreversibly damage your pipes.
You wouldn’t believe the number of times homeowners call us for some infuriating toilet related issue. Either the toilet won’t flush because it’s running, or won’t flush because of some other reason, it seems pretty imperative that your toilet does the one thing it’s supposed to do—flush!
Do you know what to do when you have a clogged drain in your home? We know that this probably isn’t something that you’d freak out about—many people experience a clog in their home at least once throughout their lifetime. It is something that you should call a professional for though.
We know that you’re not always jumping for joy when it’s time for you to call a professional for plumbing service. We’re the professionals but we understand—the entire process can be inconvenient and expensive. Trust us though, it’s always worthwhile.
If you were asked to think about the various things that affect the plumbing in your home, you might think of the quality of your water, the amount of people in your home, or your home itself. The last thing that you’re probably thinking about is your pets! The thing is that your pets really do affect your home—you’re probably never more aware of this than when you’re dusting off a surface or vacuuming but we want to bring it to your attention with your plumbing too.
There’s really nothing like a plumbing problem to make you realize how important your plumbing system is. We wish it didn’t have to be this way, but it’s just not realistic to think that you’re going to stay up at night losing sleep over a plumbing system that’s perfectly intact. Your plumbing system is a pretty innocuous home comfort structure. As long as it’s doing its job, you’re not going to give it a second thought.
