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Don’t Get Frozen in the Winter Months: Maintain Your Water Heater Today
As fall and winter approach, so do many family holidays. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve are the perfect occasions for friends and relatives to visit, and many times they will stay as guests in the house for a few days. This means that more people will be using hot water for washing laundry, dishes,…
Garbage Disposal Troubles
Never put your hand down a garbage disposal. Period. Now that we got that out of the way, here are several common garbage disposal issues. Question: I have turned on the garbage disposal and there is no noise, or activity. Can you help? If the disposal will not turn on and it is NOT making a…
High Pressure Water Jetting in Seattle: Do You Need It?
Whether from the unavoidable build up of waste material, or the accumulation of unflushables like feminine products, grease, and paper towels that always find their way down drains, the pipes that carry waste water away from homes and other buildings inevitably experience blockages. As unavoidable as those blockages may be, it’s important to deal with…
How to Prepare Your Plumbing for Super Rainy Springs
Spring is just around the corner, and spring cleaning is on a lot of people’s minds. Almost everyone sweeps and organizes, dust and gets rid of extra stuff, but other useful tasks often get overlooked. You’re familiar with the old saying “April showers bring May flowers”? Perhaps a more accurate version would be “April showers…
How to Prepare Your Seattle Pipes for Winter
Though winters in Seattle are more temperate than some other areas, a snow storms and freezing temperatures are not uncommon. At Bob Oates Plumbing, Sewer, & Rooter, we want to help residents in Seattle and the surrounding areas prepare for the winter months. Freezing temperatures can cause increased pressure in your pipes and lead to…
Noisy Pipes – Possible Causes and Fixes
Noisy pipes can cause a lot of unwanted racket in the home. Clunks, bangs, thuds, humming, whistling or other random noises can be caused by numerous things. No need to worry though, we have compiled a list of what the problem might be and how it can be dealt with. Thud Sound when Turning off…
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