Catherine Smith Blog

  People often take their kitchen sink for granted. But imagine life without functional kitchen sink plumbing. When you’re cooking, there’s no convenient way to wash your hands or do your dishes. As you clean, there’s no place to rinse off your sponge or get a bucket of water. Your Dundalk kitchen plumbing is essential, but it’s not without fault. Learn everything you should know about your kitchen’s sink plumbing, and you might appreciate it just a little more. How the Pipes Connect and Install The pipes under your sink are more complex than you might think. Because of this, installing a sink and the plumbing for it is a job best left for a plumber. Here’s what needs to happen for the installation to be a success: Check The Drain Height For the drain to fit the pipe, you may need to lower the drain height. Before you do anything, you should consider where the drain and the pipes connect.  Leave Room For The Drain There also needs to be room for the pope and the drain to conne...

It’s time to do a search for plumbing services near me if your bathroom has begun to feel a bit swampy due to wet conditions. Plumbing problems can crop up in the bathroom in more ways than you might have ever considered. Do you have the tools and know-how to perform plumbing basics? If not, then drips, clogs, running toilets, and yucky slow-draining sinks are among the reasons to call your trusted Dundalk MD plumber without delay. Read on to find out about common problems with bathroom plumbing and when to call the experts at Reliability Home Services. Dripping Faucets Have you ever noticed that the drip-dripping of a leaky bathroom faucet eventually turns into a steady stream? The water loss from a dripping faucet can mean hundreds of wasted gallons of water if the leak continues for a year, but that’s just one reason to call a plumber. Drips can involve a minor fix, such as replacing a worn-out washer–they all need to be replaced at some point.  Running Toilet ...