Expert Tips to Diagnose and Resolve Brown Water Issues You’re about to brush your teeth, but when you turn the faucet on, a stream of brown, cloudy water drizzles out. Yuck! Rust-colored water isn’t typically harmful, but it can be alarming. Fortunately, you don’t have to live with discolored water. In this guide, … [Read more...]
How to Fix a Toilet that Won’t Flush
Is your toilet stuck in a frustrating plumbing limbo where it refuses to flush? Don’t worry—there are several common reasons your toilet may not be flushing, and most of them have easy solutions. In this guide, we’ll help you diagnose the problem and offer actionable steps to get your toilet back to working order. … [Read more...]
Why Hire Professional Plumber for Your Bathroom Remodel
Orchestrating a bathroom remodel is no easy task. It involves plumbing, electrical, and ventilation work. Among the many considerations are tile, fixtures, paint, toilet, and shower. Before you know it, what you thought would be a simple project starts to feel overwhelming. Long story short: a bathroom renovation … [Read more...]
Copper Pipe Repair for Pinhole Leaks
How long do copper pipes last? Depending on their thickness and the pH of the water traveling through them, modern copper pipes should last for 20-50 years. Unfortunately, that doesn’t exclude a pernicious plumbing problem known as pinhole leaking. Pinhole leaks only occur in copper piping. Under the right (worst) … [Read more...]
How to Fix a Running Toilet Without Leaving Home
Your toilet keeps running for one of two reasons: You should be able to stop either problem quickly by adjusting the flapper, float, or tubes. Your running toilet may be easier to fix than you think. In fact, you may be able to stop your toilet from running right now, without leaving your home for supplies or … [Read more...]
Fat, Oil, Grease: 3 Things to Never Put Down the Drain
Fats, oil, and grease, also known as FOG, are natural byproducts of food preparation and cooking. They’re also leading contributors to plumbing issues in your home and sewer damage in your municipality. Communities spend billions of dollars every year unplugging grease-blocked pipes, repairing pump stations and … [Read more...]
4 Types of Faucets and How to Repair Them
It's not uncommon to find a variety of faucet designs, each with a distinct operating system, even within the same household. Generally, the functionality of the faucet isn't a pressing issue, as long as it serves its primary purpose. However, when your faucet starts dripping, leaking or sputtering, … [Read more...]
Your Plumber’s Best Plumbing Tips for DIY Projects
Plumbing advice can come at you from all angles whether it’s your spouse, your parents or your neighbor. So, who do you trust? How about L.A.’s most reliable and best smelling plumber. If you want truly valuable advice and well-earned insider secrets for your DIY plumbing project, trust Mike Diamond to deliver. While … [Read more...]
4 Reasons For Stinky Plumbing Problems
Sometimes your plumbing stinks. We don’t mean that your toilet isn’t flushing right or your pipes are leaking, either. We’re being literal. Sometimes your plumbing just… smells bad. Sometimes it even smells really bad. Stinky plumbing problems happen for all kinds of reasons, some more obvious than others. No matter … [Read more...]
What is Water Hammer?
It’s not unusual to hear the metal pipes in your home plumbing make loud banging noises when an appliance draws water or you turn off a faucet. Unfortunately, this sound, commonly referred to as “water hammer,” isn’t just annoying - it could damage your plumbing system. Referred to in technical circles as hydraulic … [Read more...]
