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To flush or not to flush: How will it affect my need for drain cleaning?
To flush or not to flush: what belongs in your trash and NOT your sewer. Tips for smart, responsible homeowners and tenants.
Common Plumbing Issues
Don’t Let Your Bathroom’s Leak Play Hide-and-Seek
When the original plumbing was installed in your home, fittings, pipes, and hardware were meant to work for decades, but anyone who…
Plumbing Contractors
Common Dishwasher Drain Issues
It’s hard to remember a time when dishwashers weren’t in the majority of homes across the United States, but we can be…
Common Plumbing Issues
Common Causes of Plumbing Leaks
It’s never a good thing to discover that you’ve got a leak somewhere in your home, and while the professionals at Garvin’s…
Garvin's Sewer Service
Three Reasons to Avoid Liquid Drain Cleaner
When you get a clogged sink or shower drain, the first instinct is often to pull out a bottle of liquid drain…
Clogged Drain
Why You Can’t Ignore Drainage Issues in Your Restaurant
It’s one thing to experience drainage issues at home, when you have a good sense of where the problem may be located…
Clogged Drain
What Can a Camera Inspection Tell You About Your Sewer?
Plumbers have been around for as long as plumbing has existed, making it one of the oldest professions in the modern world.…
Clogged Drain
How Do You Know It’s Time for a Sewer Replacement?
Thankfully, modern sewage disposal systems are designed to ensure that we never have to deal with waste the way our ancestors did,…
Basement Drain
How to Clear a Basement Drain Without a Snake
For as long as there has been modern plumbing, pipes and drains have gotten clogged, and it never stops being frustrating for…
Garvin's Sewer Service
Five Reasons Not to Try Do-It-Yourself Drain Cleaning
When a drain gets severely clogged, the first instinct should be to call a professional plumbing service to help clear up the…
Plumbing Contractors
The Most Common Spring Plumbing Issues
While winter brings more than its fair share of plumbing problems, the spring can be just as problematic, especially at the outset…
Burst Pipes
What to Do If You Have a Burst Pipe
There are few nightmarish homeowner situations worse than a burst pipe. For starters, many people don’t have the first idea what to…
