Ask any homeowner in Los Angeles and they definitely must have needed a plumber quite a few times. And considering how serious the job of a plumber is, you can never settle for anything less than the best residential plumber in Los Angeles to do the job for you. The skills, knowledge, and processes involved in completing a plumbing job are not something that can easily be done by anyone who can put two pipes together. Any plumbing project requires different techniques and tools, depending on the situation at hand. The Problems What are the most common plumbing problems, especially in the Los Angeles area? Clearing clogged drains, toilets, sinks and showers Resolving problems regarding hot water and water pressure Repairing or replacing leaky faucets, burst pipes, leaky shower … [Read more...]
Flint Michigan Replacing All Its Pipes With Copper
Flint, Michigan To Replace Tainted Water Pipes With Copper The mayor of Flint, Michigan, Karen Weaver, recently announced that the city intends to replace its entire system of outdated water pipes with copper piping. Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, you know that there is a serious problem with the water in Flint: a large amount of lead and other bacterial contaminants has been detected in Flint’s water, making it unsafe for human consumption. How Did Flint Michigan's Water Supply Become Contaminated? Before 2014, the city of Flint got its water from the Detroit municipal system. Then, to save money, Flint decided to cancel its agreement to carry Detroit water and to connect Flint’s system directly into the Flint River for … [Read more...]
20 Ideas to Save Money by Reducing Your Water Consumption
Reducing Your Water Consumption Saves You Money. The rainy season of 2016-17 has ended, and California now has some relief from the severe water shortage we have been experiencing for the past few years. The snowpack in California’s mountains was above average this past winter. Groundwater regulations enacted in 2015 to reduce California’s water consumption have been somewhat eased. A lot of water is wasted in American residential homes. Each American family uses an average of 300 gallons of water every day: in contrast, the average African or Asian family gets by on less than three gallons per day. But there is lots of room for reduction of water consumption in the home. We don’t have to use - and waste - so much water. Here are some useful ideas for reducing … [Read more...]
Celebrating International Women’s Day
Honoring Three Outstanding Activists on International Women’s Day Wednesday, March 8th, 2017 was International Women’s Day. The event has been celebrated for more than a century, but mostly with limited success. In 2017, however, empowered with the power women saw during the nationwide marches on January 21, 2017, the day was marked with "A Day Without A Woman": women around the world held a day of protest at the way women worldwide are treated at home and in the workplace. On March 8, 2017, , women were asked to take off from all work, whether paid or unpaid, to wear red all day, and to refrain from shopping on that day - unless you shopped at small businesses owned by women. The idea was to show the world what things would be like without women - and their labor. And the event … [Read more...]
A Plumbing Service Or Rooter Service?
A Professional Rooter Service Will Remove Sewer Blockages Blocked Drains? Sewer Water Backing Up Into Your Home? Here’s the scene; every time you flush the toilet or run a faucet, nasty brown stuff starts backing up - into the toilet, your sinks and tubs, even onto the floor. This tells you two things. (1) You have a sewer obstruction (2) You need rooter services and (3) If you don't call us and take care of this sewer problem immediately, you will soon be up to your knees in it! Drain Stoppages Must Be Removed An obstruction in the sewer line is a serious issue. If not tended to, it can soon become a health hazard. The problem must be dealt with by a skilled Service Technician. He must have the right equipment, know how to use it, and have experience in … [Read more...]
Leaky Pipe? It Was Faulty Construction
This Leaky Pipe Was Caused By Faulty Construction Because we provide a full range of plumbing services, we get calls to do all kinds of things. We got a call the other day for a leaky pipe and when we went out and saw the customer, we found that the pipe was encased in cement. It turns out that the problem was due to poor workmanship on the part of the builder, and was not a plumbing issue after all. Plumbing Services Must Comply with Building Code. Obviously, the building contractor who constructed this did not comply with the Building Code. That's what happens when you engage a contractor who is not licensed or certified by the state. Mr. Speedy Plumbing & Rooter Inc. is certified by the state of California as a Plumbing Contractor (License Number 915519). We do everything … [Read more...]
The Hydro Jet – Technology or Magic?
The Magnificent Hydro Jet Machine The hydro jet machine is the most significant advancement in plumbing technology in the last fifty years. With its powerful jet of high-pressure water, the hydrojet literally blasts away even the most stubborn obstruction in a water or sewer line. After removing the obstruction, the hydrojet machine then cleans and scours the insides of the pipe, restoring it almost to new. The hydrojet machine is a big improvement on the cabling or auguring device (also called a plumber's "snake"). These devices sometimes only succeed in drilling a small hole through the obstruction, and this hole will close up again soon. The hydro jet completely breaks up the obstruction and washes it away. Also, cabling devices are not effective beyond a distance of about 100 … [Read more...]
10 Cool Things to Do in Downtown Los Angeles
Thirty years ago, the only time most people went into downtown Los Angeles was to work. The crime rate was extremely high, and people rushed home the moment they were done working. There were very few public attractions and very little to do after dark. Remember Pershing Square in 1980? It was a hotbed of crime, drugs and prostitution. And look at it now. Los Angeles made a conscious effort to clean up and develop the downtown area, and it worked. People are now flocking to live in downtown Los Angeles, and 20,000 new housing units are built there every year. Then Los Angeles’ professional sports teams moved to the Staples Center, completely revitalizing the entire area, which now houses the Nokia Theater and luxury international hotels. So what are the best things to do in downtown … [Read more...]
Huge Underground Reservoir of Water Discovered in California
New Study Finds Massive Underground Reservoir of Water in Central California. Good news! Just when California though it was facing a critical water shortage, a new study has revealed that the state has a huge underground reservoir of potentially usable water that we didn’t even know we had. The underground reservoir, between 1,000 and 3,000 feet deep, may contain up to three times as much water as we thought was available. The study, led by Stanford University scientist Professor Robert Jackson and published yesterday in the journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, couldn’t have come at a better time. It is nothing short of a windfall. “It’s not often that you find a ‘water windfall,’ but we just did,” said study co-author Jackson. But There May Be Some … [Read more...]
How to Prepare a Home Emergency Kit and Wildfire Evacuation Plan
The wildfire season in the Western United States started early this year. It's partly because the last rainy season was good, so there is now a build up of material to burn. As this vegetation gets drier over the summer, we are seeing a record year for wildfires. You need to prepare a home emergency kit and a wildfire evacuation plan for your family. As of this writing, there are dozens of active wildfires burning in the USA, according to the National Wildfire Coordinating Group. The largest fires have burned hundreds of thousands of acres, new evacuations are ordered every day, and hundreds of homes have been lost. Cadaver dogs have been brought in. The American Red Cross has set up shelters, and many deputies are being deployed to the fire-devastated areas to protect against possible … [Read more...]
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