Since our ultimate goal at Performance Plumbing is to help all of our customers keep their plumbing systems as clean and functional as possible, we’ve prepared some simple tips for drain cleaning Palo Alto residents can use. These tips for drain cleaning Palo Alto households can try may actually help you remedy basic plumbing problems without the need for calling us and having us dispatch an expert for a small issue. If you find these tips helpful, print them out and keep them handy in your home so you know what to do when you run into a basic plumbing problem. In addition, share these tips with your friends and family to help keep them informed and prepared for their next plumbing problem. First, Try the Plunger If you don’t own a plunger, you should definitely buy one as soon as possible. This simple and inexpensive tool is actually extremely effective for many basic plumbing issues. Plungers can be effectively used for toilets, sinks and shower and tub drains, particularly for objects that get lodged in piping. Of course, things can get a little dirty, so be sure to gear up with gloves if necessary. If this solution doesn’t work [...]

For serious plumbing issues, it’s always best to call a professional like performance plumbing to help out and fix the problem, but some basic drain issues can be addressed with some simple tips for drain cleaning San Francisco households may find easy to use and quite effective at the same time. As a result, we’ve prepared the below tips for drain cleaning San Francisco homes can benefit from. If you find these tips useful, help spread the knowledge by sharing these tips via email or social media so your friends and family can learn about how they can resolve basic drain issues themselves. Of course do note that not all drain issues can be resolved with these tips, in which case we definitely recommend you call our friendly team to have us come and assist you. There’s no drain problem too difficult for us to resolve! Tip 1: Use the Plumber’s Best Friend, the Plunger To some people this is obvious, but others are inexperienced with plungers or even may have never used one before. Every home should have a plunger, and they can resolve a ton of basic clogs, particularly when some debris is lodged and blocking flow. In [...]

To help our neighbors prevent big problems with their plumbing, we’ve prepared 10 tips for sewer maintenance San Francisco residents can use for their homes. Our hope is that by using these tips for sewer maintenance, San Francisco households can avoid the major headaches that come with plumbing complications. If you find these tips helpful, be sure to share them with your friends and family via email or social media so everyone can benefit from this invaluable information. Tip 1: Never Pour Grease Down the Drain Remember never to pour cooking grease down the drain, as it can clog your pipes the same way it can clog your arteries. In fact, grease is generally the most frequent cause of sewer problems, as it clogs pipes when it cools down, congeals and hardens. This buildup inevitably leads to backups and overflows. Try pouring the grease into a can or trash for future disposal via your municipal trash pickups. Tip 2: Be Careful About Where You Plant Sometimes it’s difficult to control where plants pop up or already exist, but if you’re planning to add new plants to your home’s premises, try to avoid placing shrubs or trees on top of sewer [...]

A lot of our customers are unsure about sewer maintenance San Mateo homeowners need to have performed. To help clarify things, we’ve put together some of the most important information about sewer maintenance San Mateo households need to know about. If you find this information to be useful, make sure you share it with your friends on Facebook, via email or any other means, and help us spread the knowledge to keep everyone as informed as possible. Have Your Home Sewer System Inspected and Pumped Many plumbing experts recommend you have your sewer system inspected every three years, and have the septic tanks pumped when necessary as this is the most common cause of home sewer failure. Remember that if the septic tank becomes excessively filled with solids, the wastewater will not have adequate time to settle in the tank. Not Performing Routine Maintenance Can Have Big Costs Later Maintenance is the single most important aspect to keeping your home sewer system functioning properly, yet many homeowners don’t even think about it or consider it a necessity. Even if you haven’t yet had big problems with your septic tank, solid materials settle to the bottom of the tank and form [...]

If you’re experiencing serious problems with your plumbing, inadequate sewer & drain maintenance may have contributed to the problem. Call us as soon as possible to get us to fix the problem immediately, but also be sure you use these sewer & drain maintenance tips that we’ve prepared to prevent future problems. We strongly suggest you print out these tips and keep them in a highly visible place in your home so everyone in your household can remember them. Be sure to also share this page with your friends to help them also avoid plumbing headaches – they’ll thank you later when they see the real benefits of these tips! Hot Water Can Help Prevent Clogging When Used CorrectlyFor kitchen sinks and laundry tub lines, regularly filling up the sink or tub with hot water and then letting it drain can help prevent clogs by filling the entire pipe instead of only the bottom of the pipeline, and pushes any debris to the main pipeline. If regular use of this method doesn’t clear your piping, you’ll want to give us a call to take care of what is likely a more serious blockage. Don’t Use Chemicals on a Regular BasisHot [...]