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Wednesday, June 1st, 2016
Ask Cincinnati Plumbers… Garbage Disposals
Dear Ray, My garbage disposal is a Sears Kenmore 1HP model, circa 1988. It's been reliable for years but in the past few weeks, the blades no longer rotate reliably…
Thursday, May 26th, 2016
Cincinnati drain cleaning – To flush or not to flush?
We love our toilet – flushing ‘stuff’ down the drain is so very satisfying. Although our conventional wisdom is “if you wouldn’t eat it, don’t flush it,” who wants to…
Saturday, May 14th, 2016
Restaurant bathroom ads… A Cincinnati Plumbers dream!
Any Cincinnati business that seeks to advertise must weigh cost vs conversion potential, or expense balanced against the payoff. For Allied Reddi-Rooter, we may have located the perfect niche advertising…
Thursday, April 21st, 2016
Garbage Disposals: Best Kitchen Tool Ever!
With six people in our household, our garbage disposal is used from dawn until late in the evening. We LOVE our disposal. It's a super-sturdy ¾ horsepower ISE model; we've…
Monday, April 11th, 2016
In a “FOG” about your Restaurant Grease Trap?
A recent walk through downtown Cincinnati from 4th Street to 13th Street was an eye-opener. The downtown restaurant scene is rapidly expanding. There are more restaurants in the 45202 zip…
Sunday, April 3rd, 2016
Clog Main Drain/Sewer Line? Two Main Culprits
If you suspect your main line is clogged, look for these signals from your home: • Gurgling noises/bubbling in your drains or toilet..."percolating" noises. • Slow-flowing drains • Sewer smells…
Friday, April 1st, 2016
Exterior Faucets – Did yours weather winter weather?
For the past few years, we've been having mulch delivered from a local high school football team. The football players deliver it to our back yard. Go, team! Our point…
Saturday, March 5th, 2016
Water Heater Elements: The Building Block of Electric Hot Water Heaters
40% of American water heaters run on electricity, not gas. Thinking visually, a plumbing pyramid (if there is such a thing) consists of a foundational layer of piping (inbound and…
Thursday, February 25th, 2016
Water Wasting 101: It’s Curable!
Celebrate the EPA's Fix-A-Leak Week in March In our house, the quarterly water bill is one of our financial measuring sticks. With effort, our family of 6 (2 adults +…
Friday, February 19th, 2016
Water Heater Science: Expansion Tanks
Every 6th grade science geek learns that upon freezing, water expands. But did you realize water also expands upon heating? It's a property known as "thermal expansion," which means that…