In the United States, between 30 and 40 percent of food is wasted. For many of us, our only interaction with this waste is what happens to the food in our home. To help reduce that contribution, many people are installing a new garbage disposal. Garbage disposals help with food waste by grinding up organic waste and…
One of the biggest dangers to your home during the winter is busted water pipes. Water damage is extremely costly and difficult to clean up. While there is nothing you can do about the weather, there are steps you can take to help prevent pipes from freezing. They are not foolproof, however, so there are…
In the US, the average cost to hire a plumber is $45 to $150 an hour. Seeing as these rates can take a fair amount out of your bank account, it’s best to nip problems in the bud before they grow to be huge repair jobs that take hours to fix. If you need some plumbing…
Are the plumbing pipes in your home starting to give you problems? If they’re still on the relatively newer side, you might be able to get away with repairing them rather than replacing them. Most pipes are designed to last for decades, so even if they’re 20 years old, you should still be able to get some…
Wedding rings are one of the most prized jewelry possessions, yet they also often get lost. In fact, 4 out of 10 men will lose their wedding rings at least once. Wedding rings aren’t the only things that both men and women lose. In fact, the average adult American spends 2.5 days looking for lost items every year, generating…
Stick to pipe dreams rather than pipe nightmares, right? But what’s the best way to do this? Make sure that the wrong things don’t go down the drain. You’ll be able to say goodbye to blockages by disposing of certain products elsewhere. If you’re unsure about what to flush down the sink then read on.…
Even though many things seen on television or in movies can be exaggerated or false, people really do sing in the shower. So do pipes for that matter. Pipe shriek can be loud enough to cause tinnitus in the long term. Shrieking pipes can be fixed with a quick swap of a shower head or bleeding the…
Toilets don’t usually make good table talk. They’re a sensitive subject for some people and if you talk about them at dinner, someone may kick you under the table. That’s too bad because we all have at least one amusing story about a toilet gone bad. Not talking about toilets results in something worse than a swift…