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Plumbing Repairs You Should Make This Spring

The weather is getting a little warmer, the days are a little longer, and lingering tasks are getting checked off a litter faster. This can only mean spring is right around the corner! After a long, cold winter, it’s time to take a tour of the inside and outside of your house to check for potential damages left behind by Mother Nature. We always like to remind our We Love Plumbing readers that it’s important to handle damages when they seem like a minor task, because if an issue is left alone for an extended period of time, the damages…

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How to Save Money on Plumbing Costs

Home repairs can be very costly, especially when minor damages that usually go unnoticed evolve into a plumbing emergency. This is why We Love Plumbing always recommends that homeowners stay up to date with their home, maintain their fixtures and appliances (including heating appliances), and take immediate action when they find leaking pipes, faucets, toilets, etc. The best practices to avoid a plumbing nightmare are to complete repairs when new problems seem minuscule and to take preventative steps that will help you avoid damage in the first place. Here are a few of our low cost, low effort suggestions that will help keep your home in good shape, and your plumbing budget in check: Update Old Faucets: Replacing faucets is a budget-friendly…

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What’s the Best Way to Unclog My Sink?

When you start to notice water draining slowly or not at all, it’s time to reach for a plumber’s snake. This handy device is also known as a drain snake, plumbing snake, or drain auger. Though it’s known by many names, all plumber’s snakes have the same function: clearing blockages in sinks, tubs, and showers. Before running out and purchasing a plumber’s snake, we suggest trying our favourite DIY technique to help unclog the drain. You can find the recipe here where we share an easy way to dissolve stubborn clogs with safe ingredients that you probably already have at home. Looking for Other…

Easy Updates to Elevate Your Bathroom Experience!

The bathroom is often overlooked when it comes to décor and maintenance, and most people aren’t likely to list it as their favourite room in the house. But think about it: the bathroom is where we clean ourselves, get ready for the day, and it’s normally one of the only truly private spots in a busy household. On average, we spend at least 30 minutes per day in the bathroom, so why do we overlook it? Instead, why not make easy updates that will impact the quality of the restroom experience? Here are some quick, easy, and budget-friendly tips to upgrade your bathroom: The Shower Drain hair catcher: Discovering a clogged shower drain is irritating, to say the least. The most efficient solution to prevent a clog from developing is to buy a…

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How Often Should I Service My Grease Trap?

A grease trap is an essential plumbing device found in restaurants and food service industry kitchens. It helps run your busy kitchen smoothly, keeps your work surface and sink clean and free of grease, but most importantly, it keeps the odors at bay, and away from hungry customers. Grease traps prevent oil and fat from making their way to Winnipeg’s sewer system. The trap holds on to hot greasy water until it cools down, and then grease floats on top of the trap. Naturally, regular cleaning is necessary to prevent grease build up and ensure you aren’t left with a plumbing emergency. Where is My…

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New Year Cleaning: Get Rid of Fruit Flies Disinfect Your Home, & more

2020 has been a strange year, to say the least. Besides essential workers who have been working non-stop – thank you, we appreciate you! – most of us have been doing our best to stay safe at home. So how about we spruce up our space this weekend, and start 2021 on the right foot? This is not a “deep clean your home” post, but an “I have not left my house in months, and weird things are starting to grow,” post. Don’t worry, these tips are easy and not too time-consuming, so you can go back to binging your favourite Netflix show…

Why We Offer 24-Hour Emergency Services in Winnipeg

Indoor plumbing is a somewhat modern technology that became readily available to Canadians by the 1950s. Prior to that, indoor plumbing was a luxury reserved for wealthier households. Can you imagine having to leave your house in the middle of a Winnipeg winter’s eve just to use the restroom? We can feel the frostbite on our fingers and toes just thinking about it! Thanks to indoor plumbing innovations in the last 70 years, we’ve stopped having to question how things work. Need to get rid of something gross? Flush it away – let it disappear into the abyss. Where is it…

My Water is Not Getting Hot Enough

Being able to relax in a hot shower is something we can all take for granted – until we notice our showers turning into a lukewarm disaster. That’s when you know something’s not right! If you’re not getting hot water, there may be something wrong with your water heater. Here are the top 5 things that could be causing your water to not heat up properly. Water Heater Is Not the Correct Size Running out of hot water is such a common issue for households that it has even become an oft-referenced…

Preventing Frozen Pipes During Winter in Winnipeg

As anyone from Winnipeg knows, our winters are some of the coldest in Canada, with the highest number of days per year that are below freezing. The coldest temperature recorded in Winnipeg was –47.8°C in 1879, which we’re sure makes homeowners wonder- can my plumbing handle these freezing temperatures? For a homeowner, having plumbing issues in the winter is costly and inconvenient, as you want your home to be your warm escape from the winter wonderland outside. A common winter problem in Winnipeg is frozen pipes: the water inside the pipes is in danger of freezing and expanding, causing a rupture. The key to preventing your pipes from freezing is to keep them warm. Here are some tips: Make…

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Should I Get a Garbage Disposal?

A garbage disposal is a handy gadget that is installed in your kitchen sink, between the drain and the trap. It has a few other names, such as: a garburator, garbage disposer, waste disposal, etc., but it serves the same purpose no matter what you call it. What is a garbage disposal? A garbage disposal shreds food waste into small pieces in order to prevent clogged pipes. Shredded food bits go down the drain into your city’s sewer system, eventually getting treated at the water plant. Using your garbage disposal helps to reduce the food waste that ends up in landfills. While…