Category: plumber

What Are the Most Common Plumbing Problems?

By Paul F. P. Pogue From Ask Angi Like electricity and HVAC, plumbing is one of the most critical parts of your home whose infrastructure you rarely see. Behind your walls, hundreds of feet of pipes serve as the blood vessels of your home, delivering hot and cold water at the turn of a tap….


Kindhearted Plumber Helps Install a Free Boiler for Cancer-Stricken Elderly Man

A kindhearted plumber left a cancer-stricken man amazed and teary-eyed after he installed a free boiler a day after he called. Born in Liverpool, United Kingdom, James Anderson, 55, is a fully qualified plumbing and heating engineer, who currently resides in Burnley, Lancashire. (Courtesy of Depher CIC) In 2017, Anderson was called for a second…


Plumber: Looking for a Water-Efficient Rain-Style Showerhead

By Ed Del Grande From Tribune News Service Q: Ed: Read your column on hot water recirculating systems for saving water and getting faster hot water to the shower. I’m looking into that and also want to install overhead-style showerheads. Do they make water-efficient rain heads? — Ty, Tennessee A: Saving water in the shower…


Plumber: Existing Faucet Adds a Decorative Splash in the Bathroom

By Ed Del Grande From Tribune News Service Q: Hi Ed: We just moved into a new-to-us home and noticed that the existing bathroom faucet splashes some water out of the sink when it’s in use. The faucet is not new, but it’s OK and does not leak. Any way we can address this splashing…


Young Dad Quits Secure Job to Start Booming Plumbing Company, Creates More Employment

A young plumber, and father, who quit a secure job to go solo is celebrating the fruits of his labor. Not only does he now employ others, but he’s also just landed the biggest plumbing contract of his career so far. Noah Fladager, 26, has been married to Caitlin, 27, for almost seven years. Speaking…


Kind Plumber Offers Free Services to Disabled and Elderly After Hearing of Scam Contractors

Sadly, it isn’t unheard of for contract workers to scam unsuspecting clients. When those clients are elderly or on fixed incomes, it’s even more disheartening. Still, there are plenty of kindhearted people out there. One plumber in the UK has garnered public attention for his efforts to set right some of that injustice. After learning…