Failing Sump Pump…Rising Water.

It’s a scenario where one and one always equals two.  If your sump pump fails, count on eventually being knee deep in water.  The trick is to catch it early, early, early!  A smart home-owner will have a professional come to the house to troubleshoot the problem BEFORE it rears its ugly head.

The suggestion here is to install a back-up sump pump to take over the minute the main unit fails.  Oh, you say you don’t want to invest in a separate unit?  Just try and replacing the memories that your flooded basement has destroyed!  What about the main sump pump?  It should be replaced every five years as well.

All of this is done by your Columbus Ohio sump pump installation and replacement professional.  Get to know Brent Staats.  Brent and his team at Staats Plumbing will come to your home and assess your sump pump situation before “the great flood”.  Your possessions are too precious to risk.  Call Brent today at (740) 625-5284.

Tanks…but No Tanks.

It sounds like bad grammar, doesn’t it?  When that inevitable day comes and you are face to face with a leaky water heater you have a choice.  Do you go with a tank or a tankless unit?  No question about it, tankless water heaters will probably last longer, but the initial cost can be a great deal higher.

Endless hot water, additional storage space and lower energy bills are just a few reasons homeowners are switching to tankless water heaters.  Those perks, however, may just not be enough for some people to offset the extra purchase cost and installation expense.  Oh my…the yin and the yang of it all!

One thing is certain…when that time comes in your Columbus area home you know where to turn.  Call Brent Staats at Staats Plumbing.  You see, you cannot do any better than Columbus Ohio’s water heater repair and installation professionals.  Invite one of the Staats team to come out for an estimate by calling (740) 625-5284.

Backflow Testing…a Tutorial.

Here is a simple explanation…A backflow test is a procedure that tests the reliability of a backflow regulator, which is designed to keep water flowing in one single direction in a plumbing system.  That should be about as clear as the water that is flowing…right?  The point is, you don’t need to know how to do it, just whom to do it!

Seriously though, a faulty regulator can cause a potentially dangerous situation.  If fresh, drinkable water reverses direction it can become contaminated.  Suddenly you are back in the dark ages.  Backflow regulators are required in any building with an irrigation system, fire suppression system or large boiler.

Now the who comes into play.  Brent Staats and his team at Staats Plumbing are Columbus Ohio’s backflow testing professionals.  He will provide you with the date of testing AND even remind you when the one-year expiration date is coming up so you won’t let it lapse!  Enough said.  Call Staats Plumbing today at (740) 625-5284.