Reliance Plumbing Sewer & Drainage, Inc. Blog: Archive for December, 2021

How to Resolve (And Prevent) Frozen Pipes

Monday, December 20th, 2021

icicles-hanging-off-pipeWhen you live in a place with icy winters, you’ll face the same concern every year with your plumbing: the fear of frozen pipes. Handling frozen pipes is an important job for anyone who does professional plumbing in Wilmette, IL for a living. We’ve certainly handled our fair share of frozen pipe repairs in the years we’ve been in business.

What can you do about frozen pipes? The simple answer is to call us. There are various “home remedies” you can uncover online, but attempting to thaw a frozen pipe often leads to the pipe bursting because of the increase in internal pressure. We’re ready to help when you have frozen pipes, and we have 24/7 service available. We are here for you!

For the rest of this post, we’ll go into some important tips on how you can avoid frozen pipes in the first place. 

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We Are BBB Accredited!

Thursday, December 16th, 2021

It’s important for us to earn the trust of our customers—we want you to know that when you reach out to us, you’ll receive the quality plumbing work you need from skilled plumbers, as well as honest and helpful customer service. 

This is why it’s important for us to have a Certificate of Accreditation from the Better Business Bureau. BBB accreditation means that we’ve proven our trustworthiness as a company through transparent business practices, responsiveness, honest advertising, safeguarding privacy, honoring promises, and embodying integrity. We’ve held this accreditation since 2011 and we have no plans to fall below these high standards. 

Reliance Plumbing Sewer & Drainage, Inc. serves the Northshore and Northwest Chicagoland Area.

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Why Store-Bought Drain Cleaners Are No Gift

Monday, December 6th, 2021

drain-cleanerWe’re not implying that you would ever purchase drain cleaners as a gift for someone, no matter the holiday! No, what we want to get across to you today is that you can give yourself that gift of a fully-working plumbing system in great shape … by avoiding store-bought drain cleaners. 

These bottles of chemicals may have “drain cleaner” in their name, but this is a result of marketing from the companies that make them. No professional plumber recommends anyone use drain cleaners for unclogging sinks, showers, toilets, or any other drain. These drain cleaners don’t really “clean” either—except in the most blunt-force way. Using a drain cleaner on a clog is similar to using a flame-thrower to remove a tree stump from your yard. Yes, you might get the stump, but you’ll also torch most of your property and might put yourself and your house in danger. 

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