Watch Your Water Bill Tip by Seattle Plumber Beacon Plumbing

Watch Your Water Bill It’s important that you watch your water bill, especially if the bill suddenly starts to significantly increase. If your water bill suddenly jumps, you may have a slow leak in your service line or it can also be from your toilet continually running. You can check to see if the leak is in your service line by looking at the surface of the ground where the line runs from the meter to your house for damp areas or areas of standing water. Another way to check is to shut off the water service to your house at the shut off valve and then check to see if the water meter is still running. If the meter is still running with the water to your house shut off, then it’s a pretty good chance you have leak in the service line between the meter and the house. In the same token, if the meter stops running when the water is shut off to your house and you’re still experiencing big water bills, then you may have a leak somewhere else in your water lines, but check your toilets first. If you can hear water running in the […]

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Heat Exchanger is Cracked Tip by Seattle Heating Expert Beacon Plumbing

My Heat Exchanger Is Cracked? The basic role the heat exchanger plays in your gas furnace is to confine the combustion from your gas furnace in a metal enclosure (the exchanger). The combustion heats up the exchanger and the heat is then blown throughout your house. If the exchanger is cracked, then it means you’ll likely have to replace the furnace because it can pose a health hazard. One of the gases produced by the combustion is carbon monoxide, an odorless gas that is highly toxic. Replacing a heat exchanger is frequently not economically feasible and buying a new, replacement furnace is more economical in the long run. Contact us about one of our high efficiency gas furnaces that carry a lifetime warranty on the heat exchanger, and don’t forget, the tax credit for these furnaces expires at the end of 2010! For a very limited time a 10year extended warranty on parts and labor are being offered by some manufacturers. That’s why it’s prudent to have your gas furnace inspected annually by a qualified heating technician from Beacon Plumbing. We’ll inspect the heat exchanger and other critical components in your furnace to give you peace of mind that

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What’s That Smell?

Seattle Drain Cleaning Tips WHAT’S THAT SMELL? Has a bad odor suddenly surfaced in the house? There’s no sign of any kind of sewer back up or clogged drains. It could be there’s a sink or shower that hasn’t been used in a long time and the water in the “P” trap has dried up, allowing sewer line gases to come up through the drain. The “P” trap is the u-shaped tube in the drain line. That trap holds water and the water acts as a barrier to the gases/odors from the sewer line. Also, sometimes a rodent or other pest dies underneath the crawl space and can lead people to think there’s a problem with their sewer line.

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Sewer Cleanout Tip

Seattle Sewer Tip Know If You Have a Sewer Cleanout and Its Location An obstructed sewer line is never a pleasant experience for the homeowner. The job of clearing the obstruction can be made much easier if there is a “cleanout” installed on the sewer line. A cleanout is a pipe with a removable lid that connects to the sewer line. When the lid is opened the cleanout allows larger sewer clearing machinery to be used to clear a blocked sewer line and if it’s located outside, then the clearing work can also be done outside of your home. If you have a cleanout or cleanouts, it’s important for you to know where they’re located. If you don’t have a cleanout, you may want to have one installed. Call the professionals at Beacon Plumbing if you need more information or have one of our technicians come to your home and give you a “no-surprises” fixed price.

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Puget Sound Plumber – 13 Tips

Puget Sound Plumber | Our Plumbing Tips Stop Freakin…Call Beacon! 13 Things Your Plumber Won’t Tell You If you need a recommendation, call a plumbing-supply or fixuture store. They dont’ tolerate bad plumbers. Monday is our busiest day. That’s the day wives call us to correct the “work” their husbands did over the weekend. A burst washing machine hose is a top homeowner-insurance claim. I’d replace those filmsy rubber hoses with stainless steel ones. No bricks in toilet tank. They can keep your toilet from flushing correctly. No liquid drain cleaners either. they eat away at the pipes. Try a plunger or, better yet, a $30 augur. Know where the main water turnoff source is. I can’t tell you how many calls I get from people screaming and crying that their house is flooding and they don’t know what to do. If you’ve got a Rapunzel at home (or even a rapidly balding man), buy a drain strainer or a hair snare or tell her to use a paper towel to clear the drain. (Soap can gum up the pipes too, so use as little of that as you can.) Those “flushable” baby wipes are one of the main

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Maple Valley Testimonials

Maple Valley Plumber | Our Plumbing Customer Testimonials Stop Freakin…Call Beacon! {youtube}It0ut6k9Lnk{/youtube} I was having mold growing behind the toilet in the downstairs bathroom and Beacon had Jason & Roger come out to take a look. They found the leak and cut into my drywall and opened it up and got it fixed. The elbow joint that was cracked. They also referred me to a water damage expert that will help me with the moisture damage in my home. Jason and Roger were both great. The even checked under the house for any further damage. Carrie Crossett Maple Valley, WA

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Shoreline Plumbing Testimonials

Shoreline Plumber | Our Plumbing Customer Testimonials Stop Freakin…Call Beacon! {youtube}S2Uc2VrmcJM{/youtube} This is just a quick email to give some wonderful feedback on “Nate the plumber” you guys sent out Friday 1/27 & Monday 1/30. He has been extremely professional, knowledgeable, and hard working. We are thankful for his attention to detail and loyalty to his profession–only great things to say about Beacon Plumbing as a company! We hope he gets recognition for a job well done. Thank You Nate!! Best,Kim & James Shoreline, Washington Tried to remove old valve but due to age & corrosion had to replace entire system. On time-delt very well with my sticker shock at the estimate -:) Very professional- Do a very good job, and explained everything. Kate Heshire Shoreline, WA Angie’s List Mr. Bill Cahill, Please accept my gratefully appreciation for the outstanding work Beacon’s Jim Cunningham completed over the past two weeks first bore scoping, then pressure blasting out roots, and finally Tuesday re-lining 55-ft of my sewer line east of my house and down a steep slope. As a marine engineer and port engineer for the past 47 years I consider myself well qualified to

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Woodinville Plumbing Testimonials

Woodinville Plumber | Our Plumbing Customer Testimonials Stop Freakin…Call Beacon! {youtube}5XLhmYAPg2k{/youtube} Problem developed with time. They came at appointed time. Super People-Excellent Job! – Repaired faucets, replaced valves on water control. Repaired faucet on handicap shower. Leonard Kohn Woodinville, WA Angie’s List Arrived on time. Very friendly & polite. I guess the price was ok. – Replaced burned out furnace. Ray Vanlandegher Woodinville, WA

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Bellevue Plumbing Customer Testimonials

Bellevue Plumber | Our Plumbing Customer Testimonials Stop Freakin…Call Beacon! {youtube}_Df2luXbJKM{/youtube} Dear Beacon Plumbing, Just wanted to thank you Beacon Plumbing for such great service during miserable times. A rat had entered into our sub-flooring and was chewing on water pipes for weeks causing extensive damage to drywall. Jesse was first to visit the house under very stressful conditions and found leak immediately and the cause. He quickly went to work for us leaving his personal cell phone to call anytime. Jesse made a few more visits for additional damage from rat and of course was calling throughout the week asking how things were going. Huge kudo’s to Jesse! Because visits were continuing and no progress was being made by our exterminator, I called Beacon management and asked for help due to the costs associated with the plumbing damage. The next morning we were greeted by Jeff McCoy who absolutely impressed us to no end! He surveyed the damaged, then looked me in the eye telling me “we need to stop that rat right now”. Within 15 minutes he had found where the rat was entering and exiting, opened up the ceiling area where the rat called home, helped us

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Downtown Seattle Plumbing Customer Testimonials

Downtown Seattle Plumber | Testimonials Stop Freakin…Call Beacon! {youtube}cxLRf2fO_JE{/youtube} Bill, I just wanted you to know what a great experience I had with your company yesterday. The reason I called in the first place, was because I had heard nothing but great things about you from Jim and Kit at Seattle Seaplanes. I know them because I learned to fly there. They talked fondly of you on more than one occasion, raving about what a great guy you are and about your kindness and generosity. When I needed to call a plumber to fix my toilet, I knew I didn’t even need to bother getting other estimates. Because of how Jim and Kit described you, I knew that you would run a company with service and prices that would be unbeatable. I was right! Brom came out to look at my toilet issue and he was amazing. He has fantastic people skills, was very professional and extremely friendly. He raved about you too. He even said you had taken him flying and confirmed the reports of your kindness and generosity. He said your company is the best place he has ever worked and I could tell it was sincere.

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