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How To Become a Plumber

  • July 22, 2016
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Doing plumbing and becoming a plumber are horses of a different color — only incidentally related and with a distinctly different significance. It’s like what you can expect to get when calling someone certified in First Aid as opposed to phoning a physician for your medical needs. As a matter of fact, more than one

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Alcohol Won’t Solve All Your Problems But it May Help Your Phone

Alcohol Won’t Solve All Your Problems But it May Help Your Phone

  • July 8, 2016
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Recently, one of O’Grady Plumbing’s HTC smartphones ended up in a sewage ejector tank after being dropped by a technician who was replacing a pump. It was a simple mistake. The guy leaned forward to take a quick look at the tank and — even quicker — his phone slid out of his breast pocket

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Getting to the Root of Your Damaged Sewer Line Problem

  • November 11, 2014
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As most homeowners and property managers know, tree root intrusion in a sewer line can probably be included in their Top 10 List of “What Else Could Possibly Go Wrong,” raising the potential of torn up driveways, lawns and sidewalks and a hefty price tag to match. The good news — at least it was

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Understanding Good Water Pressure

  • September 30, 2014
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Water pressure — or the lack thereof — can present a quagmire of hiccups for your average — yet avid — do-it-your-self home expert. What we propose as the best starting point when embarking on a mission to assess the status of your water pressure is to know how strong the water volume is at

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The Art of Unclogging a Sink

  • August 27, 2014
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This is painful for us to admit, but not every plumbing-related problem you encounter in the home requires the adventure of calling in a plumber. In fact — and again we’re shooting ourselves in the foot — in 90 percent of the times a drain gets clogged, homeowners could have avoided a plumbing bill by handling

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