Chowhound recently inteviewed me about the dangers of pouring flour down the drain. It got me thinking about how many homeowners misuse their garbage disposals. So here’s some common mistakes that can lead to expensive repairs—especially if they’ve become habitual.

Easily accessible to every homeowner is the license and insurance status of every Georgia contractor. Here’s the helpful tool that everyone should already be using to vet plumbers, electricians, and any other contractors they might be considering hiring.

Every week, homeowners ask if they should install a water filtration system. The short answer: yes. Here are the issues with our local water and what reverse osmosis can do to help.

We’re used to ballgames getting rained out, but nothing will prepare you for getting your breakfast rained out by water coming through your light fixture. It can be one of the most confusing moments a homeowner can experience.

A recent job of ours involved replacing 80-feet of a broken water main with as little disruption to their lawn as possible. So let’s walk through what trenchless plumbing is, why it’s worth it, and why Rx can be trusted with it.

Think all plumbers leave a mess behind? See how we repaired a 5-foot-deep sewer line in a manicured backyard—without leaving a single trace.

Let’s talk about why sewer camera inspections are so valuable, how they work, and why every Georgia homeowner should consider scheduling a drain cleaning this Spring before small problems turn into big ones.

Two opportunities deserve their own spotlight: Georgia Power’s Income-Qualified Discount Program and Atlanta Gas Light’s Water Heater Giveaway. These are incredible offers that could save you big money and even get you a FREE tankless water heater.

Do I have to repipe my whole house, or are plumbers just trying to cheat me? Should I buy a home with galvanized plumbing? Here are our honest answers to the most common questions — no fluff, no sales pitch, no nonsense.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! To celebrate, we thought we’d share with you one of the world’s best kept secrets. No, we haven’t discovered what’s really at the end of a rainbow, but this is just as good as a pot of gold (almost).

In the spirit of the Oscars, let’s raise a glass to water heaters. The unsung heroes of our homes and businesses. They sit in the cobwebbed corners of our garages, basements, and closets humming along day after day. We only notice them when there’s a problem, and then we heap insults on them instead of praises for all the years of heat they’ve provided.

It wasn’t until 1986 that Congress passed a law banning lead pipe plumbing. While lead use had gone down over the previous decades, it’s still shocking that it hasn’t even been forty years since the official ban. Your home likely doesn’t contain lead pipes, but that doesn’t mean that your system is in good shape.

Does pineapple belong on pizza? Should the toilet paper roll over or under? Is GIF pronounced /gif/ or /jif/? When it comes to plumbing, there is a similar controversy around the use of SharkBite fittings.

Most of us assume that our water is clean because we live in the United States—until we realize what’s really coming out of our taps. Federal water tests are available to the public, so we’ve collected the findings of Cumming’s water tests below and provided a solution that you can see for yourself.

Whether it’s Buddy the Elf spreading holiday cheer or Clarence enlightening George in It’s a Wonderful Life, we have no shortage of Christmas heroes (no, we didn’t forget about Die Hard’s John McClane). This year, Rx-Plumbing had the chance to write our own chapter in the history of Christmas heroics.

Georgia may not get hit as hard as northern states, but we still see plenty of winter plumbing challenges when cold snaps come through. So, let’s get into all of the potential plumbing issues that winter can bring and how you can protect your home.

With extra people in the house, larger meals being cooked, and leftovers being disposed of, your plumbing system may be begging for mercy along with your stomach. We wrote this up as a guide to help you navigate this Thanksgiving without any drain disasters.

It’s 6am and you wake up to a flooded basement. It’s in these moments that you pinch yourself in hopes that it's just a nightmare. Sadly, this was the reality for a customer of ours just a couple weeks ago. Unfortunately, this was one of those cases that was completely avoidable had the previous plumber used the proper materials when installing the shower plumbing.

We know that hiring a plumber is already a typically dreadful task because something is already amiss in your home and requires a professional fix. We don’t want you to also dread the aftermath.

You may be looking at your water heater right now, wondering whether or not it’s time to finally replace it. We want to provide you with accurate information so you can make a wise decision that best serves your home and family, along with a discount for...