Constantly clogged drains can be quite bothersome. Eventually, the DIY solutions will stop being as effective, particularly if you are depending on chemical drain cleaners. You can clear existing clogs and reduce the chances of their returns with the following tips.  1. Flush With Care Not everything should go down the drain. Food scraps, coffee grounds, hygiene items, and diapers are some of the most common causes of clogged drains. Kitchen grease, hair, and soap scum run a close second.

How clean is your tap water? An awful taste and limescale on your plumbing are some signs that your water contains more minerals than expected. Publicly provided tap water is treated for the bare minimum to kill disease-causing contaminants. The minerals give it a strange taste and resistance to developing soap foam. Well water also has these problems. Filtering water makes it more palatable and usable by reducing the minerals and contaminants in it.

Summer can lead to major sewer line backups in your home if you aren't careful. There are three main reasons why these seasonal backups occur, but you can take steps to avoid the problems.  1. Drought Stress It may seem counter-intuitive that dry conditions in the environment could cause your sewer drain to backup. However, severe drought can cause soil shrinkage, which means that the soil pulls away from the main drain line.

Most people tend to associated plumbing problems with winter; however, there are many plumbing problems that can crop up during the summer, especially emergent ones. After all, the plumbing system is used more often during the summer since the children are out of school. Keep reading to learn some of the most common plumbing problems you may face during the summer that could cause you to need to contact an emergency plumber.

If you don't know how to look for foundation problems and you wouldn't even spot one if you saw one, then you may find yourself with major foundation issues that have caused extensive damage to your home before you know it. This is why you want to read the following article that will educate you on some of the things that can happen when there are problems with the foundation.