Water Heater Wednesday: Water Heater Rebate Program

Water Heater Wednesday: Water Heater Rebate Program

If you are a Georgia Power customer and are interested in getting some money back in your pocket, then this post is for you!

Georgia Power currently offers rebates to their customers based on certain guidelines! Find out more about this opportunity for a water heater rebate! Check back with us in the future for more information on rebates that you may qualify for.

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For all your water heater repair and water heater maintenance needs, call Masterflo Plumbing today at (678) 822-7095!

Plumber Canton, GA: Toilet Repair

Plumber Canton, GA: Toilet Repair

Is your toilet leaking or overflowing? Read on…..

No one likes to find that they’ve got a toilet problem. In fact, most of us shudder when we think about having to fix or repair a toilet. Fortunately, the only toilet problem most of us will face is the occasional clog, which can be fixed by simply using a plunger. However, some of us may face some bad luck and end up with a worse problem. If you get a crack in your toilet bowl or seal, you can end up with extensive water damage. If you have a cracked toilet or if your toilet is overflowing, keep reading to find out what to do next.

  1. Turn off your water!!! The first thing to do in any plumbing emergency is to turn off your water at the main water source. This can help prevent any additional water from leaking out into your home. In a toilet emergency, you may be able to shut off the water valve behind your toilet to stop the flow of water instead of having to shut off the supply to the whole house.
  2. Remove any objects that can be damaged by water. Make sure you’ve removed all furniture, decorations, clothes, etc. from the area surrounding your leaking toilet. These items can easily be damaged by water, and its a good idea to make it easier for your plumber to get to the problem.
  3. Clean up. If you can’t fix the problem on your own, the key to preventing major water damage is to clean up as you go. Mopping up and soaking up the water with towels will go a long ways in preventing extensive water damage to your floors and your home.
  4. And finally- call a plumber if you haven’t already! plumber-canton-ga

If you have a leaky or overflowing toilet, call Masterflo Plumbing immediately at (678) 822-7095! We provide toilet repair services throughout the Canton, GA area! We provide emergency repair services, so you can call us 24 hours a day 7 days a week!

 

10 Fall Home Maintenance Tips

10 Fall Home Maintenance Tips

With the weather outside looking more and more like fall and less and less like summer, we thought we’d reiterate some of our top fall home maintenance tips!

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  1. Clean your gutters and your downspouts and make sure your downspouts have plenty of room to drain.
  2. Check all your outside doors for weather stripping. This can make all the difference with the inside temperature of your home and can save lots of money on your utility bills.
  3. Check the grading around your house and walkways. This can keep your basement dry in case of lots of rain or melting snow.
  4. Pull weeds and hidden debris in and around your yard and flower beds.
  5. Shut off the water taps and make sure all your outdoor taps are drained.
  6. Trim your trees to make sure none of them are hanging over your home.
  7. Mulch any young or vulnerable plants and trees. This can help them survive the harsh winter temperatures.
  8. Pack up all your outdoor furniture and decor. Winter temperatures can be harsh on outdoor furniture.
  9. Check all your outdoor lighting to make sure it works. Winter means colder temperatures and less daylight hours!
  10. Make sure any outdoor trash cans or recycling receptacles are easily accessible. No one wants to trudge through ice, slush, or snow to take out the trash!

Remember- if you need an emergency plumber in Canton, GA this fall or winter contact us at (678) 822-7095!

Plumbing Tips For Fall

Plumbing Tips For Fall

Fall is here, and there are a few things every homeowner should do each fall to keep their plumbing system in top shape. Not sure what you’re supposed to do each fall? Masterflo’s got you covered.

Here are Masterflo’s top plumbing tips for fall-

  1. Winterize your sprinkler system. Chances are you paid good money to have your sprinkler system installed, so don’t ruin it by failing to winterize it. There are some great YouTube tutorials out there, or you can check out The Family Handyman’s guide to winterizing your sprinkler system.
  2. Clean out your gutters. If your gutters are clogged, water can freeze in your gutters causing them to expand. This can cause damage to your gutters as well as your eaves and your roof. Using a leaf blower carefully aimed across your gutters is a great gutter cleaning hack.
  3. Drain your garden hoses, roll them up, and store them inside for the winter. Good hoses aren’t cheap, and leaving them outside during the winter is a sure way to ruin them.
  4. Insulate any exposed pipes. This will help safe guard your pipes against freezing.
  5. Schedule your yearly hot water heater maintenance visit. You don’t want to risk losing your hot water during the frigid winter months!
  6. Know where your main water valve is. In case of a broken pipe which can cause flooding, you’ll want to know where your main water valve is so you can shut it off ASAP!

Our final and most important fall plumbing tip is to contact Masterflo Plumbing today at (678) 822-7095 for help with all your fall plumbing needs! We service all of metro Atlanta, so don’t hesitate- call today!

 

Canton, GA Plumber: Water Heater Maintenance

Canton, GA Plumber: Water Heater Maintenance

Suddenly finding yourself with no hot water or with a leaking hot water is every homeowner’s worst nightmare! Water heater repair can be costly, and sometimes a broken water heater can cause additional damage to your home. Regular maintenance can also increase the lifespan of your water heater. The best way to prevent a broken water heater is to schedule regular water heater maintenance visits with your local, trusted Canton, GA plumber!

At Masterflo Plumbing we’d love to save you the hassle, headache, and expense of a broken water heater by conducting your water heater maintenance visit. So, what happens during a water heater maintenance visit?

Sediment Flushing

If you have a traditional storage tank water heater, you have a large storage tank that holds all of your water. As time goes by, sediment can build up along the bottom of the storage tank. After this sediment has had the chance to build up, it can become harder for the heating element to penetrate and heat the water. This can result in a very inefficient water heater, and you may end up with no hot water at all! During a routine maintenance visit, we’ll flush out the storage tank to get rid of any built up sediment before it has the opportunity to cause problems.

Anode Rod

The anode rod is a piece of your unit that protects the hot water heater from rust by degrading over time. If the anode rod is not replaced before it has the chance to degrade completely, its protection will be gone and your water heater will be subject to rust. During each routine hot water heater maintenance visit, we’ll check your anode rod to make sure its still functioning properly and doesn’t need to be replaced.

 

These are just a couple of things that will happen during a hot water heater maintenance visit. To learn more, call your local, trusted Canton, GA Plumber at (678) 822-7095. At Masterflo Plumbing, we’ve got the skills and experience necessary to keep your hot water heater maintained and repaired! Contact us today to schedule your visit!

 

 

Canton GA Plumber | Canton Water Heater Repair
Masterflo Plumbing
241 North Etowah Drive
Canton, GA 30114
678-822-7095
http://www.masterfloplumbing.com 

Canton, GA Plumber: Slab Leaks

Canton, GA Plumber: Slab Leaks

Any homeowner knows that any plumbing problem is an unneeded and unwanted hassle, but slab leaks are one of the worst possible plumbing problems! What makes slab leaks one of the worst possible plumbing problems to have is that even a small slab leak can end up causing quite a bit of damage and can end up being quite costly. The amount of damage caused by a slab and the amount of money it will cost you to fix it can sometimes depend on the location of the leak.

So, what exactly is a slab leak? Your home sits on a concrete foundation called a slab. This helps to keep your home stable and prevent it from shifting over time as it settles. Underneath the slab are many pipes, including your water and sewer lines. If one of these pipes develops a leak underneath the slab, the water from the leak will travel up through the slab and into your home, coming up through the floor. This is a slab leak.

Slab leaks are a huge problem. Sometimes, they can be really large and can create tons of damage underneath your home. Also, they can go unnoticed for long periods of time. The longer a slab leak goes unnoticed, the worse it gets and the more damage it causes. Unfortunately, its next to impossible to recognize a slab leak before its had the opportunity to fester and create extensive damage.

As soon as you believe you have a slab leak, turn off your water! This will aid in keeping any more water from leaking out of the pipes and creating further damage. The next thing you should do is call a Canton, GA Plumber immediately! A professional plumber will be able to tell you for sure if you’ve got a slab leak. If you do, your Canton, GA plumber will be able to pinpoint the exact location of the leak and will be able to begin working to fix it immediately.

For slab leak repair in Canton, GA call the trusted experts at Masterflo Plumbing immediately! The longer you allow a slab leak to continue underneath your home, the more damage you will have. For a Canton, GA plumber call Masterflo at (678) 822-7095 or send us a message!

 

 

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Halloween Safety Tips

Halloween Safety Tips

Happy Halloween from all of us at Masterflo Plumbing! We want to ensure that all of you have a safe and fun filled Halloween! Today we’re sharing some of our best Halloween safety tips!

Walking Tips

  • Cross the street at the corners or in the crosswalks where possible
  • Make sure to look both ways before crossing the street and while crossing the street
  • Don’t text or look down at your cell phone while crossing the street
  • Make eye contact with drivers before crossing the road in front of them
  • Always use sidewalks

Have a plan

  • Kids under the age of 12 should always trick or treat with an adult
  • Children who are old enough to go without an adult should go over their plan with an adult first
  • Children going trick or treating without an adult should only go to well lit areas that they are familiar with
  • If your children are going trick or treating without you, make sure you know where they’re going and who they’re with

Costume Safety

  • Costumes and bags should have reflective tape or stickers on them
  • Face paint is safer than face masks, which can obscure vision
  • Glow sticks or flash lights can help your children be seen by drivers
  • Make sure costumes are the right size

Drive Safely

  • Drive extra slow in neighborhoods and residential areas
  • Make sure to triple check for children before driving through an intersection
  • Back out of parking spaces and driveways cautiously
  • The most popular trick or treating hours are between 5:30-9:30 so drive extra cautiously during those hours
  • Make sure you are not a distracted driver!
  • Don’t drink and drive

We hope you all have a great Halloween! And remember- plumbing emergencies can happen anytime, even on holidays! If you need an emergency plumber this Halloween weekend make sure to call the experts you can trust at Masterflo Plumbing! (678) 822-7095

 

 

 

Water Heater Wednesday: No Hot Water

Water Heater Wednesday: No Hot Water

As a homeowner, not having any hot water is a huge stressor! If you’ve ever been in the middle of a shower or washing dishes and suddenly only have freezing cold water you know what we’re talking about! You probably panicked, wondering why you didn’t have any hot water and, of course, how much money its going to cost to fix it. There are a couple reasons why your hot water heater may have stopped putting out hot water. Unfortunately, unless you’re a trained, experienced plumber, you generally can’t fix a hot water heater on your own. Its still a good idea to know a little bit about what’s going on, though. Let’s take a look at why you may have no hot water.

Sediment Buildup

Sediment buildup is generally not a problem that presents itself suddenly. Its also one of the most common (and irritating!) reasons why your hot water heater may not be putting out any hot water. Sediment buildup occurs by sediment building up on the bottom of your water heater tank. This usually occurs due to hard water. If enough sediment is allowed to build up on the bottom of your tank, it can keep the heat from the heating element from getting to the water inside the tank to heat it. It will be impossible for the heat from the heating element to penetrate through all the sediment to reach the water inside. Fortunately, flushing the tank is an easy way for a professional plumber to fix this problem!

Broken Dip Tube

The dip tube is a long tube that runs from the water line to the bottom of the water heater tank. Cold water runs from this tube into the tank, where it is then heated by the heating element. If the dip tube is cracked or broken, the cold water in it will leak right into the water in the tank that is already heated. If you have hot water that is interrupted by intermittent bursts of cold water, you may have a broken dip tube! This is another easy fix for a professional plumber.

 

If you’re struggling with no hot water at your house, don’t hesitate- contact the trusted professionals at Masterflo Plumbing today! We have the skills and experience needed to repair your hot water heater today! To get hot water back into your home call (678) 822-7095 today!

Frozen Pipes: Part 2

Frozen Pipes: Part 2

Last week we talked about frozen pipes and how to prevent them. Because water expands as it freezes, frozen water in your pipes can cause serious problems. The expanding water puts pressure on whatever its inside of- in this case, your pipes. This can cause pipes to break and leak, which can cause tons of damage. Pipes that are most likely to freeze are those that are exposed to the cold like swimming pool supply lines, water sprinkler lines, and water in pipes that are in unheated areas like your basement or garage.

With the cold Georgia winter weather fast approaching, we’re going to talk about how to thaw your frozen pipes. Although preventing frozen pipes is the ideal course of action, no matter how many precautions you take its not 100% possible to always prevent your pipes from freezing.

Here are some tips on dealing with frozen pipes.

  1. If you turn on a faucet and only a small trickle comes out, its likely that you have a frozen pipe.
  2. Keep your faucet open. As you treat the frozen pipe, the water will begin to melt and flow through the frozen area. Running water through the pipe will help it melt more quickly.
  3. Apply heat to the frozen section of pipe. You can do this by wrapping an electric heating pad around it, using an electric hair dryer, using an electric space heater, or wrapping the pipes with towels soaked in hot water.
  4. Continue applying heat to the pipes until your full water pressure is restored.
  5. Remember- if you find one frozen pipe it is likely that you may have others as well. Check all your faucets!

If you are unable to locate or treat your frozen pipe, call a professional plumber immediately to avoid damage! You can call the trusted professionals at Masterflo 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! Call (678) 822-7095!

 

 

Frozen Pipes: Part 1

Major home maintenance problems seem to come at the worst time and can often turn into major disasters! Every winter nearly a quarter-million families in the US have their homes ruined and their lives disrupted every winter due to frozen pipes.

Here in north Georgia we’ve had some chilly nights lately, meaning that winter is on its way! Any pipe inside or outside your home can freeze during the frigid winter weather that we get in Georgia. Frozen pipes can turn into an expensive, ongoing ordeal that can end up costing you tons of money. The good news, though, is that frozen pipes are preventable!

Today we’re going to go over a few tips to help out with frozen pipes.

  1. If there are water supply lines in your garage, keep your garage door closed during cold weather.
  2. Open your kitchen cabinet and bathroom cabinet doors. This will allow warm air from your home to circulate around your plumbing.
  3. Let cold water drip from faucets that are served by exposed pipes. Letting water run through the pipes will help prevent them from freezing.
  4. Keep your thermostat set to the same temperature during the day and night.
  5. If you’re going out of town, don’t set your thermostat lower than 55 degrees Fahrenheit.

Come back on Monday to learn how to thaw frozen pipes! In the meantime, if you’ve got a plumbing emergency on your hands, make sure to call the experts you can trust at Masterflo Plumbing! Call (678) 822-7095 today!