Tips for preventing plumbing problems this Thanksgiving

1. Do not treat your disposal like a trash can! Prevent overloading by throwing your leftovers in the trash or compost pile. 

2. Run Water. When using the disposal, make sure to let the water run, and keep it on a few seconds after you turn the disposal off.

3. Do not operate your dishwasher if you think there is a problem. Wait until after the holiday to avoid unnecessary stress, and wait for an expert to take a look.   

4. Keep Grease at a minimum. Avoid dumping grease down the drain. Wipe off all excess grease before washing in the sink.

5. Avoid putting stringy, fibrous or starchy waste in the garbage disposal. Poultry skins, celery, fruit  and potato peels, for example, cannot be sufficiently broken down.

Backflow Prevention

Home Backflow Prevention Devices Raleigh & Greensboro, NC

Keep your family’s water clean and safe with properly maintained backflow prevention devices from Triangle Plumbing & Backflow. We specialize in backflow prevention, providing installation, testing, certification and valve repairs.

Why is Backflow Prevention Important?

Backflow preventers ensure that the water entering your home is clean and drinkable. These devices stop dirty water from flowing into your plumbing system and endangering the health of your family. Backflow prevention devices are often required on sewer connections, faucets, pipe connections and other plumbing components where backflow is possible.

Backflow Assembly Testing and Certification

Our professional plumbers are approved and certified to perform backflow preventer tests across North Carolina. Due to our computer-driven paper processing methods as well as our constant contact with NC cross-connection administrators, we can provide all of the necessary backflow certification forms to you and the city inspectors very shortly after testing your system. Plus, we keep your forms on file in case you ever misplace your copy.

Call the Backflow Preventer Specialists!

Based in Greensboro and Raleigh, NC, our experienced plumbers provide backflow prevention device installations, tests, certifications and repairs to homeowners in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary,Clayton, Wake Forest, Holly Springs, Greensboro, Winston Salem, Burlington, High Point and the surrounding areas.

Broken Garbage Disposal

A broken garbage disposal can really slow down your day, making dishes harder to clean and food more difficult to dispose of. Call Triangle Plumbing & Backflow for professional kitchen garbage disposal repair so we can solve the problem and you can get back to what matters.

Whether it’s a broken motor, blade damage or other repair, our Greensboro and Raleigh plumbers will have your disposal functioning smoothly in no time. At Triangle Plumbing & Backflow, we’ll not only fix your garbage disposal, but give you tips to avoid a repeat problem in the future.

Need a complete disposer replacement or new disposal installation? We do that too! Give us a call for all your garbage disposal service needs.

Based in Greensboro and Raleigh, NC, our experienced plumbers provide disposer repairs, replacements and installations in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary,Clayton, Wake Forest, Holly Springs, Greensboro, Winston Salem, Burlington, High Point and the surrounding areas.

How Do I Shut Off My Water Heater?

No matter what water heater you buy, someday it will get old and start leaking if it isn’t replaced first. It’s very important to know how to shut the unit off in case of a leak. If you are looking at the front of the water heater, you will see two pipes at the top (most likely copper or plastic pipe).

On the pipe to the right (the cold water side), you will find a shut off valve. This may be either a gate valve (a round turning valve) or a ball valve (a handle valve). IMPORTANT: Gate valves are sometimes a bit tricky and often aren’t reliable. If you have one of these valves, slowly turn the valve clockwise until it closes. This may require several revelations. Be sure not to turn the valve too tight or with too much force.

To ensure that the hot water is shut off, go to any faucet in the house and turn on the hot water – the water should subside completely. This may take a couple of minutes. If the water doesn’t subside, leave the hot water on in the faucet, return to the water heater and listen carefully for a hissing sound coming from the valve. If you hear one, the valve has not been shut all the way – try opening and closing it several times until it closes tightly.