Personal Plumbing Repair Service Podcast - San Diego, CA

"There's a lot of systems in the house that do cost a lot of money.But with the financing options that we offer today, it is by far the best way to go because not only can you save money on the back end with your efficiency rating."  
- Bob Muller, Plumbing Expert
Is it better to finance that new water heater or wait to save up some cash?  Well, what are you waiting for?  I suggest getting that water heater replaced when it needs to be.  That way you don't have to worry about leaks and you can enjoy hot water now!
Bob Muller from Personal Plumbing joins Jim Klauck, AKA Check A Pro Joe on the show today to explain why financing is the way to go for most people.
Bob is a leader and loves to solve problems!  With his decades of experience, Bob has seen everything in plumbing. Enjoy this episode...
Bob is a leader and loves to solve problems!  With his decades of experience, Bob has seen everything in plumbing. Enjoy this episode... For assistance with your plumbing needs please call Personal Plumbing - (760) 205-3320. Log on to - www.PersonalPlumbingSanDiego.com
 
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Every once in a while,one of our major appliances can break.I'm not talking about the stove or the dryer or,or the fridge.I'm talking about things that we really need in our home.We see it with air conditioning,uh,units furnaces.Uh,but we also see it with water heaters and water softeners.I've asked my good friend Bob Muller for personal plumbing to join me here on the program today to talk about what happens when the water heater or the water softener,which are both very important to life because they happen to do with water and we need water.What happens when these go out or about to go out?They're getting old and we need to replace them,but we don't have the money is financing a smart choice.Hey,Bob,how are you?I'm great,Joe.Hey,thanks for having me a great question.Yeah,great question today.So,you know,let's say someone has a 15-year-old water heater and it's still cooking water.Ok.But it's leaking and it's banging and it's,it's,it's not doing well and everyone agrees it needs to go.But we,you know,the homeowners like,well,we just need to save a few more $100 in the bank before we make that purchase.I would like to think maybe they should just get it done and pay monthly for it.What are your thoughts?Yes.Uh great question.And I agree uh with how expensive,um,you know,our appliances are today,they,they do cost a lot of money upfront to usually get these installed.And because of a lot of the way that these systems have to be installed for code these days,it's created a lot of extra expenses in,in,in many homes.So it can be quite costly to have,you know,your,your A CS replaced your,your tankless water heaters,your regular water heaters.There's a lot of systems in the house that do cost a lot of money.But with the financing options that we offer today,it is by far the best way to go because not only can you save money on the back end with your efficiency rating because now you might have had an older uh air conditioner or an older water heater that was costing you a lot more money every single month and its inefficiency you put in something that,that uh costs a little bit more money today,but will save you down the road in its efficiencies.Um And you can,you can finance that uh and,and pay the difference.So basically,like in our area you can install a tankless water heater.Um,our energy companies here are offering $1000 rebate to get them installed.So you can do that on a monthly basis where you can do the six months,no payments,no interest option.Um,pay that fully off.You get your $1000 upfront from,from the company and use that money towards paying your bill and then you'd get a brand new system that's more energy efficient.Um,so yes,the financing option is by far,I think your best way to do this.I totally agree.We would never consider saving up enough money to buy the house,especially if the house is $400-$600,000 or more.Uh,buying a car,I mean,you could pay cash,but if the car is,you know,on its last leg and you don't have the cash,we're gonna go get a monthly payment.I'm telling you,we spend so much time in our homes and we want to be comfortable and safe.And by the way,when I say your water heater can keep you safe.It can because if something goes wrong with it,it can make a mess.Yes,100%.And,and I,I,you know,as long as the monthly payment usually will work for the customer or the client that,uh,is looking to,to get their,uh,plumbing system upgraded and the more that you put into the house,um you know,the more the value of the house is gonna be as well as like you can add extra products because if you're just buying the water heater and it's costing you,you know,two or $3000 to install a water heater.That's a big portion of your budget.But if you wanted to add,you know,your water filtration to the system,maybe a leak detection system inside your house as well as the water heater.You can put that in a bundle package.You can get a low monthly payment on that and usually get it with no payments,no interest and,and your house is well protected.Your drinking water is well protected and you're,and you're getting endless hot water.Um All for a very low monthly payment to me.It's a no brainer for more information.Get a hold of Bob and his team at personal plumbing.All of his information is located in the description of this podcast.So it's easy to reach him.Hey,Bob.Thank you so much for your time today.Thanks Joe.Thanks for having me.

"A basic regular water heater that's non energy efficient which doesn't have maybe the Energy Star label on it - those appliances are known to be less efficient so they're not going to give you the type of savings that you would normally get from a more efficient one."  
- Bob Muller, Plumbing Expert
With energy costs increasing it can be a challenge to stay within our monthly budget at home.  Can you save money with a new water heater? 
Well, Check A Pro Joe has asked Bob Muller from Personal Plumbing to come on the show to answer that question.
Bob is a leader and loves to solve problems!  With his decades of experience, Bob has seen everything in plumbing. Enjoy this episode...
Bob is a leader and loves to solve problems!  With his decades of experience, Bob has seen everything in plumbing. Enjoy this episode... For assistance with your plumbing needs please call Personal Plumbing - (760) 205-3320. Log on to - www.PersonalPlumbingSanDiego.com
 
Podcast Episode Transcription:
Everything costs more today inflation has really slaughtered us and one thing that seems to be going up is the price of energy so I've asked my friend Bob Muller from personal plumbing to join me here on the program hey Bob how are you doing great job thanks for having me so I'm thinking of ways my listeners can save some money in the home is it on their air conditioning or their heating is it on their mortgage is it on eating you know less finer foods but let's talk about you know let's talk about the plumbing in the home OK think about what's going on and what costs money and when you think about it costs a fair amount of money to heat the water and since you're in the plumbing business and you installed water heaters I thought I'd ask you is there a way for people to save money and become more energy efficient with getting a new water heater the answer to that is absolutely like it on all of your products that you purchased so if it's regular just a basic regular water heater that's non energy efficient which doesn't have maybe the Energy Star label on it those appliances are known to be less efficient so they're not going to give you the type of savings that you would normally get from a more efficient but even those products are more efficient today than our older products from before so the short answer to that is yes you will get better energy efficiency on those products but you can get even better efficiency ratings on more advanced products like your Energy Star rated products which have usually condensing type systems like tankless water heater more of a direct vented type tank water heater there's more efficient ones that are out there the obviously cost a little bit more to purchase up front but the energy savings that you can get from them are tremendous the other side to that is because we do so much solar here and there is other uh water heaters out there on the market today called our heat pump technology water heaters that would be combined with your solar these are electric water heaters but they're a heat pump first so they will they will use your garages heat to be the first source of your of your water heating fortunate of it kind of like a refrigerator and then as it needs the energy it will suck the energy from the solar panels so you can have one of these type of water heaters installed and it would cost you absolutely nothing to run your water heater that is fantastic wow so to find out more contact Bob all of this contact information is in the description of this podcast thanks Bob appreciate your advice and your expertise on this.

"Not all families are the same size and not and this does not benefit everybody, so these are what we call the Cadillac of your home and if you're going to be putting in a tankless water heater it is usually for a home that's got a large family."  
- Bob Muller, Plumbing Expert
This questions comes up all the time at Check A Pro from listeners of the show!  Is the tankless water heater the right water heater for me?  If just may be what you need for your home.  If you want an endless supply of hot water, these tankless water heaters can do the trick!
Hear what plumbing expert Bob Muller, from Personal Plumbing has to say about them right here on the show...
Bob is a leader and loves to solve problems!  With his decades of experience, Bob has seen everything in plumbing. Enjoy this episode... For assistance with your plumbing needs please call Personal Plumbing - (760) 205-3320. Log on to - www.PersonalPlumbingSanDiego.com
 
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Not all families are the same size and not and this does not benefit everybody, so these are what we call the Cadillac of your home and if you're going to be putting in a tankless water heater it is usually for a home that's got a large family. This is the check a pro radio show check a pro Joe has assembled a team of pre-qualified home service contractors to bring you the latest in services products and techniques now here's your host the man with a hard hat and tool belt checker pro Joe years ago here in our country there was really only one way to heat your water besides boiling it on the stove and that is with what's called a tank water heater those they're generally white and they're you know 304050 gallons and they hold water that heats up and it supplies hot water years ago in Europe they started to experiment with something called tankless and it's come to the US and we've had it here probably for 20 years but it's becoming more and more prevalent so I wanted to ask Bob Mueller about the differences between the old tanks and the new tankless water heaters he's from personal plumbing Bob how are you doing great Joe hey thanks for having me and that's a great question thanks for having that question yeah so years ago in Europe they started with this it finally came over here in North America and is becoming more and more popular why should someone get into the newer technology versus the older tank yeah so that's a great question and of course I always say that you know in whenever you're deciding on a tankless over a tank water heater you really got to determine what's best for your family and of course not all families are the same size and not and this does not benefit everybody so these are what we call the Cadillac of your home and if you're going to be putting in a tank water heater it is usually formal on this guy a large family and I've been running out of hot water so this is the first question I always asked my clients is are you currently running out of hot water and if you are you really only have one other option if you're going to go back to a tank water heater which is put in a bigger tank but if that's not an option then really your only option at that point is to go to what we call an on demand tankless water heater which doesn't mean you're gonna get instantaneous hot water it means that it gives you and delivers hot water unlimited on demand as long as that is size appropriately for your house not all people are going to be best candidates for tankless water heater because they are expensive you know for the upfront cost of it and they do need to be maintained so and you really gotta have a qualified person to know how to work on these on these water heaters they're not the same as your tank water heaters a lot of differences but you but the first question you should just ask yourself are you currently running out of hot water and then we can get into more specifics of what would be best for you and I do know there's some other great advantages they take up less space they can often be installed on the exterior of the home as well and so there's just a lot of options but you have to have the right fuel source for it and so forth it's become a lot easier though over the past few years because years ago they were very strict on the amount of gas if you're using gas to fire yes that's correct and of course it's not you know energy savings isn't always the biggest reason for doing these because when you're going from a you know 30 or 40 gallon water heater even a 50 gallon water heater and you're using a 40 or 50,000 BTU source of water and then you're taking it to 199,000 BTU use from a tankless water heater and you've got that thing firing all day long you're 199,000 BTU's is using a lot of fuel so sometimes you're not really saving energy so you don't think that you're saving energy just you know it's really going to be determined based on the size of your home and how much water consumption you're using it can be an energy saver depending on if you're smaller home you're not using a lot of hot water Bob thank you so much Bob Mueller from personal plumbing all of his contact information is in the description of this podcast thank you Joe check a Pro is your local source for pre-qualified contractors stay tuned for more of the check a pro radio show.

" I would say that every home should be maintained on a regular basis on a yearly annual basis and that's usually done through membership programs that professional plumbing companies that offer this service."  
- Bob Muller, Plumbing Expert
Should you maintain your plumbing in your home?  Interesting question isn't it?  This question is answered by plumbing expert, Bob Muller from Personal Plumbing.  Check out what he suggests...
 
Bob is a leader and loves to solve problems!  With his decades of experience, Bob has seen everything in plumbing. Enjoy this episode... For assistance with your plumbing needs please call Personal Plumbing - (760) 205-3320. Log on to - www.PersonalPlumbingSanDiego.com
 
Podcast Episode Transcription:
I would say that every home should be maintained on a regular basis on a yearly annual basis and that's usually done through membership programs that professional plumbing companies that offer this service. This is the check a pro radio show Check A Pro Joe has assembled a team of pre-qualified home service contractors to bring you the latest in services products and techniques now here's your host the man with a hard hat and tool belt check a pro Joe many of us that own a home get a lot of things maintain like our air conditioning system and other major components to the home I was wondering though does the plumbing need to be maintained in my home so I asked my friend Bob Muller from personal plumbing that question hey Bob how are you doing I'm doing great Joe hey thanks for having me yeah so how often do I need to maintain my plumbing well that's a good question I mean usually that's going to be related to the age of your home but most of us live in areas now where our infrastructure is getting a little bit older on the course if you're in an area where you're in you know your housing developments and from the 1990s and later you know you're definitely going to be ready for some home maintenance I would say that every home should be maintained on a regular basis on a yearly annual basis and that's usually done through membership programs that professional plumbing companies that offer this service as well as you know service agreements is always a good way to do it we hear personal plumbing offer what we call our personal plan and this system is designed so that we can develop a personal relationship with our clients so that we can come in and maintain their homes and check them check their homes and mainly we're looking for your appliances that that that made me going out as well as your drain is that maybe building up some issues so we use camera systems and we and we do a visual and pressure test within the home to make sure that everything's safe and then the visual inspection within the house so this is typically the way that we would do that and we recommend that once a year it's like going to the doctor for an annual physical absolutely and it's important because we have plumbing inside our bodies we have the arteries and the veins and in our home we have the plumbing and it can be clogged up overtime from calcification and other things if you have all types of plumbing like galvanized that's a problem so absolutely it's great to have a professional plumber at your service and that's Bob Mueller personal plumbing Bob thank you so much for joining me today thank you joe check a pro is your local source for pre-qualified contractors stay tuned for more of the check a pro radio show.

"Here specifically in Southern California we do have very hard water related to the where we have to actually get our water source from, so everybody in our local market over here really needs to have a water treatment system ."  
- Bob Muller, Plumbing Expert
What is the white crusty stuff on my faucets and shower heads?  This question is answered by plumbing expert, Bob Muller from Personal Plumbing.  Check out what he suggests...
 
Bob is a leader and loves to solve problems!  With his decades of experience, Bob has seen everything in plumbing. Enjoy this episode... For assistance with your plumbing needs please call Personal Plumbing - (760) 205-3320. Log on to - www.PersonalPlumbingSanDiego.com
 
Podcast Episode Transcription:
Here specifically in Southern California we do have very hard water related to the where we have to actually get our water source from so everybody in our local market over here is really needs to have a water treatment system. This is the Check a pro radio show. Check A Pro Joe has assembled a team of pre-qualified home service contractors to bring you the latest in services products and techniques now here's your host the man with a hard hat and tool belt check a pro Joe often overtime we get this white build up on our plumbing fixtures like our faucets it's that white powdery crust you stuff and if you take your fingernail to it you can kind of scratch it away I've got a question for a plumbing expert Bob Mueller from personal plumbing Bob I really want to know first of all what is that white stuff and how can we stop it from building up on our faucets hi Joe hey thanks for having me yes this is a common problem in most houses especially in areas where you have hard water and it is a calcification due to a buildup of hard minerals and that is usually going to get treated by having a either a water filtration system in your home or some sort of softener system here specifically in Southern California we do have very hard water related to the where we have to actually get our water source from so everybody in our local market over here is really needs to have a water treatment system in their in their house some sort of filtration system I recommend that they use you know a the type of system that we use which is called the Halo would be happy to come out and do a free water test at your house and see what kind of hard water that you got going on but the best way to really remedy this is by treating it first with from the water source but then of course it from the fixture itself you got to get a some sort of scale remover which is going to be either a vinegar solution or what we use the CLR which is a common product that you can get at the local stores and soak that product but once you do get that clear you do you do need to you know remedy the source which is your bad water to begin with I recommend getting a water softener and a whole house water filter I have that for my home and it makes things a lot easier especially if you live in areas with very hard water yes for sure thank you Bob I appreciate your expertise on this thanks Joe! Check a pro is your local source for pre-qualified contractors stay tuned for more of the Check A Pro radio show.

"The short term solution would be to put in a chemical in there that overtime can deteriorate and erode your plumbing system."  
- Bob Muller
Are chemical drain cleaners safe for your plumbing?  That questions was posed to plumbing expert, Bob Muller from Personal Plumbing.  Check out what he suggests...
 
Bob is a leader and loves to solve problems!  With his decades of experience, Bob has seen everything in plumbing. Enjoy this episode... For assistance with your plumbing needs please call Personal Plumbing - (760) 205-3320. Log on to - www.PersonalPlumbingSanDiego.com
 
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The short term solution would be put in a chemical in there that overtime can deteriorate and erode your plumbing system. This is the Check a pro radio show Check A Pro Joe has assembled a team of pre-qualified home service contractors to bring you the latest in services products and techniques now here's your host the man with a hard hat and tool belt check a pro Joe we see the ads all the time on TV these drain cleaners did it come out of a bottle you don't need plungers you don't need snakes all you need is a chemical drain cleaner well I've got a question for an expert here his name is Bob Mueller he is the owner of personal plumbing and I'm going to ask Bob in a moment is it safe to use chemical drain cleaners a lot of us have this under our sink we have it in a closet somewhere some of us have used it with success and many without success hey Bob how are you doing great Joe hey thanks for having me yeah thank you for coming on the program today everybody knows what we're talking about these chemical drain cleaners they're marketed to us a lot last I heard most plumbers aren't really fond of them tell us a little bit about the safety of using chemical drain cleaners so the short answer to this is yes in most cases they are safe that doesn't mean that I recommend them most of the companies these days have made these chemicals so that they're less harmful to the environment and they're less harmful to your plumbing system but that doesn't mean that they're not something that will not eventually deteriorate you know your plumbing issues so if you're having a plumbing issue in the house the answer is not to be able to take care of the your immediate problem with a short term solution a short term solution would be putting a chemical in there that overtime can deteriorate and erode your plumbing system probably won't deteriorate it immediately but if it's something that you continue to use and putting on the age condition of your pipes it could pose an immediate problem so it really depends on the age and condition of the plumbing system you're using these chemicals in probably a newer home that's not going to affect it as much but your older home especially your cast iron drains I do not recommend you put that inside their period so if people aren't doing this themselves as a DIY wire with a chemical drain cleaner they should really be calling Bob and his team at personal plumbing because you guys need to be real careful if the plumbing is old but you guys have the equipment and the experience to go in there to clear the drain without breaking the pipes yes that's true and you know we definitely as a professional plumbing company have a have those services but if you are in a pension and you know you're potentially one of those people that will pick up a chemical to try to clear your drain I would say that instead of having a chemical at your house I would say you know there's many great products that you can pick up at your local hardware store these days which is you know more of the air type guns that that that they have these days that you can send error kinetic error into the into the fixture and that will break up the that you're clogged pretty quickly and way more effectively than a than a chemical and that will you know usually get your drain moving and then you need to call in the plumber to find out what your actual issue is and that you know that's that would be my advice you know use the air type guns these days they work way more effective air much better than chemicals and then don't forget after you get this thing cleared out you got to figure out why this keeps happening and you can contact Bob and his team at personal plumbing all his information is in the podcast description Bob thank you so much for your time and your great advice much appreciated thank you joe thanks for having me check a pro was you were local source for pre-qualified contractors stay tuned for more of the cheka pro radio show.

"Either too much flushing of improper products going down the toilet or there could be even further issues related to scale build up inside your drains depending on what kind of sewer lines you have as well as potential roots growing inside your drain so really the only way to determine this is to get that blockage cleared and to have one of those professionals put a camera inside the system to determine exactly why you're having this problem."  
- Bob Muller
Bob is a leader and loves to solve problems!  With his decades of experience, Bob has seen everything in plumbing. Enjoy this episode... For assistance with your plumbing needs please call Personal Plumbing - (760) 205-3320. Log on to - www.PersonalPlumbingSanDiego.com
 
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Either too much flushing of improper products going down the toilet or there could be even further issues related to scale build up inside your drains depending on what kind of sewer lines you have as well as potential roots growing inside your drain so really the only way to determine this is to get that blockage cleared and to have one of those professionals put a camera inside the system to determine exactly why you're having this problem. This is the Check a pro radio show check a pro Joe has assembled a team of pre-qualified home service contractors to bring you the latest in services products and techniques now here's your host a man with a hard hat and tool belt checker pro Joe something that you don't wanna have occur is a backup in your toilet someone has emailed the radio program today with this question and I've asked Bob Mueller from personal plumbing to join me here on the program to answer this question why is sewage coming out of the toilet hey Bob how are you hey Joe thanks for having me today I'm doing great yeah so great question a lot of times that when we have sewage coming out of the toilet that's usually a problem related to either what we call a hard stoppage or blockage inside your plumbing system which can be related to several different possibilities one of which is either too much flushing of improper products going down the toilet or there could be even further issues related to scale buildup inside your drains depending on what kind of sewer lines you have as well as potential roots growing inside your brain so really the only way to determine this is to get that blockage cleared and to have one of those professionals put a camera inside the system to determine exactly why you're having this problem gotta have it scoped with the camera you definitely gotta have it scoped with the camera yeah verify 100% yeah that's great advice and by the way everybody if you do have your toilet backing up at all you need to call a professional like Bob from personal plumbing because it could get worse and if it comes up and it starts to spill into the bathroom you're going to wish it didn't 100% thank you Bob appreciate it thanks Joe checker Pro is your local source for pre-qualified contractors stay tuned for more of the check a pro radio show.

"I always highly recommend that you replace your specific toilets fixtures with the the correct products..." - Bob Muller
 
Is your toilet running? Well, does the water continue to move after you flush the toilet?  Our expert plumber, Bob Muller answers these questions here on this episode.
Bob is a leader and loves to solve problems!  With his decades of experience, Bob has seen everything in plumbing.
 
Enjoy this episode...
 
For assistance with your plumbing needs please call Personal Plumbing -
(760) 205-3320.
Log on to - www.PersonalPlumbingSanDiego.com
 
Podcast Episode Transcription:
I always highly recommend that you replace your specific toilets fixtures with the the correct products. This is the check a pro radio show Check A Pro Joe has assembled a team of pre-qualified home service contractors to bring you the latest in services products and techniques now here's your host a man with a hard hat and tool belt checker pro Joe hey everybody this is a common problem you've probably had this happen before in your home it's that toilet that doesn't stop running sometimes you jiggle the handle and that'll work sometimes you jiggle the handle and it doesn't work you're wasting a lot of money and it's also kind of irritating hearing that water run I've asked an expert in the plumbing field his name is Bob Muller the owner of personal plumbing to join us today on the program to answer the question why does the toilet keep running Bob how are you doing great Joe hey thanks for having me thank you so much for taking time out of your busy day alright is this a simple fix why is the toilet running how can we fix it well it's funny that you asked that question because you know we are professional plumbers we do this for a living and quite honestly this is one of the biggest callbacks that we even have in our own industry which is fixing the toilet and it's still not being fixed so I can tell you that over the years toilets have changed tremendously because you know we went from in the 80s and 90s to the big 5 gallon and three gallon flushing toilets to what we have today which is you know your 1.6 and 1.28 gallon flushing toilets and the technology is completely changed due to the lower you know lower flushing capacities that these toilets have and within these toilets they've had to design many different styles in order for these toilets to actually flush and work so I can first say that that understanding which kind of toilet that you have whether it's a canister style or whether it's the old traditional flapper style toilet that you have that you first got to understand what you're working with and of course toilets and like they're manufactured products which is your OEM products and I always highly recommend that you replace your specific toilets fixtures with the correct products starting with whether it's the flapper or whether it's going to be you know the actual flush valve gasket the old canister style could be that you have a improperly adjusted toilet which is just running over the overflow cause it's just not adjusted properly but the first thing to do is obviously look inside your tank and see where your water's coming from and of course it could be something that's as simple as it could be simple as just an adjustment that needs to be made within the tank it could be that the flapper isn't actually covering the little hole all the way right and that hole is yeah basically where the water drains from the tank into the bowl for it to flush now correct me if I'm wrong when you hear the water leaking it's really not dangerous it's just leaking into the bull right that's correct it's leaking from inside from the tank into the bowl and that bowl leads to this to the plumbing system assuming you don't have any you know leaks at the seal at the base of the toilet but that would usually be indicated by a very obviously from the floor but if it's just leaking into the plumbing system you're just wasting water which is definitely something that you know we try to avoid but you know one way to do it is put a little bit of food color into the top of your tank and then just see if that's going from the tank into the bowl and you should be able to see that color into your bowl and that would tell you whether you have a problem within you know within the tank of your of your system there so that's one way to test it and that's one way that we do thoroughly test our work here yeah personal plumbing to make sure that our clients are well served to make sure that when we leave you know clients house that that that that toilets working properly adjusted properly the correct parts have been put inside the toilet and of course we always wanted to end up with making sure that that toilets also seated correctly and that that the seat is also you know nice and tight for the toilet Bob that's a great point it's very important to everybody that when you're dealing with plumbing in your home you have a professional plumber help you out personal plumbing can help you out with that you do not want to have a water disaster water is devastating when it doesn't stay where it's supposed to stay a good plumber supposed to keep the water in the pipes right so it's very important water is something we need for everything we shower with it we drink it we flush our toilets with it but you have to be careful with it don't take it for granted meaning your fixtures they need to be maintained well and so that's why your toilet may be running and there are some quick fixes to get a hold of bob and his team and personal plumbing check out the description of the podcast all this contact information is in there bob thanks for your time today thanks joe appreciate it check a pro is your local source for pre-qualified contractors stay tuned for more of the cheka pro radio show!
 

"So some people will over abuse their plumbing by putting in what they consider to be the flushable wipes these days as well as how much they abused their kitchen drain by you know what materials are going down that drain some people will put excessive amount of breeze fats and oils inside there..."
 
So how often should you clean your plumbing?  What happens if you put grease, egg shells and coffee grounds?  Our expert plumber, Bob Muller answers these questions here on this episode.
Bob is a leader and loves to solve problems!  With his decades of experience, Bob has seen everything in plumbing.
 
Enjoy this episode...
 
For assistance with your plumbing needs please call Personal Plumbing -
(760) 205-3320.
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So some people will over abuse their plumbing by putting in what they consider to be the flushable wipes these days as well as how much they abused their kitchen drain by you know what materials are going down that drain some people will put excessive amount of breeze fats and oils inside there. This is the check a pro radio show check a pro Joe has assembled a team of pre-qualified home service contractors to bring you the latest in services products and techniques now here's your host the man with a hard hat and tool belt check a pro Joe we turn the water on and we expect the water to drain down the waste sometimes it doesn't we'll flush the toilet we expect the waste in the toilet bowl to be exhausted through into the sewer system sometimes that doesn't work out well I've asked my good friend Bob Mueller he's from personal plumbing to come join me here on the program today to help answer some frequently asked questions and this is a big one hey Bob how are you I'm doing great Joe thanks for having me hey it's so great to have you here so question is how frequently should we be cleaning our plumbing drains great question this one actually has many answers and of course it's going to be typically age dependent of your home and how frequently you've had you know your plumbing system service so there's a lot of questions that need to be answered first when you ask that question but I would say that that you know you could start with looking at the age of your house and if your house is even more than 25 years old you're probably at a point where you're ready to just do regular maintenance on your house and obviously if you're living in a a newer home that's got some of the newer type plumbing in there such as your ABS materials things like that you're probably less prone to it blocking up on you having issues but of course it also depends on you know how you use your plumbing so some people will over abuse their plumbing by putting in what they consider to be the flushable wipes these days as well as how much they abused their kitchens ran by you know what materials going down that drain some people will put excessive amount of grease fats and oils inside there of course egg shells and coffee grounds all these things are horrible for your drain system and what type of materials you put inside there other than you know these things I mean some people will use their drains for their garbage system they'll take and grind up all kinds of stuff out of the refrigerator because they don't want to put it in their trash assuming that that's going to take it to your landfill but it's the slowest way to the landfill is through your plumbing system so I would suggest everything go into your garbage can so how do our listeners clean their drains what's the process so typically the best way to do this would be you know obviously contracting that service out with a qualified plumber in your area you know here specifically we offer many different drain cleaning services one of which we call our personal touch drain service which we put our cameras inside your drains we do a jetter system that we hydro jetting service that we do that will also make sure that your drains are clear and you know moving freely and then of course you might be you know one of the houses that has the older cast iron drains which those drains you know will definitely have a lot more of your problems and those one can need some descaling and we have the tools to descale your piping to hydrogen atom the cameras to make sure that the things are actually flowing a typical homeowner just putting chemicals inside your drains which I never recommend putting chemicals inside your drain to try to keep your drain moving you know smoothly it's a bad practice I would say that put yourself either in touch with a qualified you know plumbing technician in your area that that you trust and that can provide those services for you it's important everybody to take care of your drains you know what this reminds me Bob a little bit of when I go to the doctor and he says you know you really need to make sure that your arteries clear this is same type of thing with your plumbing whether it's your supply line or waste lines you've got to make sure you've got your plumbing running properly Bob thank you so much for joining me today thank you appreciate it check a Pro is your local source for pre-qualified contractors stay tuned for more of the check a pro radio show.
 

How do you know if you need to have your plumbing replaced in your home? Bob Muller, the owner of Personal Plumbing explains why you may need to upgrade to a new plumbing system which may include PEX plumbing.  
Bob is a leader and loves to solve problems!  With his decades of experience, Bob has seen everything in plumbing.
 
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It's what most people are using these days to replace the copper and copper used to be the gold standard in people's houses but I can tell you that here in Southern California specifically where we're at copper it wears out pretty quickly this is the Check a pro radio show check a pro Joe has assembled a team of prequalified home service contractors to bring you the latest in services products and techniques now here's your host the man with a hard hat and tool belt check a pro Joe plumbing is something that a lot of us take for granted we turn on the faucet flush the toilet we expect hot water from the water heater and sometimes things just don't go well I've asked an expert in the plumbing field his name is Bob Muller the owner of personal plumbing to join me here on the program today Bob how are you I'm doing well Joe thanks for having me hey it's so great to have you here today we get this question all the time from homeowners how do they know that their plumbing system needs to be replaced well that's a good question I guess I would have to start with asking the more specific question of which portion are we talking about but there are many you know portions to the plumbing system that we could be discussing here but specifically if we're talking about infrastructure which could be maybe the main sewer line or the main water line that leads from the street to the house and you know infrastructure definitely needs to be looked at over time to make sure that it's not deteriorating and that's all going to be specific to you know typically the area in which you're living it could be related to how the plumbing is coming into your house depending on if you're living in a raised foundation house or a slab house whether you're on a hill on your soil retention there's many different determining factors to the broad question that if we're specifically talking about maybe what's inside your homes infrastructure mainframes and water lines typical cleaning life expectancy is anywhere between 25 to 30 years and it's really depending upon you know the quality of the of the workmanship as well as what type of materials were used within the within the home and how well they were maintained well it's interesting you mentioned materials a lot of the materials that would be 3040 fifty years old are likely to be copper but today there's other materials you might replace the old copper with what would that be yeah so there's definitely lots of materials out there but the choice for most plumbers these days has been you know your pex A or B type piping which specifically we here we use the uplander brand text a piping which is more of a flexible polyethylene and don't confuse it with it being a plastic piping this is actually polyethylene made of 100% pure materials so it has memory so this type of piping is what we use to actually from new builds to even the remodels to three pipes it's it's the go to piping of choice these days for many reasons one of which is the ease of use the actual properties it's made of so it doesn't burst break it expands and contracts with heat and cold so most people's weather systems that they may encounter it's a better type of pipe and you know you're colder weather atmospheres it's what most people are using these days to replace the copper and copper used to be the gold standard in people's houses but I can tell you that here in Southern California specifically where we're at copper it wears out pretty quickly especially because of our bad water that we have here because the problems that we have with you know the way that it may be installed the way it may be touching with the soil the way that the that the minerals inside the water affect the ferrous materials inside copper there's a lot of reasons why copper wear out and the pex doesn't it's kind of those standard in which we use for the pex now so Bob and short how does someone know that they need to replace their pipes is the water pressure lower are they seeing sediment is it all the above yeah so it's definitely all the above obviously if you've had pinhole leaks in the past which is typical starting to the the wear of your system and most people started experiencing maybe one or two pinhole leaks in their house and they they're not quite ready to replace all the piping in their house they're just spot repairing piping you know is one determining factor that you're ready to start replacing all the piping in your house the other could be that you have you know qualified plumbing technician come out and do a do a visual inspection of what they can see inside your house and it's usually pretty obvious you know to the to an experienced plumber whether your piping is at the fail point or whether or not you might have a little bit of life in there but plumbing is one of those things that usually will surprise you before you know it lets you know when you're ready usually unfortunately and there are some great products out there these days that can help you know some of the early detection of that are out there that help knowing that will not have done about ready to happen hey Bob I really appreciate this and of course I know the listeners really appreciate this if you want to get ahold of Bob and his team over personal plumbing the easiest way is go to the description of this podcast and all the information is just a click away Bob thank you so much for your time today thanks Joe thanks for having me check a Pro is your local source or pre-qualified contractors stay tuned for more of the check a pro radio show.