Popular Plumbing Myths Debunked
When people get together it is common knowledge that they will exchange information and ideas with each other. When one of them experiences a problem they generally ask their friends and listen to what he or she tells them.
The reality is that this is how rumors and myths begin and more often than not a pattern follows. It is interesting to note that the average person would rather listen to a myth than do the research and end up with the facts.
The problem with a myth is that it can influence someone into making the wrong decision. Here are a few myths about plumbing issues that could become costly.
Myths About Cleaning
Keeping your environment clean and smelling fresh is an admirable cause, how you go about handling that task is something different.
►Myth-To effectively clean your fixtures all you need is some diluted hand soap. Depending on the product you decide to use it is possible to harm your fixtures.
►Myth-Improve the smell of your garbage disposal with lemons. The only benefit from lemons is the smell, when a clean disposal is your goal, then soap and water will be more than enough.
►Myth-unless the drain stops flowing there is no problem. There is nothing further from the truth, in fact, unless there is a normal discharge of water through the drain you should contact the plumber.
Myths About Obstructions
►Myth-Anything stuck in the toilet can be removed with your plunger. Let's see, if a child's toy manages to get lodged beyond your reach, you can be certain that a plunger won't pull it back.
►Myth-If you have heavy food items to send down the garbage disposal simply beep the water running. The list of items that should not go down the disposal is reasonably long. Don't test this theory because it won't work and the result could be extremely costly.
Myths About Maintenance
►Myth-If the faucet is leaking simply tighten it up. The reality of it is that a leaky faucet generally means that at the very least the plumber will have to change the washer.
►Myth-It is not necessary to contact a plumber unless there is an issue. There are several moving parts of the plumbing infrastructure and if one of them becomes compromised the others will eventually suffer a similar fate.
Maintenance calls to your plumber will identify many of these issues and could end up saving you from an emergency call.
Don't let the myths get to you in your Colonial Heights home. Call Colonial Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc. at (804) 526-8415 today, and overcome these plumbing myths!
