6 Ways to Keep Drains Healthy With Professional Drain Services
Drains are a vital part of your plumbing system. It’s through these pathways that waste leaves your home, providing sanitation. Without professional services, the drains may clog, become odorous, or create other problems in your house. Check out the top reasons you need routine drain cleaning and service, then schedule with us today. 1. Remove […]
Avoid Plumbing Disasters With Routine Sewer Maintenance
Your sewer line is one of the most vital pieces of plumbing equipment in your home. It carries wastewater from every drain in your house to a local treatment plant. Although this heavy-duty pipe is built to last decades, sewer lines aren’t indestructible. They require routine maintenance to work normally. By learning about the basics […]
From House to Street: Installing Sewer Lines in New Homes
If you ever think about what happens after you flush the toilet or send water down the drain, you may be interested to know that there’s a whole network of pipes underground that takes wastewater away from your house. Let’s explore how those pipes, called sewer lines, are put in place when a new house […]
Lower Your Water Heater’s Energy Consumption Without Giving Up Comfort
The Department of Energy estimates that running a water heater accounts for nearly 20% of the average household’s annual energy usage. That’s a significant amount, and many households face high energy bills because they don’t take measures to reduce it. Turn the Default Temperature Down Many manufacturers ship their new water heaters with a default […]
Benicia’s Opening Day on the Straits
On Saturday, April 27 from 10 am to 5 pm at the beautiful Benicia Marina and Waterfront, Benicia is going “Full Speed Ahead” when the city celebrates Opening Day on the Straits. The day is sponsored by the Benicia Yacht Club. Events include Arts and Crafts booths, children’s games and crafts, face painting, game truck, […]
What is a Plumbing Vent?
A plumbing vent is little more than a pipe that runs from a plumbing fixture up through the roof of the home. In very simple terms, this pipe allows air pressure to escape from the plumbing system. Contrary to what many people believe, its primary purpose is NOT to let air into the pipes. If […]
Three Major Holiday Plumbing Problems that are Preventable
When the holidays come around, everyone converges on your house, including Aunt Irene, Uncle Richie, all your siblings and the grandkids too. That means that your plumbing is going to get a lot of heavy use, wear and tear during from Turkey Day all the way through New Year’s Day. At Benicia Plumbing, we encounter […]
Top Five Moments in Plumbing History
Plumbing has a great history of amazing innovation and achievement and every day we are able to use it to better our lives. Here are five noteworthy developments in the history of plumbing, brought to you by all of us here at Benicia Plumbing: 1: The Flushable Toilet Of all the plumbing developments throughout history, […]
2018 Christmas Celebrations, Parades and More in Benicia
Holiday Open House, 12/7 First Street merchants along with Benicia Main Street and the City of Benicia host this ever-popular Holiday Open House at the beginning of the Christmas Season on December 7th from 6 to 9 pm. First Street is closed to traffic allowing revelers to visit merchants offering beverages and treats and showing […]
5 Reasons to Have a Water Filtration System
Clean water is very important to your health for drinking, showering and cooking. Many people today drink chlorine-treated water that still contains many harmful bacteria, chemicals and other contaminants. Water, like oxygen is crucial to maintaining life. Every person needs to have enough water each day for the body to function effectively, since over 70 […]