For me, part of growing up in Florida was learning how to swim. With all of our lakes and rivers and pools and the green gulf, swimming is a way of survival and the secret to big fun. Of course, a young swimmer must learn to kick and stroke …
Toilet tissue is the issue…
A local plumber recently held a competition among 4 popular brands of toilet tissue. The best rating was given to the tissue that dissolved the quickest in a solution of pure H2O. The test was performed by immersing 20 squares of each tissue in a flower vase full of water. Each sample was periodically agitated …
Thanksgiving + Garbage Disposers = Plumber
As the snowbirds return to Sarasota, we begin to clear a lot of kitchen stoppages. The peak demand occurs on Thanksgiving. Our call center is always challenged to schedule blocked kitchen drains from Venice on up to Longboat Key on the day after Thanksgiving. This unique American celebration is all about a feast with family …
Tankless Electric Water Heaters – It’s not easy being green
Gallons of ink have been poured into going green in the past few years and public awareness of green alternatives is at an all time high. I mean, who doesn’t want to save energy and sustain our resources? While some green ideas make simple sense, such as really using those recycle bins or (since we’re plumbers) …
Unexpected Expectations
A big part of our plumbing service training is learning to expect the unexpected. Many of our repairs and tasks are scripted: the work unfolds in a sequence. No matter how competent a plumber is, as he or she troubleshoots a repair, an unexpected surprise can pop up. For example, our plumber in Sarasota was …
Cheap tricks keep you in hot water
One of our longtime Osprey customers recently called and said, “I’ve been running out of hot water for the last two weeks and today I have none. Do you think I need a new water heater?” The quick answer is…not yet. If you have an electric heater (we estimate 92% of Sarasota County households do) …
5 times a day can wear you out
The EPA estimates that each individual flushes a toilet 5 times a day, accounting for 30% of your water usage. At this rate, it’s no wonder that the parts inside the toilet tank are subject to failure and in need of periodic replacement. We call it a tiolet tune-up, and our plumbers repair tiolets all …
It Ain’t Cheap
An old time plumber in Venice used to have a slogan painted on the side of his trucks that said, “Good work ain’t cheap…Cheap work ain’t good.” Grammar aside, this is an honest breakdown of an old saying: “The bitter taste of poor quality lingers far longer than the initial sweetness of a cheap price.” …
