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This is a guest post written by jacob, from  bay area plumber. He is an expert plumber, loves to write topics on home and improvement. He and his members specializes in Plumbing South San Francisco and Tankless Water Heater Repair bay area.

Plumbing may cut pretty severely into a household budget if the occupants of a house are not careful.  The best way to save money with your plumbing is to do regular maintenance on your fixtures yourself.  Below are five other excellent plumbing tips that can help you keep your plumbing in good condition.
1. Have a list of the manufacturers prescriptions for each plumbing item you bought yourself, from your new hot tub to the water heater you use for your showers.  These instructions often provide a lot of useful information, such as how to adjust the equipment and how long one may safely expect the device to last.  They usually have FAQ sections as well where common issues with the operation of the equipment are listed with solutions for each issue.  This can spare you a lot of grief later on if something does go wrong with these devices.
2. Install grills or screens in all of your sinks and bathroom drains.  These can save you a lot of trouble later by screening out detritus like fallen hair, skin flakes, crumbled leftovers from food, and similar materials.  These can then be thrown out easily and the screens may be rinsed, then replaced.  A lot clogs in your pipes or drains are actually caused by materials like the ones mentioned, and this is one of the easiest ways to prevent them from giving you a headache.  Most clogs are not easily reparable by DIY homeowners because they sometimes occur deep in the pipes.  That shall require you to turn to a plumber for help, leading to added costs.
3. Look out for the money sinks.  This means those parts of your plumbing that seem to always be malfunctioning or getting broken by some minor knock or other.  Sometimes, when equipment keeps getting broken and forcing you to call in the plumbing professionals, it is just an indication that it is high time you replaced it already.  In the long run, replacing such items shall often be much cheaper than letting them stay in and incur ever worsening costs.
4.   Get a maintenance contract.  If you can find a reputable and very trustworthy plumbing company, you can take out a maintenance contract with them to ensure that your pipes are checked often and fixed whenever a problem does arise.  Contracts like this are usually well worth their price, especially if there are a lot of people in a household, since more occupants means higher risks of plumbing problems.
5. Never pour anything grease-based down your drains or sink.  Grease is perhaps the top cause of clogs and plumbing problems in most households, so it would be wiser for you to avoid it by having a set disposal container for grease in your kitchen.

Jeff Pindak, is the owner of Plumbing Solution LLC, in Columbia SC. Plumbing Solution LLC was started with an idea of bringing quality workmanship and amazing customer service to the plumbing trade in SC. Plumbing Solutions specialize in Septic System/Tank Installation in Columbia & Sewer Repair in Columbia.

Septic systems are found in houses that dont have any connection to the main sewer lines that either by private corporations or the local government. These septic systems are not limited to only to rural areas. One can also find them in suburbs as well as in small towns.

Maintenance of the septic system is the responsibility of the house owner. The house owner who maintains a good septic system will protect their homes. One should periodically check as well as pump out their septic system.

A well designed, constructed and maintained septic system can effectively treat the wastewater created in the household. However, if it is not properly maintained then it will not only contaminate the ground water, but also cost one thousands of dollars to replace. In case one wishes to sell their home they have to make sure that the septic system is in working condition.

One can take better care of their septic system if one has an idea how the system works. The basic components of a good septic system are

• Drain pipe from one home
• A septic tank
• A drain field
• The soil
• The purpose of the drain pipe is to provide a path for the wastewater from ones house to the septic tank.

The septic tank is a tank that is buried under the ground. It is made from materials like polyethylene, fiberglass or concrete. The purpose of the septic tank is to hold the wastewater long enough for the solid matter to settle at the bottom forming the sludge. It also enables the grease and oil to float to the surface and thus form the scum. The septic tank is designed in such a way that neither the sludge nor the scum makes its way to the drain field area. However screens are recommended to prevent solids from entering the drain fields.

The drain fields are the place where the partially treated wastewater is pushed after leaving the septic tanks. Here the wastewater is further treated by the soil. One should have a spare drain field that will take over if the present one fails.

The soil also has a part in the treatment of the wastewater. However one needs to have certain types of soils that will enable further treatment of the wastewater.

Since most areas dont have the type of soil needed for septic systems, one may have to use alternate systems.

If

1. There are too many septic systems in one particular area
2. The septic system is too close either to the ground or surface water.

Then one has to use alternate technologies to handle the wastewater. These alternate technologies may require special care as well as maintenance. One should check the alternate technologies on an annual basis or according to regulations set up by the local health department.

As one can see the septic system is very important not for ones health, but also the general health of the surrounding areas. Thus one should maintain it well.

This guest post is written by Doc Thompson from Plumber in Columbus, He Specializes in Tankless Water Heater Repair Columbus & Columbus water Heater Repair

There are two types of tankless water heaters: the instantaneous or demand-type heaters and the tankless coil water heaters. The latter is a type of water heater that uses the heating system of a house to produce hot water, running water through a heat exchanger in order to heat it. This reliance on the furnace means that these water heaters are typically used in buildings where heating is almost always on. In other words, you may only consider this water heater as an option if you live in an area that has more cold months than warm ones.

The more popular type of tankless water heater is the demand-type heater. With this you get hot water that is produced only when neededas with the tankless coil typebut you also get it without having to rely on your houses heating system. Tankless water heaters are popular because they do not have standby energy loss (as opposed to storage heaters), and are thus associated with higher energy efficiency.

A good tankless water heater should run on fuel that is easy to access in your area and relatively cheap. It should also have the capacity to fill your households hot water needs. This is something that needs to be mentioned because most tankless water heaters can only provide about 13 litres (on average) of water per minute. To concretise that into terms that most homeowners shall immediately understand: that is just about enough to run one hot shower. Perfect, you might say, that is exactly what I want it to do for me! But it may not be perfect for a lot of people.

This low capacity means that a tankless water heater is often incapable of serving multiple hot water needs in a household. For example, if two persons try to take a hot shower at once, the heater shall fail. The same goes if one person goes to take a hot shower and the other goes to the kitchen to use the dishwasher. So the biggest concern with a tankless water heater, really, is the capacity.

How can you address this problem? You might try to look for water heaters with higher than average flow rates. Perhaps the best way, however, is simply to use several of them: this is certainly a solution that has worked well for a lot of persons, even if it does seem costly at first. You can have a tankless water heater installed for bathing, for instance, and a separate one installed for other water-dependent functions in a house, like running the dishwasher. The long-term energy savings should eventually outweigh the costs, at least, so you need not feel that you are putting too much money into water heaters.