As Americans, we tend to take flushing toilets for granted, and why would we not? Only about 0.5 percent of U.S. homes now lack indoor plumbing, while many newer homes have three or more bathrooms. Flushing a toilet is a modern convenience, while around the world to whom our Kohlers, Delta and Totos would be an luxury.

Here are 15 amazing wonders regarding this most commonly used plumbing item in the states:


1. All sorts of resources online and otherwise give credit to ancient Crete's King Minos (18th century B.C.) as having the world's first flush toilet. In fact ,Britain's oldest known Neolithic village, the people of Skara Brae,  over 1,200 years before Minos had their own primitive flushing system.


2. The fill valve and flushing mechanism used in virtually all modern toilets was created for a hand-washing device by the Arabian inventor known as al-Jazari (or Kurdish)in 1206 A.D. Depending on your ball cock, or fill float assembly, general idea is still the same.


3. Until the 18th century, European city dwellers used "chamber pots" to catch bodily wastes, then casually threw the contents into the public streets where they mixed with horse droppings. If you think today's cities smell bad, imagine London, Paris or Prague circa 1600.


4. The first public toilets appeared at London's Crystal Palace in 1851. They were also the first-known "pay toilets," as patrons were charged a penny for their use. 


5. Contrary to the urban legend, London's Thomas Crapper (1836-1910) did not invent the modern toilet. Thomas Crapper did own a very successful plumbing company and was awarded numerous patents for his improvements to the plumbing system. English solders leaving for the trenches of WWI often passed through London where they saw signs for Crapper's company and adopted his name as a slang term for the device.


6. Slang terms or other names used for the toilet include head, commode, john, lavatory, can, porcelain throne, crapper, oval office,  loo, .


7. In fact, the word "toilet" itself is a euphemism. It comes from the French toilette, meaning the act of cleaning or grooming one's self.


8. It wasn't until the late 19th century when the germ theory of disease finally took hold that urban planners rushed to install sewer and clean water systems in their communities.


9. The modern closed tank and bowl didn't start to replace the older elevated tank design until around 1910.


10.  1950 roughly 25 percent of American households, mostly rural, still lacked indoor toilets.  That number topped 50 percent.


11. United Nations report still some 2.6 billion people around the world still lack indoor toilet facilities.


12. Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960) was the first Hollywood film to show a toilet flushing. (Really?!) On TV, the first toilet appeared on the ABC sit-com Leave It to Beaver (1957-1963) (You would think this took quite sometime).


13. American toilets flush in the key of E Flat, some not all.


14. Toilet paper didn't appear until 1857. People cleaned themselves with what ever they could find.


15. Estimations have come that people spend 8 times per dy they go to the toilet, that is 3 years of your life in overall time!


16.  The aqua duct which brought fresh drinking water and help provide the early community toilets were developed over 2000 years ago by the Romans, and also a very basic sewage system to remove the waste from their public restroom areas.

Old Piping got you down?

Leaks- Waste & Water

Different Water color & an odor

Hose bibs are they a concern when Cold weather is around?

Checking if you first have a frost free type hose bib as shown in the photo with a vacuum breaker. A vacuum breaker is a must to help prevent cross contamination. If you do disconnecting the hose as so the hose bib can properly drain the excess water from where the water sits in the hose bib itself. This release of the excess water helps prevent the device from freezing on the colder days.




 If you don't have a frost free hose bib or do not disconnect the hose to let the water drain your at risk of paying thousands of dollars in repairs and potential water damage to your home. In the photos you can see how the hose bibs are designed to look, and when the water freezes it split the item inside the copper pipe portion, by expansion of the water.
  

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Do you live in Seattle and need sewer repair or drain clearing service?

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Call your local Smart plumber today- Acqua Plumbing!!

Have you all of a sudden seen a high water bill or puddling water in your yard in Tacoma, Federal way or Auburn ? Then your local Plumbing Professionals at Acqua Plumbing is your answer. If you have noticed or these items then you more likely have an underground water leak somewhere on your main water line. Here at Acqua Plumbing we are always giving tips and tricks, we even have a informative video here for you to watch brought to you by youtube:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXp-jOir_7U

(Photo shown below is water damage from a leak in the home)

First step in identifying that your leak is outside your home is to shut off your plumbing fixtures in your home. After this is accomplished locate your water meter, the city usually places it on one of the corners of your property. Once you have located the meter you will see a little triangle or arrow looking object, if this is spinning you definitely have a leak. Now go back to your home and locate your water main shut off for your home. Having a water shut off is code for your home but most older homes do not have one making locating a leak a bit more difficult. If yes you do have a main home shut off , then turn the valve off and once again find your water meter. If the meter is then still spinning you have just located the source of the leak somewhere underground on your main water line. If you have an underground leak on the main water line then there are several items that you need to consider, the type of soil you have, if there is a pool or puddling on your yard or lawn, and if your water pipes are underneath concrete or grass lawn? If you have a nice little lake of water in your yard or really soggy/wet lawn or grass then you most likely have found the source of the water leak, as the water will escape the damaged pipe area. After these steps have now been accomplished you have saved a lot of time and money in water leak detection and now are ready for the plumbing professionals at Acqua Plumbing to come assist you in the repair of the water leak.

IF you do not have a home shut off then the only solution to find it after all your fixtures have been shut off at the valves on each in your home then a leak search from the expert plumbers here at Acqua Plumbing. You have determined it is not a leaking toilet or sink with the fixtures being shut off at this point, or if you have looked at your meter and it is still spinning a leaking fixture could now be added to the list of potential leak sources.

If the meter stopped running when you turned off the water main then the leak is somewhere in or under the home, most likely; the toilet is running or there is a broken pipe or fitting. Listening for a leak is known as acoustic detection, which we have several methods for using an old doctor stethoscope type device or electronic equipment, and that simply means walking along your walls or outside to see if you can hear a pressurized hissing. Once the leak has been located it will need to either be replaced or removed and new fittings/piping be installed, depending on the damage. To do this correctly, consider calling the smarts plumbers here at Acqua to avoid any incorrections in installation. Another great tip from Acqua is you can dye test your toilets by putting food coloring in your toilet’s tank and wait a ½ hour or so to an hour. If, when you return you notice that the dye is in the toilet bowl then you have an issue with a running toilet. This is primarily due to either a bad flush valve, aging flapper or possibly a malfunctioning fill valve.

Checking each fixture after the toilet, as you may have a leaking shower valve, faulty cartridge in one of your fixture valves, or brown spots on your ceiling, and damp sheetrock on your walls.

Either way if you have or do not have a shut off valve, interior leak, underground leak, the problem needs to be addressed by professionals here at Acqua Plumbing to help insure you investment (Your home) and your money is well spent and taken care of the correct way, as so no future problems arise. Your Neighborhood Plumbing Professional at Acqua Plumbing is here to help you with any problems or possible leak issues here in the Tacoma, Federal Way, Renton,  the King County or pierce county areas.

How to clear your downspouts

Gutters and downspouts play an essential role in protecting the exterior of a house by allowing water to drain from the roof onto the ground. When they become clogged with leaves, twigs, branches and other dirt and debris, water doesn't drain properly and this will eventually cause water damage if the problem is not taken care of. Gutters and downspouts need to be cleaned once or twice a year and more if the house is surrounded by trees. If you notice that water is not draining from the downspout when it rains, this indicates that the gutters are full of debris or the downspout is clogged.               
Have a question, Ask Acqua Plumbing today!! 253-353-4602

Read more: http://www.ehow.com/how_6364158_clear-clogged-downspout.html#ixzz2y8ZcvVMH

Clearing

The gutters around your home's roof can help to prevent flooding and other water damage during intense weather. Many homeowners are used to clearing these gutters of leaves and other detritus that collects over time, but may forget about the downspout drains. These are the pipes that run vertically down the side of your house and carry water away from the foundation. Sometimes these drains lead to larger transport pipes (like sewage pipes), while some downspouts merely spill out into your yard. Either way, the water will not drain properly if the downspouts are not clear.     

Read more: http://www.ehow.com/how_6457286_clean-downspout-drain.html#ixzz2y8ZiunSe

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Know your plumbing company and the information you are receiving.

Knowing your plumbing contractor and the information you read from there blog can be pivotal to choosing the right contractor. Many of our competitors out there, alot of the big companies say they are the best, they don't deliver unskilled, unlicensed, plumbers and technicians to your home, but what you may not know or understand is the people writing these blogs, telling you this information is not the company at all. They have marketing companies, or outsourced companies delivering these messages to you saying, that others deliver makeshift work, etc. But how would these marketing companies know?

 Are they licensed plumbers, apprentices, or sewer contractors? Most likely they are not, they are just simple marketing companies trying to deliver the best message they can and sugar coat the company they are delivering the message for. This is why we set ourselves apart. At Acqua plumbing all of the content you see online, on our blog, facebook, everywhere is done by Anthony, Fred, Nick, John, Michael, every plumber, apprentice, and technician here and posted by me Anthony a licensed apprentice plumber and son of the owner.

 As we state we are a family owned and operated company no content is delivered to you by a marketing company, or someone trying to **brand** and sugar coat us. These Plumbers you see here with the owner and more all have an impact on the content we deliver to you the customer. This is why we post all of our videos, work examples, etc to you to share each and every experience with you our customer. We do not try and deliver to you some **Ideal** of the company we are. We have a perfect customer satisfaction, and a great BBB rating for a reason. Every item that has the Acqua Plumbing name on it is delivered by a member of our family or company.

All of this sets us apart from the other big name companies. Having an actual apprentice plumber, or plumber writing the blogs, deliver great DIY information cannot be measured by a marketing company doing **Research** on plumbing or plumbing work performed. Our information and way of thinking is being delivered to our customers online.

All of the work, an information you are given and we share on the plumbing & Sewer systems in the Seattle-Tacoma metro area is what is actual happening in real-time and what we are seeing. We are the ones in the field performing your sewer repair, then posting our work photos online.  Acqua Plumbing runs on this basis that everything we do is in-house, from our training of our technicians, to the blog we post online, to the photos on facebook, the person digging in the ditch and installing your sewer piping. When it comes to a thoroughbred Plumbing and Sewer company in the Seattle-Tacoma area you want one that is run by the same people all the way around, that way everyone is informed on your job or project.

Thank you for taking the time to share our message with us today. Acqua Plumbing is always here to give 100% customer satisfaction as our guarantee states. Today we have expressed our concerns about other so-called plumbing companies here in the Seattle-Tacoma area and their message, and how a vast majority of them do not have certified Plumbers and Plumbing apprentice writing there blogs, or web page content, unlike us here at Acqua Plumbing. Family basis is what we run on and if you can't trust you are getting the best information on every level from the plumbing company, how can you trust them to begin with?

We will be here to help with any of your plumbing and sewer issues you may have, and we have fixed and repaired many of the makeshift plumbing and sewer work as shown here- (We will not give you a makeshift sewer connection with a coffee can as the picture shows another company has installed before Acqua Plumbing was on-site)

Acqua Plumbing is only here to deliver plumbing & Sewer excellence, and informing the customer every step of the way. This means before you even choose Acqua Plumbing, by reading our articles, blogs, or facebook posts, checking out photos of our work that we perform. Making a sound chose in Acqua Plumbing, then when we arrive we deliver to you our customer plumbing and sewer excellence that can not be measure or compared to others. 

Let's take a look at another photo of makeshift work:
  Obviously this is not a proper connection.

Acqua Plumbing will go over various option you have to get the project or plumbing and sewer issue solved in the most cost-efficient way. We give our customer various options as just like a puzzle there maybe may different ways of getting it solved and it is just another way we inform our customer on the issues they are having and how we get you involved every step of the way. Then even after all the work is complete we deliver to you photos via email (or your preferred method), and post our exceptional on our facebook, and our website!! ( If you prefer us not too that is also an option). The photos we post and write about is first discuss with our plumber and then posted by a member of

Acqua Plumbing, who is either a certified Plumbing Apprentice or Plumber him or herself!! Every step of the way you have an in-house professional on the job!! Remember Acqua Plumbing is the smart choose. A-C-Q-U-A, the smart plumber is on the way!

Plumbing Fixtures | Low-Flow toilets- All Hype

Plumbing Seattle-Tacoma

Don't believe all the Hype and Comments on the Low-Flow toilets. The other competitors out there may try and make you think low flow is the best, but not Acqua Plumbing. Don't believe us? Take a look at this article here by theplumber.com. This is coming for a great and knowledgeable source. IF you have a low flow toilet better make sure you own a PLUNGER!!! 

Take a Great look here http://www.theplumber.com/fhb.html

Take a look at the designs for the new low flush toilets. To the untrained eye they look just a bit smaller then the older, more gallons per minute model. The drain on the bowl must be of an adequate size otherwise the fecal matter will cause a clog in the toilet itself. The new low flow models are great for saving water, IF the drain inside the toilet (Or the Throat or outlet as we may call if) needs to be of a large enough diameter to adequately siphon the water, and matter out.

We have here some basics to try before calling a plumber brought to you by TOTO.USA    http://www.totousa.com/Support/ProductFAQ/Determinewhytoiletisnotflushing.aspx

Our diagram of the toilet shows how the toilet works. The designs of the old and the new are initially the same concept, with a few differences being the sizes of the tank, and drain outlet. With all of the new low-flush toilets a plunger is necessary., but if you find the right models such as some models offered but TOTO, Kohler, and American Standard. These brands and the specific models will deliver the same water conversation with the exception of a great siphon as well.

Hype or not don't let the masses fool you into thinking all toilets are built alike. Just like us (people) the types and models do not deliver the same outcome. Unless you had made good friends with your plunger, please research the toilet you are having installed, or purchasing if you are getting a low flow check the model type and specifications and do not believe all the hype. Call us for help with you toilet installations and toilet clogs.

South Seattle Plumbing

We have complete are plumbing video commercial shoot for the South Seattle Area. We are proud to say we first began our Plumbing company in the South Seattle Area, and we love this area and all of  its culture. South Seattle is a very diverse area filled with all kinds of culture coming out of this area. South Seattle is Acqua Plumbing's backyard, where we started delivering our " Plumbing Excellence at Affordable Prices"

Take a look at our Photos here and keep and eye out for our video to air next week!!! Give it a mention for a great 10% discount (Not valid with any other offers, some restrictions may apply ask our rep today!!). Acqua Plumbing here for all of South Seattle (The Burien, Tukwila, West Seattle, SeaTac areas) Plumbing, Sewer Pipe Lining, Sewer Repair, Drain Cleaning, and Side Sewer repair or replacement needs!!!

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Drain & Sewer Pipe Lining Seattle. Is your sewer line broken, eroded, or have Tree & plants roots over taken your Sewer pipe in Seattle? Do you have to pay contractor after contractor for Hydro jetting, and cleaning more than a handful of times a year? If you have answered yes to any of these questions you should consider going a more permanent long term solution. Yes it may initially cost more to do a long term repair but its a long term repair unlike the hydro jetting which essentially in the long term is much more expensive every time you have the contractor perform a service.

The Tree & Plant roots, as well as the corrosion/erosion over time and the aging system you think you have actually is not a sewer system at all anymore. Let's take a look at the tree roots for starters. Tree & Plant roots can grow to great distances and in size. The entire plant roots can take over you old concrete, Orangeburg, or clay sewer system.  These can deteriorate and destroy your sewer system in the Seattle-Tacoma area.

This is what root intrusions can do to your aging sewer line.

Seattle has become well informed on the sewer/drain pipe lining process, and all of its benefits. Sewer pipe re-lining is quickly becoming Seattle's preferred method of sewer pipe line repair, and sewer pipe rehabilitation. Sewer pipe lining process does not involve the destruction or your yard or landscaping as traditional sewer repair methods do. If you live in the Tacoma-Seattle area and are facing slow drainage, roots in your sewer/drain lines, or you simply have already had your sewer line video inspected and know your sewer line is broken, please call Acqua Plumbing your certified Perma-Liner Trenchless Sewer Repair, Sewer pipe lining, C.I.P.P (cured in place pipelining). 

We are here to rehabilitate your aging Orangeburg, Cast-Iron, PVC, Clay or concrete sewer system. We are happy to travel  to your place of business or home for a complete and detailed site evaluation, and go over possibilities and project ideas for your sewer pipe lining. We have the latest technology in sewer pipe lining that can even line your sewer/drain pipe from inside your home. The process is very quick, sturdy, and durable with little to no invasive steps, and the process only takes a few hours.

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Trusted & Quality Plumbers in the Seattle-Tacoma Area look no further than Acqua Plumbing LLC.

             Not to be confused with Aqua or AQUA Plumbing which may happen from time to time. This is why the trusted technicians at Acqua Plumbing that's ACQUA Plumbing give extra effort and go above and beyond the average everyday plumbers. We make sure you remember who Acqua Plumbing is for all our satisfied customers in the Seattle-Tacoma metro areas. This is why we have an A+ Rating with the BBB because we give this extra effort and make sure each and every customer and customers situation or plumbing issue is treated with the utmost care.

    We can make this great extra effort possible by screening each and every technician in the hiring process. Choosing only the employees with the most experience, friendly, easy to talk to, and with great educational background. Our process does not just stop there by our technicians (Plumbers) continue their education by being trained by our very own in-house L & I certified Plumbing Instructor. We have each of our plumbers continue their training every moment they can to hone and sharpen their plumbing skills to deliver the best possible solutions to each plumbing issue you the customer may have.

Even though your plumbing issue may not directly be one of these many possible plumbing areas, these are some of the categories we offer, including but not limited to:

• 24 hour Emergency Plumbing

• Sewer Repair (Trenchless Sewer Repair is also available)

• Plumbing Remodels

• Water Pressure issues ( To low or too high)

• Drain & Sewer Hydro Jetting

• And More!!

Let's take a look at one of our 100% satisfied customers Marci Solomon and what she had to say about Acqua Plumbing and our crew in the beginning of this year 2013:

 "I don't have a problem. I just want to tell you what absolutely fantastic great service I got from Michael & Anthony on Thursday 1/24/13. I had them scope the sewer on a house I was buying and they could not have been more helpful, or professional, or smart, or nice. They were going to come back the next day and 'flush' the lines and the flusher was not working. Even when I was 'cranky' about their flusher machine problem they were polite and so pleasant to deal with. I would give Acqua Plumbing a 10 star rating. I'm sure my real estate agent will be recommending them also. "

Seattle & Tacoma Plumbing Companies

 There are alot of plumbing companies out there in the Seattle-Tacoma area, but there are a few key points or items you should take a look at before considering our competition and by reviewing these items you will see why we have a 100% customer satisfaction guarantee and an A+ rating with the BBB, and why many if not all of our customer continue to use and recommend Acqua Plumbing:

•  Easy to work with & a Positive Attitude

• Informing the customer and educating them in the plumbing process every step of the way

• Competitive and affordable pricing

• Bonded, licensed, Insured

• Accountability

• Credibility

• Family owned and Operated (This shows great family values)

You can find out these items by doing a little research before you select a plumbing company. We recommend researching our competitors and compare us to them. This would show you the better company and let you know if you live in the Puget Sound, Seattle-Tacoma metro area, that you are choosing the best, friendly, trusted, and well educated plumbing company you can find!!

    Acqua A C Q U A 24 hours a day, this is one of our many mottos/codes we live by. By being available 24 hours a day 7 days a week, we are always available to give YOU our respected customer our full attention to go that extra effort and deliver plumbing excellence everyday everytime. We do not just deliver plumbing and sewer excellence, but we give you that Piece of Mind that is priceless. Your home or business is your life and needs to be treated with the best of care, so why not choose the best available trusted plumbing company. You can rest at easy knowing that Acqua is here at your residence to help.

For more Information about us or our services give us a call at 253-353-4602 anytime or make an appointment here!

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By calling Acqua Plumbing you can rest assure that you are calling an expert in the Plumbing field and that you are going to be treat like family, with Acqua Plumbing going the extra mile. Take a look here:



Name: Marci Solomon
Description of problem: I don't have a problem. I just want to tell you what abaolutely fantastic great service I got from Michael & Anthony on Thursday 1/24. I had them scope the sewer on a house I was buying and they could not have been more helpful, or professional, or smart, or nice. They were going to come back the next day and 'flush' the lines and the flusher was not working. Even when I was 'cranky' about their flusher machine problem they were polite and so pleasant to deal with. I would give Acqua Plumbing a 10 star rating. I'm sure my real estae agent will be recommending them also.

 In addition to resolving any existing plumbing system problems, a highly experienced plumbing Seattle service provider also has the trained eye to locate even the smallest problems that have the potential of becoming more serious if overlooked. This is something very important as you would want to always be kept informed and part of the work process. You want to choose an expert that is backed by great customer reviews such as Marci and such things as a customer guarantee as we do.

             
                      While a lot of home owners think that small problems will go away or will resolve itself on its own, this is not the case. Actually it is the exact opposite, these problems as I may have mentioned cause a ripple or snowball affect. Small problems over time even though you may try and ignore them will continue to build upon themselves and then burst. Leaks, clogs, roots and blockages may produce an end result of flooding and or contamination and vermin in your home. Prevent all of these from happening to you and be a wise home owner by choosing only an expert plumbing Seattle company, and one that partners with great water damages experts as well.

To all of the homeowners good luck to you in your endeavors and remember to call a trusted expert in the plumbing field. Acqua Plumbing is here to help.

              7 Things you should not
                put down your  drain.

• Oils- Now oils doesn't just stop at cooking oils such as corn or vegetables. Oils goes along with motor oils, lawnmower oils. Most of these oils and thick liquids are slow-moving and can harden inside your drain and sewer lines. This is more than enough to eventually catch other materials in your drain and cause a minor or even major clog, that even can back-up into your home.

                           

• Fats & Foods- Much of the kitchen material that is put down the sink is fats. Fats such as meat fats, the trimmings off the beef or chicken. Eggshells, chunks of foods, string like foods such as pasta or garbage, and a garbage disposal is not meant to eat at the foods but make them smaller pieces. Then other fats such as Lard, all of these things will clog up and act as grease inside our sewer and drain lines, and can catch the oils and other such things and leave nasty odors behind. These are harmful not to just your drain but especially inside septic systems.

                   

• Objects- Small and big alike, children and even adults are capable of intentionally or by accident may drop or put a small or big item down their drain, toilet or sink. Acqua Plumbing ourselves have seen rings, earrings, phones, potatoes, toys and much much more down drains, toilets, and sewer lines. We offer Video inspection to help in the possible retrieval of these items. You can just image a toy going down you toilet an causing a clog in your toilet, but what if it passes down into you main line. Then can catch the fats, oils, and toilet paper and causing a massive home backup.

          

• Pharmaceutical- These are meant for the human body and that only. When other put there remaining pills, and such down the drain they then dissolve into the water and is very hard for the waster water department to exact. These are harm to the environment and if they don't dissolve then they too can catch on the objects, fats, and oils that make in down your drain. These are especially harm to septic tanks and systems.

                       

• Hazardous Chemicals- Hazardous chemicals are item.that are how they sound. The motor oils, cat litter, transmission fluids, anti-freeze, paints, and not only this but corrosive substances. These can eat away at your drain and sewer lines causing cracks or leaks. They are not meant to be put down the drain and the piping materials are not meant to handle anti-freezes, and corrosive substances.
  

                                   

• Dairy Products- Dairy products are an accumelative of the Fats, foods, and oils. Products like ice creams, milk, and yogurts. These can catch on a smaller clog and will age. Have you ever seen expired milk? This can happen in a clog and just make the mess bigger.

                       

• Personal Care Products- These can nail polishes, tampons, pads, condoms. These are solvents, objects, and things that just don't break down in you sewer system, and are not meant for the drain, but for the trash can. Tampons, pads, and even condoms can help cause a back up into your home. 

                            

                             
   
   It is horrible when products and items that can be dealt with elsewhere than the toilet and cost so little, can cause a break or backup in your sewer and drain lines that may even cost hundreds to fix. Make sure you know what is going down your drain and not just for the environment, or the future of our little ones, but for your wallet as well.



         
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Yes, and sewer back up such as this can happen to you. This image indeed shows you real sewage inside someones bathtub. This is a very real and very nasty and horrible thought but it can easily happen to you. Taken care of your home, sewer, drain lines, and plumbing is so important. Don't let this kind of situation happen to you.

We offer many emergency 24 hour services to help with all your drain clog problems any hour of the day or night everyday!

                              

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Know you Sewer lines and Drain Line systems, with a bit of Research with the Help Of Acqua

• Bio-Clean is a great produce to use on Drains with lost of Hair and other such materials

Your Sewer line and your traps

Your fixture traps are an essential part if not maybe the most important part of your sewer system. Your sewer does not just begin outside your home by includes the drains in your home that extend/ connect to sewer line system. The traps in your drain holds all the vermin and sewer gases inside the drain. Without proper venting and trap seal the health of your family is a concern. The methane gases or small vermin may enter in your system through the trap, broken pipes, and so on if your system is not in working order. There different ways if needed to vent your plumbing system, such as wet venting. 

Vertical wet venting is the grouping of the trap arms from a plumbing fixture on one vertical line will serve as a vent for all the trap arms as well as serving as a drain for some. Trap arms connecting to a wet vent section are limited to a fixture with one and two drainage fixture unit ratings. With this type of venting there SHOULD BE NO LOSS OF TRAPS SEAL FROM BACK PRESSURE OR SIPHONAGE. 

Every part of your sewer system, plumbing system, and drainage system should be in proper working order, and as there are many parts to the system finding out problems to your system is hard for the un-trained EYE. Acqua Plumbing the Smart Plumber of Washington is here to inform you just as we have on wet venting, and other sewer repair needs, plumbing repair problems. We continual will inform you on our website, facebook, and twitter. No other plumbers in Seattle are as skilled Sewer Contractors, Sewer Repair specialist, And Trenchless Specialist then us. When you are looking for a Smart, reliable, trustworthy, family owned & operated Sewer Repair Contractor, Plumbing & Sewer Specialist.  



Let's take a look here. Hmm.... Would you say your family is safe from silent gases that are potentially fatal to your family? Looks ok right? Wrong this trap may look clean, or well put together for others but in fact it is wrong it should look something like this


This is a bit more accurate. . Notice how Both Drains have a P-Trap and then drain out into the wall.
This would keep those nasty gases from harming your family. What most Ppl Don't know is that The plumber is a profession that is to protect the help keep the health and welfare of the family through the proper drainage and keeping nasty gases and vermin from entering your home.

Acqua Plumbing, here to protect, and service the community of Seattle-Tacoma with affordable and knowledgeable Sewer Repair, and Plumbing repair Services.

• Combustible solvents & Chemicals
• Drugs/ Pharmaceutical
• Tampons and other lady products
• FOGS (Fats, Oils, Greases)
• Antifreeze and other dangerous Chemicals
• Needles, razors, shampoos
• Diaper Wipes
• Poisons and Pesticides 

These items should be avoided in your sewer and garbage disposal:

• Large substances that may clog your drain lines/branch lines
• Large amounts of food

A shining example of what grease can do to your old aging pipe system.

 You may think food is safe in your garbage disposal because of the word garbage, but actually your garbage disposal should have relatively no food in it at all. A garbage disposal is a big misconception, people put food down there drain everyday and larger amounts all the time. This food does not always make it down the drain. Your drain will slowly begin to clog, with every little bit of food you put down that drain. You may not notice your slow drain clog, you will just see your drain slowing, a little bit everyday.  Food will get caught up in your drain lines, needing attention. Luckily Acqua Plumbing is here to help with low cost to you. For just a simple drain clog in your kitchen we charge only $99+TAX. Other company may charge you an arm and a leg for just a simple kitchen drain clog. 

NOT JUST WHAT YOU PUT DOWN THE DRAIN, BUT WHAT MAY BE TRYING TO ENTER YOUR DRAIN.

We have just talked about what you put down the drain, but what about the things that try to enter your drain?

Do you ever think that you lovely bushes that you trim everyday might slowly be clogging your drain? The fact is that many unseen clogs in you drains, from all areas in Seattle-Tacoma and around the world, can be caused by the roots of your everyday plants. These plant may have been there before your home or you have even been there. Roots from large trees to smaller plants you will never see. There is no difference to them from sewer water to fresh water. Plants roots will attack your system to get the water the source of life no matter what if it is the closes source. Roots will cause backups. The roots will catch anything from toilet paper to tampons and so on. Eventually there will be a huge what we call mush pack inside the sewer lines with little to no room for water and toilet paper to travel down the line to the treatment facility.  Take a look here how roots can be in your sewer lines.



This is not a rare occurrence. This is a very common problem that happens to your sewer line an these will vary at times but they can be this bad. Lets take a look here as well



Common? Yes. Acqua Plumbing is the Affordable solution to these problems with preventative routine maintenance services available, which includes home and sewer inspections, hydro jetting, and much much more. Call us for all your service needs and thanks for visiting us here at Acqua Plumbing. "From the Faucet to the Street our Knowledge Can't Be Beat!" Acqua Plumbing Seattle-Tacoma Smart Plumber and #1 Sewer and Plumbing repair company. 253-353-4602