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Kitchen sink draining slowly during winter due to cold weather pipe buildup

Why Drains Tend to Run Slower During the Winter Months

When winter settles in, most homeowners expect higher heating bills and icy sidewalks. What many don’t expect? Sluggish sinks, tubs, and shower drains. If...

Baby girl taking a shower with concern over frozen pipes affecting water flow in winter

Are You Experiencing Frozen Pipes?

If there’s no water coming from your faucets during a winter cold snap, you’re not alone. This is a common cold weather plumbing problem...

Strange winter house noises like banging pipes, popping walls, and whistling vents caused by cold weather

What Those Strange Winter Noises in Your Home Are Trying to Tell You

When winter settles in, you’re right to expect higher utility bills brought on by generally chillier outdoor conditions. What you don’t expect are the...

Bidet toilet seat installed on a modern bathroom toilet

The Benefits of a Bidet Toilet Seat

If you’ve traveled abroad, you already may have experienced the comfort and convenience of a bidet. In recent years, bidet toilet seats have also...

Insulated water pipes in a home basement to prevent freezing during winter

How to Keep Your Pipes from Freezing This Winter

As the temperature drops and winter settles in, most homeowners focus on keeping their homes warm and cozy. But one important cold-weather concern often...

Sink with running water illustrating the benefits of fall drain cleaning

The Benefits of a Fall Drain Cleaning

When you think of fall home maintenance, you probably picture raking leaves, cleaning gutters, or getting your furnace ready for colder weather. But here’s...

Man on phone having a toilet plumbing problem

Include Plumbing in Your Spring Cleaning Ritual

Spring is in the air, and with it comes the annual urge to deep clean, organize, and refresh your living spaces. Still, while you’re...

The Benefits of Hydro Jetting a Sewer Pipe

When Do Plumbing Pipes Need Hydro Jetting?

Most household plumbing clogs can be resolved with a good plunger, a little muscle, and perhaps some drain cleaning fluid. But what’s a homeowner...

Modern bathroom with safety features including grab bars, non-slip flooring, and well-lit spaces.

How to Improve Bathroom Safety for Older Adults

As more and more homeowners choose to live in their own homes for as long as possible (age in place), comfort and safety become...

Frozen water pipe covered in ice

What to Do if You Have a Frozen Plumbing Pipe

Picture this: It’s a frosty Sunday morning in North Central New Jersey. You grab your plush robe and fuzzy slippers and head to the...

Modern bathroom transformed into a serene spa-like retreat.

How to Turn Your Bathroom into a Spa-Like Retreat

Your bathroom is more than just a functional space; it’s a sanctuary where you can unwind, relax, and get ready for the day in...

Plumber inspecting pipes with a wrench.

The Importance of a Plumbing System Inspection

As the days get colder and nights grow longer, many of us begin preparing for the holiday season that’s peaking around the corner. From...

Toilet making a hissing sound

Why Is My Toilet Hissing?

A snake isn’t the only thing that goes “hiss”…your toilet can, too. If you’ve noticed a persistent hissing sound coming from your toilet, it’s...

5 Benefits of Installing a Gas Line in Your Home

5 Benefits of Installing a Gas Line in Your Home

Homeowners today are always looking for ways to enhance their living spaces, improve efficiency, and increase property value. One such upgrade that offers a...

Plumber inspecting pipes under a kitchen sink using a wrench.

How to Prepare Your Plumbing for Summer

As the temperatures rise and summer approaches, many homeowners are eager to embrace the warm weather and embark on outdoor activities, vacations, and home...

Why You Need a Battery Backup Sump Pump

Why You Need a Battery Backup Sump Pump

The sound of rain tapping against the windows can be comforting for many. But for homeowners with basements it often brings a gnawing worry....

Insulated plumbing pipes wrapped with foam sleeves to prevent freezing in cold weather.

How to Protect Plumbing Pipes From Freezing

As winter weather sweeps across the state, homeowners need to take proactive steps to protect their home from the snow, ice, and other the...

Do I Need to Replace My Toilet Flange?

Do I Need to Replace My Toilet Flange?

A toilet is one of those home fixtures that don’t get a lot of attention unless something goes wrong. And when that happens, you...

Water leaking through a basement wall and pooling on the concrete floor.

Why Is Water Seeping Into My Basement?

Jumping into a puddle of water when you’re a toddler? Fun! Stepping into a puddle of water in your basement? Cause for concern. There...

Replaced toilet flapper installed inside a toilet tank.

How to Replace a Toilet Flapper

The toilet is arguably one of the hardest working plumbing Toilet Flapper fixtures in a home. And when it’s not working as it should,...

Mold growing under a sink causing distress to a woman

Is Mold Lurking in Your Home?

Fungi (like mold and mildew) help natural elements break down so that they can biodegrade. But while its presence might be vital to our...

The Busiest Day of the Year for Plumbers

The Busiest Day of the Year for Plumbers

You’re familiar with Black Friday and Cyber Monday – but have you ever heard of Brown Friday? This infamous day occurs the day after...

Best Things You Can Do for Your Plumbing

Best Things You Can Do for Your Plumbing

Considering that most water supply pipes and drain lines are hidden behind walls or beneath cabinets, it can be easy to take our plumbing...

What to do About a Sewage Smell in the Bathroom

What to do About a Sewage Smell in the Bathroom

Given everything that goes on in a bathroom, the occasional odor should be expected. But if you’re dealing with a lingering sewage smell even...

Why is My Toilet Rocking?

Why is My Toilet Rocking?

Causes of a Rocking Toilet There are several potential problems that could be to blame for a rocking toilet . Sometimes, the fix is...

Probable Causes of Low Water Pressure

Probable Causes of Low Water Pressure

You’ve seen it before. A movie scene shot in slow motion for water pressure added emphasis. Or, if you’re a sports fan – hard...

How to Make Your Water Heater Last Longer

Why Is My Water Heater Leaking?

Most people know that when their Water Heater Leaks, it means bad news. This minor nuisance can turn into a significant problem before you...

How to Make Your Water Heater Last Longer

How to Make Your Water Heater Last Longer

When you purchase a new item, especially one for water heater everyday use, you want it to last for as long as possible. You...

Here’s How to Keep Your Bathroom Mildew-Free

Here’s How to Keep Your Bathroom Mildew-Free

With the constant moisture, humidity, and sometimes inadequate ventilation, it’s no wonder bathrooms are so susceptible to mildew. This fungus is not only unsightly...

Water Hammer and How to Prevent It

Water Hammer and How to Prevent It

Water hammer, or hydraulic shock, is a rapid rise in pressure that occurs when there is a sudden change in fluid velocity after the...

A Sump Pump for Your Sump Pump

A Sump Pump for Your Sump Pump

Does your sump pump have an easy life, or does it get called into action on a regular basis? Either way, it won’t last...

Common Signs of a Cracked or Blocked Sewer

Common Signs of a Cracked or Blocked Sewer

Certain things happen around your house you’d prefer not to deal with. But they happen anyway, because pleasant or unpleasant, certain tasks and mishaps...

Plumbing Do’s and Don’ts

Plumbing Do’s and Don’ts

Do you ever wish your home – the whole thing – came with an easy-to-read instruction manual on how to maintain and repair things,...

Basement flooding with standing water, showing common causes and prevention methods like drainage and sump pumps.

The High Cost of Basement Flooding, and How to Prevent It

Hold on to your umbrella and galoshes for this one. On average, it costs $30,000 to repair the damage caused by a flooded basement....

Why Are My Pipes Sweating?

Why Are My Pipes Sweating?

Ever notice condensation around your plumbing pipes, fixtures, and toilet tanks? This pipe sweating phenomenon, often referred to as plumbing sweat, is the result...

How to Conserve More Water

How to Conserve More Water

There’s nothing new about the global cry to conserve as much save water as possible, especially when you realize that only 3% of the...

How to Protect Your Plumbing

How to Protect Your Plumbing

Your home plumbing systems and fixtures – how easy it is to take them for granted. Of course, bliss can turn into horror when...

How to Stay Safe in the Shower

How to Stay Safe in the Shower

You read a lot these days about bathroom safety for seniors and small children. There are two sides to that coin. Side one: Seniors...

Thanksgiving Drain Cleaning Tips

Thanksgiving Drain Cleaning Tips

  All set for Thanksgiving? Here at Anthony’s Plumbing, Heating & Air, we hope it’s your best ever. As you know, the day after...

The Benefit of a Back-up Sump Pump

The Benefit of a Back-up Sump Pump

Has water ever invaded your basement around the same time you lost power? If so, you already know why a sump pump alone can’t...

The Benefits of a Tub to Shower Conversion

The Benefits of a Tub to Shower Conversion

A recent study reveals that, given the choice, Americans prefer Shower Conversion over bathtubs. That trend seems to reflect busier lifestyles that allow for...

Drain cleaning with water sink

How to Choose a Drain Cleaning Company

We know the temptation. Your kitchen sink and drain cleaning clogs up as you’re preparing for a dinner party. You try and try to...

Clogged sewer pipe prevention tips

How to Prevent a Sewer Line Clog

Just about everyone deals with a clogged toilet or drain from time to time. It’s to be expected, even among home owners who exercise...

Replace my sump pump

When Should I Replace My Sump Pump?

Funny as this may sound, your sump pump – an essential home plumbing device for many – performs the exact opposite function of most...

People dealing with a hidden water leak

How to Locate a Hidden Water Leak

For whatever it’s worth, hidden water leaks don’t stay hidden forever. Sooner or later, they’ll signal their presence, but usually well after they’ve inflicted...

Prevent water pipes from freezing

How to Prevent Water Pipes from Freezing

Any time of year is a good time to actively prepare your home for winter, especially if yours is prone to frozen pipes. In...

Heat pump water heater installed indoors

Advantages of a Heat Pump Water Heater

If you have an aging electric water heater and you’ve been planning to replace it, you’re in for a very nice surprise, especially if...

Conserve water at home

How to Conserve Water at Home

Remember the first time you went skiing (snow or water), rode a motorcycle, ran a half marathon, or did anything else you have never...

Prevent bathroom injuries

How to Prevent Bathroom Injuries

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every year about 235,000 people over age 15 visit emergency rooms because of injuries suffered...

Basement flooding from broken pipes

How to Prevent Basement Flooding

While Basement Flood Prevention can occur at any time, spring is always when you need to be extra alert to the possibility, especially if...

Water heater inspection

The Benefits of a Water Heater Inspection

Water heaters require regular maintenance to perform at their best and provide the maximum in family safety. That’s why Anthony’s Plumbing, Heating & A/C...