Running toilets, low water pressure, slow drains, water heater noises, frozen pipes and more — practical advice from Elite Plumbing and Heating MI.
Every January our phones light up with frozen and burst pipe calls from across Michigan — from {city:detroit-mi|Detroit} suburbs to the Upper Peninsula. Most are preventa…
Read article →A toilet that keeps running is the most common call our Michigan plumbers get — and one of the most expensive problems to ignore. A silently running toilet can waste 200 …
Read article →Weak showers, a washing machine that takes forever to fill, a kitchen faucet that just dribbles — low water pressure is frustrating, and it's often a symptom of something…
Read article →A slow sink is the earliest warning sign of a clog, and it's a lot cheaper to fix now than after it stops completely and backs up. Here's what causes slow drains in Michi…
Read article →Water coming through a ceiling is alarming, and what you do in the first few minutes determines whether you're facing a small drywall patch or a collapsed ceiling and mol…
Read article →A sewer-gas smell in the house is more than unpleasant — hydrogen sulfide and methane are health and safety concerns. Fortunately, most causes are simple. Here's how our …
Read article →Water heaters are supposed to be quiet. When yours starts popping, rumbling or banging, it's telling you something — and in Michigan's hard-water areas, the message is us…
Read article →Turning on the tap and getting brown, orange or rusty water is unsettling. Usually it's harmless iron and sediment, but it tells you something about your plumbing. Here's…
Read article →If showers that used to last 20 minutes now go cold in five, your water heater is losing capacity — or something inside it has failed. Here are the five causes our Michig…
Read article →A sewer backup is one of the most expensive plumbing disasters a homeowner can face — and in Michigan's older cities with clay sewer laterals and mature trees, it's also …
Read article →Plumbing emergencies are stressful, and most people have never called an emergency plumber before. Here's an honest guide from Elite Plumbing and Heating MI on what quali…
Read article →Search “best plumber near me” and you'll get dozens of results. Here's how to tell a reliable, professional plumbing company from one you'll regret hiring — the questions…
Read article →When a drain stops completely, panic leads to bad decisions that turn a $150 drain cleaning into a $1,500 pipe repair. Here's what our Michigan drain plumbers wish every …
Read article →It's the question we're asked at nearly every water heater call: fix it or replace it? Here is the simple framework our plumbers use — and the situations where each answe…
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