We’ve Got All the Right Tools!

One of the characteristics that separates professional plumbers from the rest of the wrenchers out there is the tools we use in our daily work. As you can imagine, there are a lot of different types of plumbing fixtures. Different producers, different parts, and different applications. All these different items require different tools.

It would be really nice if every producer and supplier of plumbing items used the same parts, but unfortunately that’s not the case. Because of this, plumbers have to be prepared for all the different styles of plumbing parts by having a wide array of tools for the job.

Most plumbers collect these tools over their lifetime in the industry. When new parts come out, they get the tool that’s made for that part. This is how we can repair and replace the fixtures in your home without causing additional damage.

Many times do it yourselfers and handymen will assume that they can use a standard wrench for just about anything, not realizing how delicate the part may be. We had a great customer recently decide to try and replace his own shower cartridge. He’s a handy guy with a good head on his shoulders, but unfortunately he just didn’t have the right tool for the job. What he ended up with was a completely broken shower valve that needed to be replaced.

You can see how the copper pipes twisted and crimped while he was trying to remove the cartridge. Below, you’ll see how the wrench dug into the body of the shower valve, tearing up the metal and exposing the new unsealed metal to corrosion and oxidation.

Now, McAdams Plumbing believes in self-sustainability and we completely understand folks wanting to do their own plumbing work. Heck, we support this! That’s why we host the do-it-yourself page. We just always ask you know your limitations.

When you get into a situation that feels uncomfortable, give us a call and talk about what you have going on. You may be able to save yourself a lot of money in repairs with a simple phone call.

As always, thanks for reading along. Hope everyone has a great week out there!

The Proof is in the Plumbing!

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Do It Yourself!

At McAdams Plumbing we are constantly trying to find ways to help our customers. Then we thought, why not just make a page that teaches people how to handle easy, safe plumbing repairs all by themselves? Thus, the Do It Yourself with McAdams Plumbing page was born!

With this new page McAdams Plumbing is going to post videos, articles, walk-throughs, etc., thoroughly explaining how to fix minor home plumbing problems. We are planning on covering many, many different topics anywhere from properly plunging your toilet, to how to unfreeze frozen pipes.

As always we really want to hear from you, our customers. All of you out there are the reason we are in business, so we want to know what topics you want covered! Please leave suggestions in the comments section, or feel free to email them over to me at [email protected]. Please also include a contact number in the email if you choose that route. The number isn’t so we can cold call you or anything like that, rather it just proves that you’re a real person, not a robot! Stupid robots.

Anyways, thank you as always for your time and attention. We hope you have a wonderful week and remember, with McAdams Plumbing, the Proof is in the Plumbing!

P.S. Since we dropped the ball on Monday, happy Martin Luther King Jr. day! Hope you all had a wonderful, safe holiday, and took the time to appreciate civilian sacrifices for the betterment of our country!

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