The holiday seasons is a wonderful time to celebrate with friends and family. But it’s often a particularly tough time for your home’s plumbing system. No one wants to host a festive meal and have it be remembered for all the wrong reasons. Here are some tips to avoid blocked drains and sewers this holiday season.
How to get rid of drain flies and drain fly larvae
Have you noticed small, moth-like flies resting on the walls near a shower or hovering around the drains in your home? You could be dealing with a drain fly infestation. While these tiny flies are harmless, the sheer numbers in which they breed can mean they become quite a nuisance. Below are four simple suggestions on how to get rid of drain flies for good.
Six signs you have a broken sewer line on your Sydney property
There is a big difference between a blocked sewer line and a broken sewer line in your Sydney home. Most clogged sewers can be cleared quickly using high-pressured water jetters. However, if the pipe is sagging, broken or cracked the sewer line may need to be excavated and replaced with new PVC pipes. Below are six tell-tale signs of a broken sewer line.
Misleading claims about flushable bathroom wipes results in $700k fine
The Federal Court has ordered Australian company, Pental, to pay $700k for misleading consumers about their ‘flushable’ White King bathroom wipes. The outcome has been welcomed by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and Water Authorities who spend millions of dollars removing wet-wipes from Sydney drains every year.