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Getting Your Plumbing in Shape for 2021

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Where has the year gone? It seems like yesterday was Thanksgiving, and here we are at New Year’s 2021! Most of the time, we start a new year with plenty of resolutions to change or improve our lives – things like losing weight, eating better, being more patient, etc. This blog post is about being more responsible, especially when it comes to your plumbing system. It makes good sense to do this, because so many plumbing problems can be avoided with a little discipline. And any time you avoid a plumbing problem, you’re keeping your own money in your own pocket. T...
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10 New Year’s Resolutions for Your Home’s Plumbing

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At Cass Plumbing we believe that New Year’s resolutions are a great opportunity to develop new habits, new ideas, and new beginnings. At Cass Plumbing, the biggest thing we try to focus on each year is how we can better help and serve the communities throughout the Greater Tampa region by providing the best response times, highest quality plumbing service and the latest plumbing technology. Part of our goal to be a better Tampa plumbing service includes providing better direction and advice to help the people in our community take care of their own plumbing. With this thought in mind, we’ve pu...
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8 Christmas Plumbing Tips for a Merry Christmas

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1. Throw Your Leftovers in the Trash Can, Not the Drain When it’s time to clean up, resist the urge to simply scrape the leftovers off your dishes and into your sink. There are a lot of foods that should never go down your disposal (more on that in a moment), and if you don’t have a disposal, you definitely want to be careful about what goes down your drains. One of the easiest ways to prevent unwanted leftovers from going down the drain is to use a simple, inexpensive sink strainer. Once you’re done washing off your dishes, you can simply dump the collected waste in the garbage or compost. ...
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Going Tankless in Tampa? What Size do You Need?

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When it comes to tankless water heaters, size matters. If you install a unit that’s too small, you won’t have enough hot water to meet demand. On the other hand, an oversized unit will cost more to purchase and operate than necessary, negating one of the biggest benefits of tankless water heaters—energy efficiency! In short, the tankless water heater size must be just right to meet your expectations. Consider the two factors that go into sizing a tankless unit so you know what to install in your home.   FLOW RATE The flow rate is how much hot water the tankless unit can produce,...
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Hot Water Circulation Pump Explained

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Why You Might Want Cass Plumbing to Install one As we enter the winter months and the temperature cools down, would you like to eliminate the wait for hot water when you need it most? One of the worst feelings in the morning is when you step into the shower to get ready for work – only to be sprayed with ice-cold water. If you're lucky, you catch yourself in time to not scream as you progress from bleary sleep to fully awake in half a second. If you're unlucky, your shriek wakes up your next-door neighbors.Thankfully, you can avoid this situation and bask in warm water without ...
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Holiday Plumbing Tips for Your Garbage Disposal

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How to Prevent Garbage Disposal Clogs You can prevent garbage disposal clogs by watching the quantity the substance of the things that go down your drain. The term “garbage disposal” is misleading because it is most certainly not meant for garbage to be put down it. While some manufacturers make claims to the contrary, garbage disposals are vulnerable to many objects. Be careful what goes down your garbage disposal during the holidays. Do NOT Put These Items Down the Garbage Disposal Glass, metal, plastic, and paper Grease, oils, fats, and cheeses String vegetables (celery, cor...
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Backflow Prevention Services in Tampa Bay Provided by Cass Plumbing

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Have you ever had gross, foul-smelling water bubble up out of a drain in your home? If so, you’ve probably experienced backflow. Backflow is a common plumbing problem throughout the Tampa Bay region. This happens when water pressure changes cause sewer water to flow backwards through your plumbing system, contaminating pipes normally used for fresh water and coming up out of your drains. The best way to deal with this problem is to take advantage of Cass Plumbing's backflow prevention services. We install and service these devices throughout the Tampa Bay region. Call us today to schedule an a...
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Is Time For a Repipe in Your Tampa Home?

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Like all physical things in your home, pipes won't last forever. Even if your plumbing was made from the highest quality materials, eventually they will need to be replaced. Whether you've been living in your Tampa home for years or you are considering buying another home, there are things to consider. After all, you don't want to buy a home to find out you have to shell out to fix the plumbing right away. With that in mind, let's take a look at a few signs that it's time to replace your pipes: AGE OF THE PLUMBING The older your pipes are, the more likely you are to have issues with your plu...
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Floor Drain Maintenance Advice

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At Cass Plumbing, we have noticed over the years that Tampa homeowners often overlook floor drains. Floor drains resemble the drains you see in bathtubs and showers since they’re flush with the surface, but actual floor drains are commonly found in basement floors, garages, laundry rooms, older bathroom floors and sometimes on patios and driveways. Floor drains are installed anyplace where fast, efficient water drainage is needed. Since they are often ignored and water doesn't flow through them on a regular basis, most Tampa homeowners don’t think about floor drain...
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5 Common Plumbing Mistakes Made in Tampa Bay

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The caddy hanging from your showerhead and the drain cleaner in your cupboard serve their purposes well. Efficiency is important to you, and those simple items keep you and your home functioning as they should. Or, so you think. Homeowners in the Tampa Bay area make more plumbing errors than you think, and we at Cass Plumbing see them on a daily basis. Check out these 5 common plumbing mistakes that we see in Tampa Bay daily. 1. Placing too much weight on plumbing fixtures There goes your shower head. It’s tempting to load those holders hanging from your plumbing fixtures, but it’s ...
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