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Attention Tampa! Safeguard Your Plumbing From Disasters This 4th of July

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Independence Day is a time for joy, celebration, and, of course, barbecues. But amidst all the revelries, have you ever considered the potential toll it could take on your home plumbing? As experts in the field, we aim to provide you with an extensive guide to avoiding a plumbing catastrophe this 4th of July.  The Elevated Risk to Your Plumbing  During the 4th of July, the usage of water fixtures and appliances soars, placing additional strain on your plumbing system. Here's why your plumbing is at increased risk:  How to Protect Your Plumbing  Mind What Goes Down the Drain Preve...
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Spring Plumbing Tips for Home and Commercial Buildings in the Tampa Bay Area

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Spring has officially sprung in Tampa Bay! With the arrival of warmer weather, it's the perfect time to ensure that your plumbing system is running smoothly and efficiently. By investing in the right products and services, you can keep your system functioning optimally for years to come. In this essay, we will discuss essential spring plumbing tips and highlight the exceptional services offered by Cass Plumbing, a renowned plumbing company in the Tampa Bay area. Spring Plumbing Tips Invest in a Drain Strainer: Drain strainers help prevent slow-moving drains by trapping soap scum, hair, a...
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Plumbing Repair After a Flood

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Ian's aftermath: Official report on deaths and damages across Tampa Bay and southwest Florida Flooding in Florida continues to leave communities underwater in the wake of Hurricane Ian, and flooding could last months, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). Tampa city officials said it could take up to 60 days before they can clear every pile of debris that Hurricane Ian left behind. The NWS Tampa Bay released the latest numbers on damages caused by Hurricane Ian. The breakdown is as follows: LEE COUNTY: 52 fatalities 52,514 structures damaged, 5,369 destroyed. Preliminar...
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4 Reasons Why Your Toilet Is Slow to Fill

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Is your toilet water taking too long to fill after a flush? This is a typical issue for households. There may be several issues leading up to this problem. While none are particularly serious or pricey to address, recognizing the problem may help you choose the proper solution so you can get your toilet working as efficiently as possible once again. Why Is Your Toilet Slow To Fill? If your toilet is slow to fill, it might be due to one of four reasons: a clogged vent, a clogged drain, faulty plumbing, or a blocked pipe. 1. A clogged vent. If your vent is clogged, the air won’t be able to ...
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What’s The Smell in Your Kitchen Coming From?

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After the Tampa Thanksgiving, do you have a mysterious, unpleasant odor in your kitchen? Something that doesn’t go away, no matter how many times you mop or take out the garbage? Check your kitchen sink. Your kitchen sink might be the hardest working plumbing appliance in your home. If there’s a problem with it, chances are the food you run through the disposal or the grease you rinse off dirty plates isn’t getting properly removed from your house. When food or grease gets caught in your kitchen sink’s pipes, it begins to rot. Rotting food or other debris can produce terrible smells and ...
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Eager Tampa Home Buyers Often Overlook Plumbing Inspections

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In today's crazy Tampa real estate market, home buyers are too often overlooking the plumbing inspection. Plumbing is essential in making a home a home. Without plumbing life would be really inconvenient. The plumbing is the central nervous system in a home and not hiring a professional Tampa plumber like Cass Plumbing to inspect the plumbing before making the purchase could end up being a huge mistake that ends up costing tens of thousands of dollars. The Cost to Replace Plumbing in an Older House For many Tampa house hunters, the appeal and charm of owning an older Tampa home nestled...
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The Impact of Plumbing and Why it Matters

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The Impact of Plumbing on Health and the Environment Modern-day marvels like cellphones and driverless cars are incredible, however, it’s an invention from 1700 BC that’s made the biggest impact on our modern-day living. We’ve come a long way from that first flush toilet in the Roman Empire province of Crete, to the Roman aqueducts that carried 1.2 billion liters of water every day, to our current day low flow toilets and energy efficient Energy Star-rated plumbing appliances. We may take for granted our ability to have flushing toilets and hot showers inside our home, however t...
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The Lifespan of Your Tampa Home’s Plumbing

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Your Tampa home’s plumbing works hard every day and while some of your products and fixtures may need to be replaced sooner than others, it’s no pipe dream to have your home’s pipes and fixtures perform well for decades. Caring for your home’s plumbing can keep yours running past the average life span. Here’s an idea of how long your home’s plumbing should last. Pipes: Know What You Have Knowing the type of plumbing in your home makes a difference in knowing how long you can expect it to last without starting to be compromised. Your home inspection report or your new home’s documents and war...
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Tampa Bay Area Real Estate is Booming

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Always Invest In a Plumbing Inspection Prior to Buying Every reasonable buyer inspects at least several things before buying a home. Superficial obvious things are something that everyone checks. However, if you really want to know the state of a home, you have to scratch the surface. Electric, heating installations and insulation need to be at the top of the list, but your number one priority should be the plumbing since problems in plumbing are usually the hardest and often the most expensive to fix. Hence, every Tampa real estate buyer should hire a plumbing professional to do a compre...
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