One of the most popular questions we have gotten over the years at Cass Plumbing of Tampa Bay is: how can I fix my smelly, slow running or clogged drains? Drains are all over our homes: the kitchen, the bathroom, the laundry room, the utility room. In the shower and bathtub, in the floor where the water softener drains.  If you have drains, you will have clogged drains from time to time. Clogged drains are smelly and disgusting, which means your children certainly won’t take care of them, even if they are the ones who caused them. So, what can you do?  You have some home solutions to choose ...

DIY Plumbing and When to Call in a Professional The marketing guru behind Cass Plumbing is Dave Cass Senior. This man has lived in marital bliss with his beautiful bride for over 50 years. One of his secrets: know what you're good at & call in the experts for everything else. When it comes to sales, marketing & branding, Dave Cass Sr. is a genius. When it comes to plumbing, it's Dave Cass Jr. that is the expert. Dave Cass Sr. understood early on that water is one of the most destructive and costliest forces when it comes to causing damage to your home. Dave Cass Sr. always unde...

In the Greater Tampa Bay region, aside from the kitchen, the most renovated room in the house is the bathroom. Whether it is to reconfigure, so there is more room or to replace the bathtub or toilet. Most Tampa homeowners want a more comfortable space to get dressed in or to relax after a hard day's work. One of the most important items in a bathroom is the toilet. There are several options, but when you’re picking one out, you should be prepared with the basic knowledge of how a toilet works before making the decision on what to buy and have installed. How Does A Toilet Work? New toil...

The water heater in your Tampa Bay home was not designed or built to last forever. All water heaters have an expiration date. What that end date is, however, can all come down to your diligence in taking care of it. If you schedule routine maintenance, inspections, and repairs with a professional like Cass Plumbing of Tampa Bay, then you can expect to get for up to 15 years (or sometimes more, depending on the exact water heater). For most households in Tampa Bay however, the water heater often goes unnoticed for years at a time. As a homeowner, you should understand how your water heater oper...

The lead contamination of Flint, Michigan’s water supply a couple of years ago put the spotlight on the importance of clean, healthy water everywhere, including Tampa Bay. As a matter of fact, State Sen. Janet Cruz of Tampa is co-sponsoring a bill to filter lead out of the water of more than 4,000 public schools in Florida. A link to that information is here. Lead in drinking water is a serious health issue When there is lead found in a Tampa Bay home it most often leaches into the water over time through corrosion. This is from a dissolving or wearing of metal caused by a chemical react...

Your water heater is one of the most important plumbing appliances in your home. If every Tampa Bay homeowner follows the following tips their water heaters will be safer, run more efficiently and last longer. Tip 1: Flush your water heater tank. Your water heater will work best when there is nothing in the tank but pure water. Unfortunately, sediment can build up in the bottom of the tank over time, and this makes it more difficult to heat the water. In order to improve the efficiency of your water heater tank, and to prevent rust, you should flush the tank once every year to remove the ol...

Einstein is one of the smartest men to ever live Albert Einstein is synonymous with brilliance. He is certainly one of the greatest scientists in the history of the world. Many people, believe that Albert Einstein was the smartest man to ever live. Albert Einstein provided empirical evidence for the atomic theory. He calculated a formula to determine the size of atoms. He solved the riddle of photoelectric effect which was pivotal in establishing the field of quantum mechanics. He proposed the theory of relativity and the concept of rest energy. It was the brilliant mind of Albert Einstein th...

Do you think you might need sewer line repair in Tampa? Identifying plumbing problems can be difficult depending on the plumbing symptoms. Clogged drain lines are an obvious sign, but how can one tell if their sewer line is cracked several yards from the home before the problem becomes more noticeable? In this week's Cass Plumbing of Tampa Bay blog post we will show you a few things to look for that might alert you for the need sewer line repair. Signs That Suggest You Have Sewer Line Repair Issue When it comes to identifying plumbing problems there are there are always signs, some less ...