The toilet seat in the photo is mostly a funny joke — but there’s some real truth there! You wouldn’t believe how many calls we get here at the Twin Plumbers that could have been avoided if homeowners knew what not to flush down their toilets. In fact, there are a number of simple habits that […] The post Drain Tips for Los Angeles Homeowners appeared first on Twin Home Experts.Read More…
Here at the Twin Plumbers, we have the opportunity to speak with literally hundreds of trenchless liner companies Sometimes they teach us, sometimes we mentor them. Either way, trenchless is a fantastic and growing industry in the plumbing field, and there’s a lot to learn! Read More…
Does your home have old plumbing? If it does, it’s possible that you’re pipes are made with sub-par, outdated materials, or even that your drains are on the verge of collapsing. You’ve started to notice the signs of a leak in your home: Discolored spots on the walls Higher than usual water bills Lower than […] The post Leak Detection in Beverly Hills – Why to Use an Infrared Camera appeared first on Twin Home Experts.Read More…
We met somebody very special this week when we were out on the job, and we wanted to introduce you! Here’s The Story : Our customer Richard and his beautiful family purchased a home back in 2013 and hired us to perform a full drain inspection of the home before signing off and closing escrow .Read More…
So you’ve had a plumbing emergency: one of your pipes broke, started leaking, became disjointed, completely collapsed or just corroded past the point where it could be repaired. You need pipe replacement — repiping from the experts. Now, what does that mean?Read More…
Here at the Twin Plumbers, we believe our most valuable plumbing tool of all is our video camera. But it’s not just any video camera: it’s a state-of-the-art sewer drain diagnostic tool, and it represents some of the most advanced plumbing technology in the field. A sewer camera inspection is procedure wherein a plumber comes to your home and […] The post Sewer Camera Inspection in Los Angeles appeared first on Twin Home Experts.Read More…
What does a water main replacement cost? Here at the twin plumbers we receive a variety of plumbing email inquires on a daily basis,everything from faucet repairs to sewers to what we received yesterday from a Lorin. We sure love to educate our customers and provide the most honest information there is in the plumbing […] The post How much to replace my water main from my meter to my house? appeared first on Twin Home Experts.Read More…
Don’t want your yard to look like the picture for this blog? Then you need to look into trenchless! When we first heard about trenchless sewer replacement in 1996, we knew we were going to be part of something great for our customers and a business that would take off the minute we were trained […] The post Trenchless Sewer Replacement Advantages in Los Angeles appeared first on Twin Home Experts.Read More…
Need Toilet Repair? One of the worst plumbing disasters that a home can face is a gross, overflowing toilet. Sometimes you can fix the issue yourself, like Dave demonstrated here in this video: But sometimes, the problem is more severe. The toilet is spewing waste-water, and you can’t get it to stop! This is more […] The post Toilet Repair: Water Damage from Overflowing Toilet in Los Angeles appeared first on Twin Home Experts.Read More…
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You may have seen this video that we did on mold removal and thought, “Yeah, that’s great, but what’s the price tag?” We made this blog to answer exactly that question! This is the most frequent question we get here at the Twin Plumbers and our dry right restoration division in our Los Angeles and […] The post How Much Does It Cost for Mold Removal in Los Angeles? appeared first on Twin Home Experts.Read More…
This is the most frequent question we get here at the Twin Plumbers and our dry right restoration division in our Los Angeles and Scottsdale customer care call centers. We perform thousands of mold removal jobs from small to large in the Los Angeles are, so you sure came to the right place. Most of […] The post How Much Does Mold Removal Cost in Los Angeles? appeared first on Twin Home Experts.Read More…
“TWINS, HELP!” What Do I Do When Water on My Exterior Walls is Leaking Through to the Interior? This was the title of an email we just received here at the Twin Plumbers customer care center a few days ago from Alexa in Studio City, CA. We consider ourselves leak detection experts here in the […] The post Why is there water leaking through my walls? appeared first on Twin Home Experts.Read More…
You probably don’t think much about what happens after you flush the toilet, turn on the tap to wash dishes, or when your taking a bath or shower, but when your sewer system doesn’t work, that’s when realize how important it is. Sewer backups can create expensive plumbing, clean up, and restoration bills.Read More…
Why are we so pumped about trenchless plumbing? With trenchless technology, the Twin Plumbers can give you a brand new water line without having to dig up the old one! The Twin Plumbers wanted to take time out and answer some questions on trenchless water line replacement. We also went a step further and visited the […] The post Trenchless Water Line Replacement appeared first on Twin Home Experts.Read More…
If you receive your water supply from a municipality, chances are that you’re having an issue with hard water in your home. All water contains some minerals in varying degrees, but when calcium and magnesium levels are too high, the result is “hard” water that can cause a number of headaches for a homeowner — […]Read More…
What is happening when you walk in the kitchen or bathroom barefooted and all of a sudden you feel a warm spot? It might even feel nice at first, especially on a winter cold day, but that hot spot is more than likely being caused by a hot water line underground that is leaking. Read More…
Prepare the area on each side of the sidewalk using thick plastic or card board, this is where the dirt will be stored during your project . Then proceed with the removal of your water meter box ,this gives you plenty of access to install and make connecting your water line much easier.Read More…
You probably don’t think much about what happens after you flush the toilet or turn on the tap to wash dishes, or when your taking a bath or shower — but when your sewer system doesn’t work, that’s when you realize how important it is. Read More…
Helpful Tips on Cleaning Your Kitchen Drain Effectively Things to understand about kitchen drains …. They are the most vulnerable drain in the house, and tend to give you more back up issues than any other drain in your home. They build up hard debris in the inner walls that traditional cabling won’t clear.Read More…
There are many posts, topics, articles,and videos about trenchless sewer repair/ replacement. Many of them, as you do your research, will include some type of trenching on your property in order for their “trenchless” method to work. So in this respect, it’s not truly a “no-dig” process Read More…
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The Twin Home Experts have completed over 5,000 pinhole leak-related damages from everywhere to Los Angeles, California to Phoenix, Arizona. The services we provided range from mold remediation services to extensive re-piping of every hot and cold water pipe in one’s home. Unfortunately, pinhole leaks can potentially cause billions of dollars in damages. Read More…
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SMALL UNDERGROUND WATER LEAKS Small underground water leaks are sometimes BIG issues. Having a leak is something that every homeowner dreads, especially when they get that unforeseen high water bill .Read More…
Here at the Twin Home Experts,we have investigated and remediated mold in many hidden areas throughout properties over the course of our 25 years of business. There are some hidden places where many people — and even Mold Inspection Experts — miss and overlook when they’re assessing the home and looking for suspect areas around […] The post Refrigerator Mold in Los Angeles and Phoenix appeared first on Twin Home Experts.Read More…
Here at the Twin Plumbers, we handle a lot of jobs involving bad odors in homes. The culprit is usually sewer gas. Our customers always had some very good questions: what is sewer gas, why does it happen, and how can we avoid the problem? We were hearing these questions so often that we decided to […] The post FAQ About Sewer Gas: Answers from the Twin Home Experts appeared first on Twin Home Experts.Read More…
Are you choosing not to take a shower because of a rotten egg-like smell? The water seems to be flowing down the drain OK, but that stinky smell is becoming unbearable. So, where is the stench coming from exactly? At the Twin Plumbers, we receive calls about strong smells coming from the shower on a regular […] The post Shower Odors in Inland Empire appeared first on Twin Home Experts.Read More…
In late August of 2014, tragedy struck when two employees of a repair crew called Camp Industries died after being trapped inside of the sewer of a shopping center in Scottsdale. A third employee who was stuck with them was saved when emergency rescue officials arrived at the scene shortly thereafter. The division chief of the […] The post Two Workers Die of Sewer Gas Poisoning in Scottsdale, AZ appeared first on Twin Home Experts.Read More…
JIM SCHUELKE: Hey guys, this is Jim here with the Twin Plumbers! I’m here with our customer Anthony, who called us out on a restaurant sewer odor that he was experiencing. So, how did you find this, Anthony? ANTHONY: Well, the odor came, we didn’t know where it was coming from, so we called […] The post Bad Odor in LA Restaurant appeared first on Twin Home Experts.Read More…
