What Is the Ideal Water Heater Setting?

You should look at how high or low you adjust your water heater. You can control it hotter or cooler as needed.

Whatever the case is, you have to look at how you’re going to set your water heater. The effort should be about ensuring you have the best hot water experience in your home. You will have to look at how well your heater works. You must also see how you can adjust the heat setting on your heater, as you’ll have to ensure the design is easy to manage and use in your home.

The General Default

The default setting on your water heater will be at 140 degrees Fahrenheit or 60 degrees Celsius. Most manufacturers use this temperature. But the problem with that high of a configuration is that it requires extra power. You’ll have to wait a little longer for the heater to get the water warm enough. What’s even more concerning is that the water can be scalding, in some cases. read more

How Does a Video Inspection Work For Your Plumbing System?

At Lasiter and Lasiter Plumbing, we provide a video inspection service to help with identifying problems with plumbing systems of all sorts. We can check on the pipes and other lines around your property to identify significant concerns that are building up around your system.

The Process

But how does a video inspection work? Better yet, how can such an inspection work in a spot as dark as your plumbing system? The effort uses a few steps for simplicity and results:

1. Prepare a flexible rod with a small camera on the end. The camera must be encased to resist water and anything else that goes through the plumbing system.
2. An LED light must go on the lens of the camera. The light will illuminate what is inside the pipe, thus helping to identify anything inside.
3. The camera should be slowly inserted into the drain where a problem is coming out of. The rod should be flexible enough to where the camera can go through whatever turns or curves may develop around the pipe setup.
4. The lens moves through and checks on the inside of the pipe. The signals from the lens will link up to video material. A wireless signal should move between the lens and the video screen to show items in real-time. This includes identifying the precise physical spot where the issue at hand occurs.
5. When something appears, the plumber will identify the problem in question. The plumber should note the size of the blockage or any foreign bodies that may be in the way. After this, plan a proper effort for removing or treating the concern.

One great part of what we use is that our camera materials are long enough to go through an average sewage line in a property. This includes reaching the end of the sewage setup that you would be responsible for maintaining. read more

What Does Trenchless Pipe Repair Entail?

Did you know that you don’t have to tear up your yard or landscape to get a new drainage pipe installed in your property? We at Lasiter and Lasiter Plumbing can help you with a trenchless pipe repair service that can fix or replace any pipes that have worn out. We can do this without ripping anything out of your yard or landscape.

You’ll need to get someone to repair or replace a pipe as necessary. You are generally considered responsible for:

• blockages
• clogs
• or other issues that can develop in your plumbing system if they do occur.

How It Works

You might be curious as to how we at Lasiter and Lasiter can repair or replace your pipes without tearing anything apart. But the process is more intriguing than you might expect it to be: read more

How Do Tree Roots Enter Your Plumbing System?

Every property in the DFW area could benefit from a few trees here and there. Trees add value to a home, not to mention they create a peaceful look anywhere they are planted.

But after a while, a tree can grow to where it might be obstructive. The tree might start to get in contact with your roof, your windows, or your siding. A tree could also get in the way of anything you have on your roof, whether it entails a satellite dish or a solar panel. But the most annoying issue comes from a tree’s roots getting in the way of your plumbing system. read more

With the day by day invention of modern amenities related to plumbing systems, the need for qualified plumbers to install, maintain and repair those systems is getting higher. Plumbing problems also negatively affects your daily routine no matter what time of day or year it is. Whether there has been a leak or it’s a frozen water line; the plumbing issues can be chaotic for any or business owner, not if they know who to call. If you are going to entrust a plumber with taking care of your home, they need to be licensed, trusted    and completely professional to their work. read more

What Is Thread Tape, and How Does It Work For Plumbing?

One thing that we at Lasiter and Lasiter Plumbing often use in our plumbing tasks is thread tape. This is a distinct material that works for many plumbing tasks. We can use this for many of the more complicated tasks that you might need help with, including when it comes to restoring sites that might leak or otherwise cause possible damages to your plumbing setup. Such concerns may become dangerous if not handled well with the appropriate thread tape.

Makings of Thread Tape

Thread tape is made with polytetrafluoroethylene or PTFE. PTFE is a popular polymer used in many industrial applications. The compound keeps various items in place, including some of the parts inside a toilet or drain that might move on occasion. Our work can help with identifying any parts that need added tape materials, not to mention items that might not require full replacement but still needs extra help for support purposes. read more

Using a Plunger the Right Way

Our experts at Lasiter and Lasiter Plumbing understand what it takes to use a plunger. It is true that anyone could use a plunger to take care of clogs and backups in their toilets or sink traps. But have you considered how most people who try using plungers are doing so the wrong way?

Separate Plungers For Separate Situations

One way how people fail to use plungers right entails using the same one for many things. It is safer and hygienic to use separate plungers for different places. One plunger would be for toilets, while another would be for sinks. A smaller plunger would work better for a sink, to begin with, with a sink opening often being smaller in size than what you might find in a toilet. read more

The Risk of Medications In Your Plumbing System

People often dispose of their medications in their plumbing systems. These include medications that have either expired or are unnecessary for whatever reason. But disposing of medications in your plumbing system will be extremely dangerous. The plumbing setup can be harmed, not to mention the old materials can run off into the environment. But you can dispose of these medications safely, as this guide will show.

The Threats Involved

There are multiple issues associated with disposing of medications in your plumbing system: read more

What Foods Shouldn’t You Put Down Your Drain?

There are many times when you might consider putting old bits of food waste down your drain. Seeing how easy it can be to clear that out instead of putting it in the trash, you might assume it would be found for you to add stuff in your kitchen drain.

But there are some foods that you must avoid putting in your drain. These are foods and other compounds that will damage your drains and make the worst situations surrounding how well your drain is working even more difficult or troubling to handle. read more

When Is It Best to Use a Plunger?

The plunger is one of the most valuable tools that you can use in your home. We at Lasiter and Lasiter Plumbing have used plungers for years. But you will have to observe for how you can get a plunger ready for your use.

We at Lasiter and Lasiter Plumbing can help you with getting a plunger ready for your toilet, especially if you have a severe clog that is very persistent. But there’s a need to look carefully at what’s going on when getting a plunger ready.

How Does the Water Drain?

You might notice cases where the water drains slowly. This includes instances where the toilet doesn’t flow after you flush. The issue can be a real concern, especially since you’d have to wait for a little extra to use the toilet once again. read more