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Pippin Brothers Home Services happily services the Greater Lawton, Fort Sill, and Duncan, Oklahoma area. If your house is uncomfortable; wasting energy; has plumbing problems or if you want to avoid breakdowns or verify everything in your home is working as it should, give us call at 580-699-5662. We've already helped many of your neighbors, and…
Have you noticed a “blub-blub” or “glug-glug” sound coming from your drain? The problem is most likely a partial clog in the drainpipe.While a partial clog can lead to serious blockage–causing flooding and smelly sewage backup– it’s relatively simple to fix. But before making one of these drain-clearing mistakes, let us explain partial…
Let's face it, water leaking from anywhere inside your home is never a good sign. And from your home’s air conditioner? Yeah, that’s frightening and confusing. The good news: You’re not alone.Many homeowners in humid summer climates like Lawton, OK have the same problem—and we’re here to help.But before we get into it, turn off your…
Something’s wrong. You’re pretty sure your home’s AC system is low on refrigerant. But before you call a Lawton, OK professional for help, of course, you want to be absolutely sure you have this problem.We totally understand, so here to help are 3 signs that point to low refrigerant. Your AC is blowing hot air To cool your air…
It’s official: Pollen season has begun in Oklahoma. That means Cedar pollen is high, and Bradford Pears are flowering.
If you have allergies you probably have a love-hate relationship with spring. You want to enjoy the nice weather, but you're sneezing, sniffling and aching eyes won’t let you.
We hear you and want to help by giving you a simple…
Is your furnace only blowing lukewarm air rather than hot air? Here are some reasons this could be happening.The thermostat is set to “on” rather than “auto”When your thermostat is set to “on”, the fan in your heating and air conditioning system will run constantly—even when your furnace isn’t actually heating. This can make the air coming out of…
Your furnace may be tripping the circuit breaker because of one of these reasons:
Overload due to loose electrical connection
Overload due to furnace blower overworking
Short circuit
Let’s explain the above problems in more detail.
WARNING: Don’t keep resetting the breaker to turn the furnace back on until you fix the underlying…
The U.S. Department of Energy has put into effect new regulations that require all manufacturers of water heaters to meet a higher energy factor (EF) rating. Based on the new requirements, there will be significant changes to water heaters manufactured after April 15, 2015. This includes gas-fired, oil-fired, electric, tabletop, instantaneous…
Have you noticed a banging noise coming from your walls when you flush a toilet or run your washing machine?This is known as “water hammer” and can be quite a nuisance. Let’s look at why this happens and how you can fix it.Why water hammer happensTo understand what causes water hammer, think about a train.It’s chugging along at full speed and…
Is your water heater not giving you hot water at any of your faucets or your shower?
We’re sure you’re concerned. But, don’t worry, you may be able to solve this problem on your own before calling a professional for help.
Try the following troubleshooting tasks any homeowner can do.
We’ve divided the instructions based on which type of…