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Is your garbage disposal leaking? Before you start wondering how long a garbage disposal lasts or making a plan to replace your garbage disposal, there are three common places for an under-sink disposal to leak. Here’s our breakdown of the likely culprit of each of these and what it requires to fix them.Safety Note: Before attempting any…
Most homeowners wouldn’t think to worry about the plumbing or hot water in their home—until they start hearing a strange noise coming from the basement or garage where their water heater is located! If your electric or gas hot water heater is making a whining noise, a popping noise, or something else you don’t quite recognize, there are a few…
It’s not fun to think about, but plumbing and home sewage problems like sewage backups can happen to anyone, in any home, and at just about any time. Backed up drains can be in just one fixture or in several fixtures. If the problem is localized to just one sink (like the garbage disposal backing up into the side sink), one tub, or one…
The Public Service Company of Oklahoma wants you to have a more efficient (and incidentally, more comfortable) home — so much so that they will pay you to upgrade it!With over $5,000 in rebates available, the more upgrades you choose, the more you save! By combining three or more upgrades, you will receive a bump in the rebate amount, further…
Did you know that the human nose is estimated to be able to detect thousands of distinct smells? It's pretty fascinating, but when you consider it, there are many, many smells you don’t want to be able to detect. Like, when you spent the evening frying some fish on the stove, and when you wake up in the morning the stink is still there. Or perhaps…
Is your outside AC unit not running? Perhaps the fan inside the furnace unit runs, but you aren’t feeling cool air coming out of your vents? Before you scramble to phone to call a residential AC repairman near you, there are a few things you can do to get your air conditioner back up and running. DIY Ways to Fix an Air ConditionerBefore you…
Have you ever walked back into your home after a nice day out with the family, only to have your nostrils singed by the stinky smell coming from the kitchen? What happened? Was it the fried fish from the night before, something moldy in the garbage can, or could it be that your garbage disposal is the black hole of food leftovers, and has absorbed…
You’re likely in your house right now, but how much do you actually know about your home’s indoor air quality? Here at Pippin, we specialize in handling the systems that handle the air you breathe each and every day — and a surprising number of our customers have lots of questions relating to the quality of the air in their homes, like “How clean…
Pulling and cleaning the lint trap of your dryer can be an amazing (and satisfying) experience. Isn’t it amazing how much lint can collect from a single load of laundry? But just think — your lint trap isn’t even catching all of the lint! Over time, the lint not caught by the first line of defense will make its way into your dryer vent, where it…
Your central heating and cooling system can only be as effective and efficient as its weakest link. From the intake and air filter to the air conditioner or furnace, through the ductwork and out the vents, each piece of the puzzle has its part to play when it comes to keeping your home comfortable. So if you are dealing with issues of comfort in…