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Prepping Your Plumbing for Winter

December 16, 2024
Prepping Your Plumbing for Winter

Imagine this winter, sitting in your Endicott home by the fire, looking out the window at the falling snowflakes while sipping your hot cocoa with marshmallows. Life is good. It is good, that is, until you hear the loud rush of water somewhere in your New York home.

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Common Sewer Odors in Your Home: What’s That Smell?

November 30, 2024
Common Sewer Odors in Your Home: What’s That Smell? The water valve on the pipe in farm.

Imagine a P-trap as the humble hero of your plumbing system. It is the curved pipe under your sinks, toilets, and drains designed to hold a small amount of water. This water forms a seal that prevents sewer gases from making their way up the pipes into your home.

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How To Detect a Sewer Line Leak

October 15, 2024
How To Detect a Sewer Line Leak. Broken pipe is leaking water, isolated on white.

Whether it is the suspiciously lush patch of grass in your Endicott yard, the unmistakable, nose-crinkling scent of sewage, or the ominous gurgling sound reverberating up your drains, these are some of the signs every homeowner dreads—signs of a sewer line leak.

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Why Is My Garbage Disposal Humming?

August 29, 2024
Why Is My Garbage Disposal Humming? Water running from tap into kitchen sink.

Your garbage disposal could be humming for any number of reasons. You may be able to resolve the issue on your own, but if you can’t or would rather leave it to the professionals, A.J. Leto & Sons is here for you. Our experts can arrive to diagnose and resolve the problem in no time!

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Help! I Have No Hot Water

June 28, 2024
Help! I Have No Hot Water. Shower Head with Water Stream on Black Background.

There are few things more annoying than running out of hot water in the middle of a shower. But do not fret if this happens. It is more than likely an issue with your hot water heater.

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