by David Wiley | Jan 19, 2023 | Leaking Pipes, Pipe Failure, Pipe Lining, Plumbing Pipes, Property Management
How much do you know about the plumbing system in your building? If you’re like most people, you know that if you turn on a shower or a tap, water flows out. If you don’t capture it in a glass, pot, or another type of vessel, it’ll go down the drain...
by Megan Schneider | Dec 15, 2022 | Clogged Plumbing Pipe, Epoxy Pipe Lining, Facility Manager, Leaking Pipes, Pipe Assessment, Pipe Failure, Pipe lining restoration, Pipe Restoration, Plumbing Contractor, Plumbing Pipe Inspection, Plumbing Pipes, Property Management, Property Manager, Rain Drains, Roof Drain Pipe, storm drains
Have you ever wondered if wastewater in your condo or apartment building can backup from an upper apartment to a lower-level apartment drain? While this may sound impossible, it’s not unheard of. Let’s take a look at how and why this occurs. 1. Can Black and Greywater...
by David Wiley | Sep 30, 2022 | Pipe Failure, Predictive Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, Property Management
Do you utilize predictive maintenance or preventative maintenance? If you’re like most property owners, property managers, or business owners, you probably don’t think there’s much difference between the two. The truth is that there are a few differences between the...
by David Wiley | Jul 27, 2022 | Leaking Pipes, Pipe Assessment, Pipe Failure, Pipe Restoration
How old are your Chicago plumbing pipes? As the pipes in your walls age, they start to corrode, which means you could eventually have several small leaks that could lead to blowouts in your building. One way to correct the problem of old plumbing pipes is with a...
by David Wiley | Jun 24, 2022 | Corroded Pipes, Epoxy Pipe Lining, Facility Manager, Leaking Pipes, Pipe Assessment, Pipe Failure, Pipe Lining, Pipe lining restoration, Pipe Restoration, Plumbing Pipe Inspection, Plumbing Pipes, Preventative Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, Property Management, Property Manager, Uncategorized
When it comes to plumbing pipe leaks, a slow drip may not seem like a big deal, but according to USGS, a faucet that drips once per minute drips 1,440 times per day. That amounts to nearly 35 gallons per year. Now, if that slow drip were inside your walls, that’s 34...
by David Wiley | Feb 28, 2022 | Pipe Failure, Pipe Lining, Property Management
Have you recently received a plumbing pipe assessment? Plumbing pipe assessments involve inspecting your pipes in order to determine their age, the number of years left in their expected life, and if there are any current plumbing problems. After getting one of these...