Plumbing Tips & Articles

At DELPO Plumbing & Heating, we strive to be a plumbing resource to homeowners. We provide these plumbing articles in hopes to better prepare you for your next plumbing project. We add new articles every month so be sure to check back monthly!

Tips For Hiring a Plumber For Your Bathroom and Kitchen

Plumbers are an essential part of our life. Sooner or later we all need them; being greedy at the beginning might end up costing hundreds or even thousands of pounds. Hiring a licensed plumber is strongly advised if you don't want the leak from a pipe damaging ... [read more]

Green Plumbing Tips For Your Home

Green plumbing is all the rage in recent years. However, it's more than just a fad for those plumbers that have taken up the cause to better the planet in conjunction with their every day trade. They are making a difference in the way people consume ... [read more]

How To Avoid A Leaking Water Heater In Your Home

Did you know that water heater problems are one of the most common reasons to call a plumber? Did you know that the average cost to replace a leaking water heater is about $1000? If there were a way to easily and inexpensively extend the life of your water heater ... [read more]

Plumbing: Types of Pipes

Plumbing is part of many remodeling projects, whether the plan is to install a small clean-up sink in a garage or the project is a bathroom addition or a complete kitchen or bathroom remodel. Whether you are doing the remodel yourself or you are hiring a contractor ... [read more]

Do You Have Clogged Pipes?

Part of remodel planning for any room in your home that has pipes and faucets is to determine whether you have clogged pipes that need to be cleaned or replaced. Pipes can collect mineral build-up or rust over time. In some cases, this corrosion or mineral ... [read more]

What Causes Blocked Drains in Rockland?

Blocked drains are often caused by fat, oil and grease that goes down our drains rather than in the rubbish. Often fat, oil and grease goes down the plughole as a hot liquid. As it cools, it solidifies and can catch on tree roots and rough surfaces in our pipes, gradually causing blockages... [read more]

Tips on Basic Plumbing Emergencies in Rockland

Most of us must have experienced plumbing problems in our home at some point. If these things do happen, we usually call professional plumbers to do the fixing if we don't know how to do it ourselves. In times when there is no available help... [read more]