First thing in the morning and you’re up and rarin’ to go.  Ready for a productive day at work. Spending quality time with your children.  Sneaking in a set or two of tennis.  Or you’re just planning on working on around your house. What do all these and so many other daily activities have in […]

Important Advice for Families in Germantown, MD and all of Montgomery County If you grew up throwing water bottles in the trash, leaving the water running while brushing your teach, and leaving your TV on even if no one was around to watch it, you probably had a difficult time adapting to going green…assuming you’re […]

We all use bottled water at one time or another to satisfy our need for pure drinking water. But far too many people rely solely on bottled water for that purpose and the result is an ecological menace.  Consider these very real and alarming statistics: Plastic bottles take 700 years to begin composting 90% of […]

A sewer drain clog is a very serious problem that can be considered a plumbing emergency. Since the water has no place to go it will all come back up into the household plumbing in one way or another. When you have a sewer drain clog you should not use any of your plumbing fixtures […]

Sound Advice for Germantown, Greenbelt, & Middletown Home Owners. Are you experiencing any of these common plumbing problems? Toilet overflowing To fix an overflowing toilet, start by pushing the tank stopper belt down to the valve seat and keep pressing on it. The tank stopper and valve seat are found inside the toilet tank.  Next, […]

Words of advice for home owners in Germantown, Hanover, Bowie, and Surrounding Communities Mature trees add beauty and shade to landscapes, but their roots can cause extensive damage to sewer pipes. Roots grow into the pipes because they like it there! Sewer pipes contain water, nutrients and oxygen…the essential elements for tree and shrub growth […]

Even though we’re still years behind Europe, Australia, and other green-conscious countries around the world, green plumbing continues to make rapid strides in the U.S. And nothing better illustrates that point than dual-flush toilets.  Dual-flush toilets, as the name implies, have two buttons vs. a single handle.  One button is for liquid waste only (half […]

Chances are you have the traditional kind of water heater:  one with a storage tank that refills itself as needed and keeps the water hot, even when you’re not using it. Now, Your 1 Plumber can help home owners in Germantown, Monrovia and surrounding communities enjoy the many benefits of a “tankless” water heater…one that […]

If you’re hearing the water in your toilet run constantly or it seems to just turn on and off whenever it wants, you can often fix it yourself. For starters, the flap inside your toilet could be stuck open. Take the top off the back of your toilet and look to see if the little […]

The first signs of water damage might seem trivial: a drip here, a drop there – nothing that can’t be dried with a towel. But warnings like water stains on the ceilings or a leak under the kitchen sink can lead to real problems like a weakened roof or rotten floorboards. A burst pipe can […]