Water Loss In Pools Here in Northeast Texas, the temperature gauge has been over 100 degrees for weeks on end. And that can mean trouble for your water bill and wallet when it comes to your pool! Did you know that your pool can lose 3,000 gallons from EVAPORATION in one summer month? And that's not all.  Here's your Summertime pool help from Benjamin Franklin Plumbing Tyler. In our desert-like climate, the typical swimming pool can evaporate its equivalent water volume in one year – as much as 20,000 gallons of water.  Along with evaporation, you will also have water lost to ‘splash...

Leaks In The Home The EPA estimates more than one trillion gallons of water is wasted each year in U.S. homes. The biggest culprits are drippy faucets, leaky valves, and worn toilet flappers. Repairing these common and easily corrected leaks can save you about 10 percent of your water bill! Our plumbers at Benjamin Franklin Plumbing Tyler TX recommend doing a quick leak checkup. On your water bill: A typical family of four should use no more than 12,000 gallons of water in the winter. If you use more, you could have a leak. Check for corrosion or discoloration around your water...

Benjamin Franklin Plumbing Tyler, the Punctual Plumber, offers the best plumbing services and water heater replacement in the east Texas area, including Bullard, Chandler, Gladewater, Kilgore, Lindale, Longview, Tyler, Whitehouse, and Winona. Water heater replacement guide provided by Benjamin Franklin Plumbing Tyler. Benjamin Franklin Plumbing Tyler serves the East Texas cities of Kilgore, Longview, Tyler, and Whitehouse with a team of certified plumbers. In addition to emergency plumbing repair, some of the plumbing services provided by the company include faucet repair, drain...

Water Heater failure Most people don’t know when their water heater is about to fail. But you can avoid the disruption and damage of a water heater failure by watching for several signs. Here are four indicators that your unit may be on its last legs: Older water heater In general, water heaters are only made to last 8-10 years. If you don’t know how old your unit is, you can find the age by looking for the serial number on the manufacturer’s sticker on the upper portion of the tank. The serial number contains the manufacturer date, written as a date code such as "F051052638". The...

Fast Running Toilet Repairs in Tyler, TX – Benjamin Franklin Plumbing Do you have a toilet that won’t stop running? Is it upping your water bill and keeping you awake at night? Toilet repairs are a problem that most homeowners will encounter at some point. The simple explanation for this issue is that the flapper is not closing correctly, so water is constantly leaking from the tank to the bowl. A continuously running toilet can be caused by problems inside the toilet’s tank and is usually a simple fix. Here are a few trouble spots to check before calling Benjamin Franklin Plumbing for...

Winter Plumbing Tips Winter is an especially hard time for your plumbing, even in East Texas. It is more common than you’d expect for water pipes to freeze up or even bust. Outside plumbing lines and ones in your attic or basement are most at risk. Fortunately, there are a few easy DIY winter plumbing tips and tricks that you can use to help prevent this from happening. Prevention is Easy! Wrapping pipes in newspapers is an option for areas like ours where freezing temperatures are short-lived. The newspaper captures warm air pockets around pipes to keep them insulated. Foam tube insulation...

Benjamin Franklin Plumbing is making headlines for the new website they have implemented. Benjamin Franklin Plumbing Tyler serves the East Texas cities of Kilgore, Longview, Tyler, and Whitehouse with a team of certified plumbers. In addition to emergency plumbing repair, some of the plumbing services provided by the company include faucet repair, drain services, toilet repair, plumbing fixture installations, tub and shower installations, kitchen sink repair, faucet installation, water heater repair/replacement, and garbage disposal replacement. Call us today at (903) 730-6611 to...