The Family Plumber - Surprise, Arizona

What Can I Put In My Garbage Disposal?

"I've seen bones,I've seen,I meat,yeah,accidental stuff like,you know,forks and silverware and stuff like that."
- Bobby Crowder, Plumbing Expert
 
Why do we continue to abuse our garbage disposal and plumbing system?  The garbage disposal should not be used for most food items.  Plumbing expert, Bobby Crowder, The Family Plumber joins Jim Klauck - aka Check A Pro Joe on the show today.
The question today - "What Can I Put In My Garbage Disposal?" 
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Podcast Episode Transcript: 
My good friend,Bobby Crowder is joining me the family plumber.Hey,Bobby,how are you doing,Bud?Hey,how you doing?Nice to,nice to be here.Yeah,it's great to have you here.Ok.You're my go to guy when it comes to plumbing questions out here in Arizona.And I'll tell you,people don't know what they're doing with their garbage disposal.For some reason,people think that they can put everything down there,including the kitchen sink.That's funny.So there are things that we should and should not put in our garbage disposal.Correct?Oh,that is 100% correct.Hey,I've gone to houses that you won't believe where?I don't know.They just think that it's a,it's a,it's a trash compactor.I mean,it's like a,like a big giant garbage truck that's gonna compact and just bring it down the drain.I mean,I've seen bones,I've seen,I meat,yeah,accidental stuff like,you know,forks and silverware and stuff like that.But there's stuff that just not,they've,I've,I've seen,they've tried to put,uh,like paper towels and just everything they can,they just think it's,it's a,you know,it says garbage disposal but,you know,there's things that you shouldn't be putting down there for 100%.I think it should be called light vegetables and fruit.That's rotting disposal because,because those are soft.Um,and many of you may not know this but really what's to go into your sewer line or certainly if you have your own septic system should only be human waste.It really shouldn't be food products.It's not what the systems are designed for.Now,a sewer system isn't really your problem.It goes to the city if you will and they process it.But,but if anyone is listening,if you ever get a septic system,yes.Do not throw it off balance.It's like our stomachs.There's certain things you should not put in there.And so,uh,you know,don't put bones in there.It's bad for the,the actual machine itself.The garbage disposal.I'll tell you something else is big and Bobby backed me up on this isn't your busiest time around the holidays around Thanksgiving and Christmas you'll put too much grease in there.Oh,yeah,that's so,so the thing is,is like,uh,I think my busy.Exactly.It's gonna be Thanksgiving and around Christmas and it's usually the day before it's always at night.So it's,it's a constant basis.So where,you know,they're just like,uh,potato peels.No,nos,uh,carrot peels.No,nose eggshells.No,no.Uh,I,I can,the list can go on and on.Grease.100.We put it in a jar,seal it up,throw it away.Yeah.Don't,don't put that down there.That's just bad for the drain.So,the thing is here,here,here's the thing.They could put a lot of that stuff down the garbage disposal and they'll run it.The thing,the,the garbage disposal will handle it.It's the drain that will not.And that's where it just kind of compacts in the drain.And then that's when they have,they have a backup and it just,it just doesn't work so light stuff.Uh,you know,vegetables,fruits,you know,little scraps off your plate is fine.Uh,like I said,septic tanks,you know,we try to,when it comes to septic tanks,I always look for it towards customer that,you know,eliminating the garbage disposal,even though,even though I'll educate the homeowner,who knows what their kids might do and stuff like that.So we try to stay away from that kind of stuff.But,you know,let's,let's keep it light.It's,let's prevent from one of us coming out if you would like.But we're more than welcome to come out if you want us to.Yeah.So I'm,I'm kind of anti garbage disposal.I don't have one.I,I live on a ranch.We have a septic system and it's,it's a balanced system.It actually is designed to break down human waste and process that.It's not designed to take the carrot peels and the,and,and a banana peel for that matter.And you're just looking for trouble and it's really better to throw it in the trash and let the trash guy deal with it.Even things like,you know,gravy,which has fat in it,but any kind of,you know,fatty substance,uh if you have,you know,some,you know,leftover butter that's starting to smell,don't throw it in the sink or garbage disposal,put it in the trash and have it carted away.Here's the thing,it's easier for them to just to step over and put it into a sink than it is to walk over and put it into a garbage.It's kind of,you know,it's shorter distance for or quicker distance to get it,get it done.So it's just,it's,we see that a lot,everybody,it's not a garbage chute.It is really designed for,for liquid to travel through.And if you put this stuff in it,it's gonna make it more difficult for the liquid to travel through.If the liquid has trouble traveling,it will back up.And that's when you call Bobby Crowder.Bobby's information.All of his information is located in the description of this podcast for all of your plumbing needs,including your garbage disposal needs.Contact him at the family plumber.Thanks Bobby.I appreciate it,buddy.

How Often Do I Need To Change My Washing Machine Supply Lines?

Episode 27
"Those lines could get brittle, especially if they're not stainless steel braided. The valves to the washing machine   get brittle, bubble out, and burst."
- Bobby Crowder, Plumbing Expert
 
The question today - "How Often Do I Need To Change My Washing Machine Supply Lines?" 
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What Is That Chrom Dome? Do I Need That Dishwasher Vent On My Kitchen Sink?

"So it prevents any kind of waste going back in there, so you'll see little Chrome domes, it just prevents food and water waste coming back into the dishwasher so but over time those tend to leak so we'll just remove those ..."
- Bobby Crowder, Plumbing Expert
Bobby Crowder from The Family Plumber joins Jim Klauck (Check A Pro Joe) today on the show!
Okay, we all have this question!  What is chrome dome on our kitchen sink?
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Podcast Episode Transcript:
What's that Chrome Dome that's on the sink another counter on the sink in the kitchen that is there sometimes it makes a little bit of noise I think and I think it's important can I unscrew that and just put some type of cap there and I've asked our expert here in plumbing today on the show Bobby Crowder from the family plumber to answer that question hey Bobby how are you good how are you Joe I'm doing great can I just unscrew that and disconnect that and just plug that in my sink because I don't really need that little Chrome Dome do I well here's thing that a lot of people don't even know what that is so that's an air gap for your dishwasher to your disposal so this way no food can come back into your you know into your dishwasher when you run the garbage disposal cause with regard to suppose full and you're running it does push that waste down you know down the drain and they can't push back up towards that dishwasher so that air gaps prevents that and it's like a code thing too as well but now dishwashers have the newer ones have a check valve on their drain line so it prevents any kind of waste going back in there so you'll see little Chrome domes you take out that little chromedome cap that you'll see two little ones higher than the other it just prevents food and water waste coming back into the dishwasher so but over time those tend to leak so we'll just remove those and you just take a from the dishwasher all the way up underneath the ties you can't create the loop back down into your disposal that's just as good because now newer dishwashers have a check valve on them prevents that waste going back in so you can you know they're a hassle and they're noise maker and hmm did you get rid of them you can doesn't they're not really that pretty I mean it's something else that's right there on your kitchen counter on your sink near your you know spray faucet and so forth it's just something else popping out by the way everybody had checked valves in case you don't know allows water to go one way and not the other so we wanted to go um you know we don't want to come back in right so right we want it to be drained and we don't want to come back into our supply into the garbage disposal or directly into the drink because if you don't have a garbage disposal it will be drained right into your waste pipe Yep all right hey Bobby thank you so much once again you are a wealth of information for plumbing I really appreciate it bobby crowder the family plumber in surprise AZ and all of his information is in the description of this podcast so reach out to him for all of your plumbing needs thanks bobby thank you joe thanks for me on.

What Are The Differences Between Tank and Tankless Water Heaters

Is a Tankless water heater better than a traditional tank water heater?  Well, it depends.  In many instances a tankless water heater may be the way to go. 
Check out this episode to learn more about tankless and traditional tank water heaters.
 
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What Is That Rusty Water In My Water Heater Drain Pan?

"OK now we have a tank leak if it's not that means it's coming from somewhere else .. ."  - Bobby Crowder, Plumbing Expert
Have you seen water in your drain pan?  The pan that is under your water heater, the drain pan, is there to catch water that may have escaped your water heater. Plumbing expert, Bobby Crowder, The Family Plumber is on the show to help us out today!
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Podcast Episode Transcript:
 
Here are the check a pro radio show we get all kinds of questions and we got a plumbing question today so I asked my good friend Bobby Crowder the family plumber to join me here on the program hey Bobby how you doing buddy hey check a pro Joe how are you how are you I'm doing I'm doing great hey a question came in and I think I know the answer to this even though there may be multiple answers but the question was this from one of our listeners why is there rusty water in that pan that metal pan underneath my water heater what could that be hmm well not just rust it could be anything actually it could be you know water itself it could be dirty water making it look like rust it depends on where the locations at you know like said addicts or you know Texas has yeah they're installed in the attics in Arizona where they're in the garage and so they tend to get really dirty so um usually if there's any kind of liquid or any kind of water or anything that's in that pan there's something going on and usually most of the time it is a leaky water heater but you get a check it first you come out when you come out there check to see if you know if it's a gas water here put that little that front plate there and stick your fingers inside the inside where the gas control valve assemblies at and see if there's any water in there if there is OK now we have a tank leak if it's not that means it's coming from somewhere else so you want to jump up above see what's going on if there's any of the flex lines leaking a ball valve any of the connections or I've even seen somebody have a water line that's ramped to a fridge around the back and it wasn't visible until that little water line was just thinking down inside there it wasn't what it was not a water heater issue so now they're using it as a drain pan exactly Yep so you know be very cautious dream pans are great they've been out here in Arizona we didn't do them very often until recently probably about uh I want to say six or eight years ago they've kind of put them in you know wanting them put in per code some cities are different than others so Arizona's a little bit different than maybe some other states but now we don't do we don't install a water heater without a pan whatsoever now it has sure have a pan and honestly if it's in the garage or somewhere that's more outside ish if you will it's not as big of a deal but if it is inside a utility room maybe in the laundry room type thing which it could be well then yes you're definitely going to want to do that also the pressure relief valve isn't it possible that that could leak it does usually like technically you're supposed to exercise that that TMP valve every six months he does that no one really ever does that you know flip it on off and when you do if it hasn't been done for a while and you flip it on and you try to flip it off now you're now you're probably going to causally or it's going to drip out the main line you know the drain line of it you know itself or it's just going to drop out of that little Chrome handle and then that could cause an issue down below but you know something like that would be an easy fix you know replacement with that TP valve so you know something like that I'd be very I love doing stuff like this is a very I love investigating stuff you know going on the problem yeah oh I love it you know instead of just going OK I know what it is boom I know I like to go in there and hey what's going on here I just I love that kind of work I really who doesn't like a mystery right we all do all right the best thing to do is to get ahold of my friend Bobby Crowder the family plumber all is all of his information is in the description of this podcast hey bobby thanks for taking time out of your day buddy really appreciate it you bet thanks Joe.

What Is The Difference In Plumbing Types?

"PEX is a little bit higher,you know, a little bit more used than copper compared to the cast iron and the galvanized."
- Bobby Crowder, Plumbing Expert
 
So, what type of pipes do you have in your home?  Plumbing expert, Bobby Crowder, The Family Plumber joins Jim Klauck - aka Check A Pro Joe on the show today to discuss the different types of plumbing pipes in your home.
The question today - "What Is The Difference In Plumbing Types?" 
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How Can I Prevent A Clogged Toilet?

"The only time you would have anything like that would be like I said, like tree roots or anything like that growing into the pipe."
- Bobby Crowder, Plumbing Expert
 
Bobby Crowder from The Family Plumber joins Jim Klauck (Check A Pro Joe) today on the show!
Okay, we all have this question!  How to avoid a clogged toilet?
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Podcast Episode Transcript: 
We get a lot of questions here at the Check A Pro Radio show and a lot are about plumbing and this one's kind of an obvious one,but it's an important one and it's very simple how to avoid a clogged toilet and it's really uncomfortable.And so I'm gonna get a little personal here when it comes to clogged toilets.Generally,when the toilet is clogged,it's not clogged with something friendly.Ok.This is stuff that we don't want in our home.That's why we flush it.We want it out of the home.I've asked my good friend Bobby Crowder,the family plumber.He's in Arizona and he's joining me here on the program today to tell us how we can avoid a clogged toilet because it's very uncomfortable.Bobby.How you doing today?Good.How are you,Joe?I am fantastic.This is a common question.It'd be nice because if we didn't have clogged toilets,we wouldn't have to have plumbers come out so much to do something that isn't high tech.You guys are very good at un clogging them,but how do we avoid it?Uh That's uh,well,one of our most common service calls is,you know,a clogged toilet.So there is a list,I mean,it's,let's see,you know,it could be stuff that people throw down the toilet or else could be tree roots too.So we don't know until we get out there.But to avoid that,you know,besides the tree roots is there's,there's a huge list.So,first of all,disposable diapers.No baby wipes.No,uh,feminine hygiene products.No,that's very common.Uh,I get cigarette butts,uh,Q tips,cotton balls,cotton pads,medications,paper towels,tissues,cat litter.I've seen um,packing material,uh,dental floss,I mean,the list goes on and on and on.So the only thing that should be going down the toilet is waste liquid and paper,that's it.And when I say paper,I mean,like toilet paper,not the other,any other sorts of paper products just,you know,keep,stay away from those.But in order for us,you know,to avoid that for us coming out,please just don't do,don't do any of that and you're totally stay clean.So,Bobby,the list is shorter of what you can and should put in the toilet than what you shouldn't.So basically,er,we'll talk in toilet terms.Number one and number two,we know what that means.Everybody.Right.Pee and poop and then,and then an approved wiping appliance,which is going to be toilet paper.I say approved it,it,it should be something comfortable for you,but it should be biodegradable the best it can a lot.It's not,but it should be,I mean,the one ply would be ideal for the toilet,not ideal for us,but my point is,is nothing more than human waste.And we've spoken about using other products before,like a bad day to clean off.That would be ideal if you could actually hose off and not put any product in.Right.Yeah,exactly.Yeah,that you,you'll avoid any kind of clogs under the toilet.The only time you would have anything like that would be like I said,like tree roots or anything like that growing into the pipe.Yeah.It,it,it's just so important to prevent things.It's kind of like us as humans.Ok?When you go to the doctor,the cardiologist,they're gonna say here's what you should put in your mouth and here's what you shouldn't and everything from your esophagus all the way down to your colon gets affected by what you put in.Not to mention,you know,your intestines,your stomach,your pancreas can get on the list.I mean,I'm not a doctor.I sound like one but I'm not,but I'm telling you I had pancreatitis once and I listened up when the doctor said this is what you should and should not do.So,it's very,very important to be careful what you're putting in your plumbing system and what you're putting in your body.So think about this,if you really want to have the optimal body,you put in fruits and vegetables and lean meats and a lot of good liquids and minerals and other nutrients.Think about your toilet too.It doesn't like junk.Correct.That simple Bobby Crowder.Thank you so much for joining me today and helping us out with that question of what you should be putting in your toilet and what you should not be.Bobby Crowder's information.The family plumber is all listed in the description of this podcast.Hey,Bobby,we'll see you next time.Thank you.

Are SharkBite Plumbing Fittings A Good Solution To My Plumbing Project?

"SharkBites tend to fail over time and a lot of homeowners do is they make the mistake of putting them inside walls behind their walls for plumbing or they're adding a line or whatever not knowing that overtime those can fail.. ."  - Bobby Crowder, Plumbing Expert
Bobby Crowder from The Family Plumber joins Jim Klauck (Check A Pro Joe) today on the show!
Have you heard of a SharkBite pluming connector? Plumbing expert, Bobby Crowder, The Family Plumber is on the show today to explain how they work.
Check out this episode of The Plumber Podcast to find out more...
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Podcast Episode Transcript:
Hey, Bobby Crowder is joining me here on the check a pro radio show Bobby is one of our go to experts on the check a pro radio show he is a plumbing expert in surprise AZ the family plumber hey Bobby how you doing hey Joe how are you I'm doing fantastic hey I want you to help me out with something here I was reading this online article and it was talking about a shark bite fitting for plumbing what's a shark bite plumbing fitting shark bite fittings are a push to connect fitting it's usually for like no homeowners could do it themselves you know I'm not very big on them there's a new there's a new one out it's called quick fitting that's what it's kind of like a 75 year warranty the shark bites they tend to fail over time and a lot of what homeowners do is they make the mistake of like putting them inside walls you know like behind their walls for plumbing or they're adding a line or whatever and they just OK I'll just you know start back this together not knowing that overtime those can fail all it is just a fitting that has like little teeth in it with an O-ring that the pipe goes inside so you know overtime those can fail and if they fail inside your wall you don't know until it's too late I you know I prefer if you're doing something like that it's hard to get them right now but you know like the quick fittings you know let a plumber come out there and pro press it solder it no sweat it this way it's nice and solid you know the push fittings yeah it's one of those you know DIY kind of things you know for homers quick easy fix stuff like that but if you're going to do something like that please put an access panel there so you know if something happens you're it's easy access to get to yeah you know whether it's plumbing or electrical there are codes and just like electrical if you have a junction box it cannot be hidden behind sheetrock it needs to be exposed so the electrician can get back in same with plumbing it sounds like an interesting type of product For more information you can get a hold of my friend Bobby Crowder the family plumber and have him come out and take a look at your plumbing project all of the all of his information is located in the description of this podcast hey Bobby thank you so much for joining me today hey Joe thanks for having me on!

Why Do My Plumbing Drains Get Clogged?

"Once they see go down the drain it's out of sight and out of mind, but they don't understand what it's doing inside the pipes ." 
- Bobby Crowder
 
So, why do your pipes get clogged?  Plumbing expert, Bobby Crowder is here to answer this common plumbing question on the Check A Pro Radio Show!
 
Check out this episode of The Plumber Podcast to find out more...
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Podcast Episode Transcript:
 
Once they see go down the drain it's outside out of mine but they don't understand what it's doing inside the pipes. This is the check a pro radio show check a pro Joe has assembled a team of pre-qualified home service contractors to bring you the latest in services products and techniques now here's your host a man with a hard hat and tool belt check a pro Joe a common problem ever since we've had indoor plumbing is our drains get clogged it could be hair it could be food it could be waste from the toilet it could be a lot of different things I've asked my friend Bobby Crowder the family plumber to join me here on the program today to answer the question why do my drains get clogged now Bobby I know this is kind of a wide question it's not very narrow but I'm sure that you have some insight that you can share with us some common things like air fat and grease and some common things right correct there's one thing a lot of people don't do it what it is they tell you to maintain your drains and who does that nobody does that no nobody calls you Bobby until they have a problem exactly you know even myself I mean there's times I'll maintain like drains here and there but the typical homeowner that's you know not a plumber they're never no one ever does it's just how it is So what I recommend is you know maintain those drains you know just watch what you're putting down the drains but there's you know there's a product out there that's got like the good bacteria that you could put down your drain that will you know every three to six months they'll maintain their sewer system so just be very careful you know it's a good bacteria it's like a bio you know like you know bioclean kind of stuff so it's a maintaining it maintains the sewer lines in your drain so it'll it'll weigh the grease and but you know anything that can build up in your drains overtime but it's more of a homeowners you know kind of watch what you're doing what you know don't be putting grease in and any kind of thing down the drains that's not supposed to go there even though they figure hey it's going down the sewer line that's you know this dispose of this down the sink and it's done and once they once they see go down the drain it's outside out of mind but they don't understand what's what it's doing inside the pipes it's just your typical homeowner it's nothing that we can't fix for you but we can tell you how to maintain it and that's the way to maintain it would be just watch what you're doing get a you know a bio treatment that actually pour down the drains you know safe one not the acids or anything like that there is some safe ones out there they pour down there and maintain the healthy state of your sewer lines of your drains that keeps them clean I'll make a recommendation the grease is the fats pretty much any food item should not be going down the drain I'm personally not a fan of a garbage disposal so I don't have one because I really don't believe and I've been told by plumbers Bobby for decades the only thing that should be going into a waste line is water clean or dirty or human waste especially into a septic system it's designed to breakdown human waste not necessarily roast beef and a pork chop right I mean it's it's not well you laugh you have pulled out of garbage disposals pork chop bone I know you have and they will get stuck in there right and so people think it's just you know just put it in there and it'll go away it can come back to haunt you exactly yeah I've seen bones I've seen lots of stuff and people think hey I've got a 1 horsepower disposal this thing should grind it up no not necessarily just be careful like you said once those drains back up then you have a problem let's maintain those drains let's keep them flowing so you don't ever had to call one of us out to fix an issue yeah hey Bobby that's great advice thank you so much Bobby Crowder the family plumber and surprise AZ all of his contact information is in the description of this podcast feel free to reach out to him he loves to talk to you on the phone and if he needs to he'll also come out and visit you to help you with your plumbing problem bobby once again thank you so much for joining me today thanks joe check a pro as you were a local source for pre-qualified contractors stay tuned for more of the check a Pro radio show.

Is It Safe To Use Liquid Drain Cleaners In My Plumbing?

"When you start doing those liquid plumbers you know solutions and stuff like that a lot of times they won't get any like the hard blockage ." 
- Bobby Crowder
 
To use or not to use liquid drain cleaners in your home's plumbing.  Plumbing expert, Bobby Crowder - "The Family Plumber" answers this question on the Check A Pro Radio Show with host Jim Klauck, AKA Check A Pro Joe!
Check out this episode of The Plumber Podcast to find out more...
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Podcast Episode Transcript:
 
When you start doing those liquid plumbers you know solutions and stuff like that a lot of times they won't get any like the hard blockage. This is the check a pro radio show check a pro Joe has assembled a team of pre-qualified home service contractors to bring you the latest in services products and techniques now here's your host a man with a hard hat and tool belt check a pro Joe every once in a while our drains get clogged could be our kitchen sink it could be our bathroom sink heck it could even be our toilets and it's inconvenient it can also be dangerous because it can back up so I've asked my friend Bobby Crowder from the family plumber to join to tell me whether or not I should be putting that liquid drain cleaner into my sinks and into my toilets hey Bobby welcome to the program hey Joe thanks for having me on yeah so for years and decades I guess we've seen on TV you know buy these products there's a number of them out there that have liquid in them and are kind of Jelly and you pour them into a sink that's clogged or a toilet and it works its way through supposedly and opens up the drain is this the way to go are these safe well some of them are but a lot of them are not so I don't recommend a lot of them just because overtime they can damage the piping so if anything I would get a licensed plumber out there to actually see what's going on when you start doing those liquid plumbers you know solutions and stuff like that a lot of the times they won't get any like the hard blockage you know it won't release any of the hard blockages it'll release the this the smaller lot you know the softer blockage is what we call it you know if it's draining slow yes it can clear it but there they are bad for the piping but there is some products out there that's really excellent for maintaining your drain and clearing the blockages so I guess it depends the best thing to do is to call you because you're a licensed plumber and explain over the telephone what's going on and you would probably either recommend yes you can use this product or I need to come out and I need to help you yes exactly so when they do call me I do you know I'll recommend some different products that can depending on what kind of blood cancers are they're dealing with the they'll explain it to me and then I'll kind of diagnose it over the phone a little bit but there is you know the best thing is for like a licensed plumber like myself to come out and see exactly what is happening what is causing that blockage it might be might be a hard blockage or might be a broken pipe they were putting a bunch of chemicals down there that's just going to make things worse so we need to come out there and see exactly what's going on call the family plumber hello and water is his name he is the gentleman who's on with me right now all of his contact information is in the description of this podcast and you can also go to Google and type in the family plumber surprise AZ you will get his website and also all of these podcasts that we produced together hey Bobby thank you so much for your help today appreciate it thanks Joe have a good day check a pro as your local source for pre-qualified contractors stay tuned for more of the check a pro radio show.