Less Stuff, Less Stress: 7 Things to Reduce In Your Home and How

Receiving gifts is wonderful, but they also add to the clutter, the bills, and the general stress in your life. If you’ve resolved to make your home easier to live in this year or are simply feeling stressed after Christmas and New Year’s, we at The Eco Plumbers will help. Here are seven things you can easily […]

Preventing & Thawing Frozen Pipes

Whether you’re away from home when freezing temperatures hit or you’ve forgotten to leave the faucets dripping, a frozen pipe can lead to it bursting and flooding your home. Preventing frozen pipes in Columbus, Ohio, is a fairly simple maintenance routine that should be part of your home winterization. Knowing how to thaw a pipe that’s accidentally been left […]

Eco Highlights: 2014 was Greener than Ever

What a year it has been! Columbus is the 15th-fastest-growing city in the country bringing in new talent, entrepreneurial ventures and opportunity for the community it serves. This year was also huge for the green community. Green Columbus brought Gratitude Earth Day to the city and the celebration reached a record-breaking 4,000+ volunteers who donated […]

3 Easy Ways to Be Green Around Your House and Why It’s Important

Regardless of your thoughts on global warming, there are many great reasons to go green around your home. A very practical reason is that it saves a considerable amount of money over time. It also decreases the chance of our planet being overrun with waste in the foreseeable future. Landfills that currently exist are already overcrowded eyesores. […]

Visitors During the Holiday: Keep Your Water Heater in Top Shape with These Tips

The holidays are a great time to host friends and family for extended stays. However, a fun gathering can quickly turn into an unenjoyable situation if the water heater is on the fritz. Being without hot water is hard at any point in the year, but even more so when cold weather arrives. If a water […]

Green Plumbing & An Explanation

“Going green” is a popular phrase that sounds good to a consumer base. Much like the term “organic,” though, it can have a variety of different definitions, especially in business. Green plumbing has become a popular branding concept for plumbing companies, but what does it mean? Going green is synonymous with environmental or “eco” friendliness. It means […]

Steps to Protect Your Plumbing This Winter

During winter, keeping your pipes from freezing can save your home and plumbing system from ice damage. When winter temperatures plummet, the risk of water freezing in pipes can cause all sorts of problems that are much harder to fix than to prevent. When this happens, water expands and can cause pipes to burst. If temperatures start […]

Fall is Drain Cleaning Season

Fall is an exciting part of the year for many reasons. However, it’s also the time of year when drains become sticky with leaves and built up debris, which has become embedded in sewer lines. As such, it’s also time for the county to begin cleaning up drains – and for you to take steps in your home […]

7 Smart Ways to Prepare Your Plumbing for the Holidays

With the holiday season nearing full swing, we often expect to spend time entertaining and cooking. What many people fail to consider is that they may also be overworking their plumbing system. Though visits from friends and family are welcome during the season, an unexpected plumbing repair is not. Prepare your plumbing to meet the […]

The Best Ways to Save Water

Conserving water is not something people should only worry about because of cost or drought conditions. It’s something everyone should worry about for the future of the planet. Saving water also saves energy, which helps America be more energy independent. So what are some simple ways to save water? Check your plumbing Ensuring faucets and pipes […]