Telltale Signs It’s Time for Drain Cleaning
Keeping your drains clean is an essential aspect of home maintenance that often goes overlooked. While it’s beneficial to use a mixture of baking soda and vinegar occasionally to keep your drains fresh, there comes a time when professional intervention becomes necessary. Scheduling expert drain cleaning appointments every year is a proactive approach to maintaining […]
The Top Causes of Low Water Pressure & What to Do
Low water pressure can be incredibly annoying and disruptive to our daily lives. It affects everything from our morning routines to household chores, making simple tasks like washing dishes or doing laundry a time-consuming ordeal. If you’re experiencing this frustrating issue, all hope is not lost. First, you need to understand that there are several […]
What Is Included in a Whole House Repipe Job?
One of the services we offer is whole house repiping. If that sounds like a major undertaking to you, well, it is. But there are times when it is absolutely necessary for maintaining a functioning plumbing system, especially in an older house. And although it is called “whole house repiping,” you may have some inaccurate […]
What Are You Doing to Prevent Frozen Pipes?
If you’ve lived in the Espanola area for even just a year, then you know we’re notorious for our hot summers, one of which we’re just now coming out of and greeting cooler temperatures with joy. Of course, if you’re an Espanola resident you also know that our mild temperatures don’t last long. We go […]
What to do if you have Leak Problems caused by Kitec Pipes
Do you have leaky pipes? Were any Kitec Pipes or fixtures used in your home? If so, please call Roadrunner Air Conditioning, Heating, and Plumbing today! What is Kitec? Kitec pipe was used between 1995 and 2007 as an alternative to copper piping. It was marketed as a cheaper product, however, many problems with the […]
Should You Worry about Frozen Pipes?
We get it: around our parts, it doesn’t normally get as bitterly cold as it does in other parts of the country. Still, our nighttime temperatures can get pretty chilly, and all it takes is one night at 32°F or below for your plumbing pipes to freeze. Of course, this depends on how protected the […]
You Really Need a Backflow Prevention Device: Here’s Why
Have you ever been washing your hands, or taking a shower, and suddenly found a large amount of gross water bubbling up out of the drain? If so, you have a backflow problem. Backflow is a serious issue that affects millions of homes across the country. It’s such a problem that the majority of cities […]
What to Do if You Suspect That You Have a Slab Leak
Do you have water coming up from under your floor? Are your monthly water bills suddenly higher for no apparent reason? If so, you might have a slab leak. Slab leaks are a major problem, though they are thankfully less common than many other plumbing problems. Most homes sit on a concrete foundation, known as […]
The Incredible Damage Associated with Pinhole Leaks
When you see a plumbing leak on television or in the movies, it almost always seems dramatic. Water bursts from a pipe in the ground at full force, flooding the home or streets, or it shoots straight up out of a sink, comically inconveniencing someone in the home. But in real life, leaks aren’t always […]
