When the rain starts coming down outside, accompanied by heavy winds and frightful thunder, it’s easy to worry about your home’s power. One fallen branch or unfortunate lighting strike can plunge your home into complete darkness, making it impossible to access heat, hot water, and various other essentials. Fortunately, generators...
5 Summer Plumbing Problems You Can Avoid This Year Summertime is the perfect season for guests, grill outs, and gardening, but it’s also (unfortunately) prime time for plumbing problems. New ways of using your indoor and outdoor plumbing systems can bring a new host of problems – but you don’t...
We talk a lot about how to clear out clogs, but what about preventing them entirely? When it comes to sewer cleaning, prevention is a great method. One of the biggest causes of sewer blockages actually comes from kitchen-sink grease. After you’re done cooking, dispose of your grease in the...
Pesky leak giving you trouble? Leaks can make your water bill climb and even cause costly damage to your home. If you’ve looked at your water bill or usage report and aren’t sure if you have a leak, check your water meter. Start by turning off all of the water...
Drain cleaning and maintenance is an important part of your home-care routine! To prevent clogs, clean your kitchen and bathroom drains weekly with an easy solution of baking soda, white vinegar, and water. Just pour ½ cup of baking soda into your drain and follow it up with ½ cup...
Sometimes when you need plumbing or electrical services for your home or business, you need them with no time to spare. That’s why the Reynolds Electric & Plumbing team leaves slots open in their regular 8-5 schedule every day for any emergency services that our community may need, including emergency...
If your leak is mild, there are some things you can do at home before calling in a plumber. But before you do anything, turn off the water valve that connects to the leaking pipe. If your pipe is leaking from the nut that connects two pipe segments, grab a...
We don’t like inefficient water heaters in this house. Here’s how to get the most out of yours. Insulating is key and only needs to be done once. First, be sure to turn off your water heater before you start this process. Pick up an insulating blanket and trim it...
Hydrojetting is a blockage-busting technique that removes clogs, debris, scale, and grease from drain pipes with a high-pressure stream of water. But how is it different from, or better than, drain snaking? And how will you know when you need it? While drain snaking removes blockages, such as hairballs and...
Two great Oregon companies joining together under the unified brand of Reynolds Electric and Plumbing Eugene, OR, October 13, 2021 When Reynolds Electric was founded in Grants Pass back in 1964 and in Eugene in 1980, the company was based on a few core principles: family, integrity, and teamwork. When...