Have you ever hired somebody to do work for you, and you ended up being very dissatisfied by the service you received? When we want a job done we want it done right. We want a professional to do the work that needs to be done. So here are a few good tips to follow whenever you’re looking to hire a plumber, or any service-person for that matter.

How Are You Initially Treated?

Is the plumber you’re calling interested? When you call, are you questions answered and are you given the information you need in a professional manner? Do you feel like the person you are speaking to is genuinely concerned and wants to help you? These are all important questions one must ask themselves whenever looking to hire a plumber.

Are They Licensed?

Hiring a plumber who is licensed is extremely important. One reason for this is, you know that you are hiring somebody who has been specifically trained as a plumber. When a plumber has been licensed by the state of North Carolina, they have proven that they have the knowledge needed to work safely in your home. Be sure to always ask this important question any time you ever hire a plumbers.

What Do People Say About Them?

There are plenty of customer review websites out there now, and because of this, all types of services and businesses are being held accountable by their customers. If customers aren’t generally satisfied by a company or service, you’ll definitely read about it online. So before you go out and hire a plumber, do a little research for yourself. If the company you’ve found has good reviews by their customers, chances are, they’re probably a good company to hire.

If you’re looking for a quality plumbing company that you can rely on in Charlotte NC, give Charlotte Plumbing & Repair. a call at (704) 394-5252

1025 W Trade St 

Charlotte, NC 28202

Determine where the sewer line is leaking. It's usually the spot that is oozing to the surface.

2) Insert an air hose inside the line past the point of the break and apply air pressure to empty the line of remaining water.


3) Find a water line hose one size smaller than the sewer water line. Insert it into the larger pipe and push it in, well past where the break is thought to be.


4) Keep pushing it into the pipe until the far end is submerged in water. You can tell by blowing into the smaller Pipe and hearing bubbling.


5) In the space between the two pipes, inject an expanding urethane foam crack filler. The harder, less expanding type works best.


6) Hopefully, the urethane ran down to the water level, began to foam back up, sealed the crack, and you will see it oozing back out the top.


7) Clean up the excess foam, and wait for it to harden.


8) Connect the inner, smaller water line to the system and apply Water pressure again.

Tips:

This method will not work unless the sewer line slopes downwards and away from you. You need the far end of the smaller, inner pipe to be submerged in water to prevent the foam from sealing the far end shut.
Vertical water lines work the best. Horizontal lines do not.

Attaching a long, narrow tube to the urethane foam applicator helps to inject the foam more easily into the gap between the inner and outer pipes.

Call our central office at:(704) 394-5252 for a free quote on repairing your sewer or water lines, drain tiles or any other plumbing problems you have. Charlotte Plumbers

What to do in a plumbing emergency

Charlotte plumber   sooner or later most homeowners will experience some type of plumbing emergency. Understanding what to do when a problem occurs will make the emergency much easier to deal with.

First, prepare yourself by locating the water shut-off valve, which is located next to your water meter. Once you have located your water meter, the valve next to it will be the water shut-off valve. By turning off the shut-off valve, you will stop all water from entering your home, thus minimizing water damage.

After you have shut-off the water supply, it is also a good idea to open all sink faucets to drain the water from the pipes to further minimize damage. Then, immediately call a plumber. Reputable, professional plumbers can usually send a technician out in a few hours. Follow any instructions given to you, while you wait for them to arrive.
It is also a good idea to use a mop, rags or paper towels to remove excess water, to help keeping water damage to a minimum.

In the case of overflowing toilets, you can shut-off the toilet water supply valve. This valve can usually be located between the bathroom floor and the toilet tank, on the water line supplying the toilet. If this is your plumbing problem, it is not necessary to shut-off the water to the entire home.

Clogged toilets and sink drains can sometimes be opened with a chemical drain opener. If this does not work, a plunger or snake can be tried to remove the clog. If these methods fail to open the clogged drain, you will need to call a plumber.

If it is a water heater problem, immediately shut the unit off. It is a good idea to locate the electrical shut-off switch beforehand. Also be sure to keep the telephone number of a licensed, professional plumber, with emergency services, handy. Handling a plumbing emergency can be made much easier, by following the steps above.

Are you facing a plumbing emergency in the Charlotte,Lake Norman area? Stop and call Charlotte Plumbing & Repair  immediately at (704) 394-5252.

1025 W Trade St
Charlotte, NC 28202

Sara Bareilles: I Was 'Screaming My Face Off' After Grammy Nominations

'It's a pretty cool thing to be getting used to. It's very surreal,' Bareilles says of her Album of the Year nomination.
By Gil Kaufman

Source:
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1718803/sara-bareilles-grammy-nom-reacts.jhtml

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Did Lindsay Lohan Order an Attack on Barron Hilton?

What does Lindsay Lohan have against a quiet evening at home? Whenever she stays out late, trouble is bound to follow. The paroled actress has been accused of ordering an attack on Barron Hilton (brother of Paris Hilton) while they were both partying it up at Miami's Art Basel festival. The hotel heir posted pictures of his battered face to Instagram on Saturday. Lohan was definitely at the party -- but was she actually involved in the skirmish?

Source: http://www.ivillage.com/did-lindsay-lohan-order-attack-barron-hilton/1-a-555020?dst=iv%3AiVillage%3Adid-lindsay-lohan-order-attack-barron-hilton-555020

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Celebrity Sex Quiz: Guess the Star's Steamy Secrets

Go behind the bedroom doors with these celebs (Angelina! Rihanna!), who have dished about everything from the dirty to the divine.

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'S.H.I.E.L.D.' Producer On 'Holy S**t' Answer To The Coulson Mystery

Plus reaction to ratings, and the emerging 'Big Bad.'
By Alex Zalben

Source:
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1718775/shield-producer-answer-to-coulson-mystery.jhtml

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Los Angeles

I'm here! I'm here! And I saw my first gang-banger get arrested yesterday so I feel like a total Angeleno.

I'm getting ready to go to the gym (again, like a total Angeleno!) so I will update later about my run-ins with Alexander Skarsgard, Pauly Shore, and Jeremy or Jason London (I'm not sure which one it was and seeing if I could force him to do drugs to find out seemed unfair. Besides, as it turned out, he was telling the truth?)

Anyhoo, I've got a lot to tell you about gardening! (Did you know if you get dirt wet it turns into mud? Yuck.)

And bumpers! (They don't bump off anything... they go, "Scraaaaaaaatch!")

And there's probably more but, again, I have to go because I have to get to the gym!

Source: http://www.prettyinthecity.com/blog/2011/6/9/los-angeles.html

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Paris Hilton Vows That Lindsay Lohan Will ‘Pay’ For The Attack On Her Younger Brother

SO, over the weekend Lindsay Lohan allegedly got into some sort of altercation with Paris Hilton‘s younger brother Barron Hilton, II while they were all partying in Miami, FL for Art Basel (a notorious weekend of art, parties, drugs and alcohol). Earlier today, we learned that the Hiltons are planning to sue the people involved [...]

Source: http://www.pinkisthenewblog.com/2013-12-09/paris-hilton-vows-that-lindsay-lohan-will-pay-for-the-attack-on-her-younger-brother

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Susan Boyle: I Have Asperger's, but It Doesn't Define Me

Susan Boyle is ready to talk about her Asperger's. A year ago, the singer was diagnosed with the syndrome, which is now known in the psychiatric community as autism spectrum disorder. In a new interview for the British Observer, Boyle describes her diagnosis as "a relief" after years of being misunderstood.

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Best Artists Of 2013

In a year that saw the music industry crown new royals, MTV ranks the artists who ruled.
By MTV News staff

Source:
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1718726/best-artists-2013.jhtml

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What Do Hair, Cooking Oil and Paper Towels Have In Common?

posted by:  Charlotte Plumbing &  Repair

Drain cleaning can be a good thing for your Seattle household plumbing, but it isn’t cheap to have it done professionally. While it may be something you want to schedule regularly with your Charlotte Plumber, it isn’t something you want to be up against in an emergency. Having said that, millions of homeowners have found themselves in just such a position at one time or another. 99% of the time, these clogs could have been avoided by following some simple rules about what should go down the pipes and what shouldn’t. Stick to those rules, and you shouldn’t experience any trouble. Here are some of the most common clogs.

Hair

More than anything else, hair is the primary culprit behind most household clogs, especially as it pertains to the bathroom pipes. It’s only natural, of course. Shaving, grooming, even shampooing can cause you to lose quite a lot of hair over a short period of time. If you have people with long hair in your family, the chances of facing a clog in the near future grow ever more likely. While having everyone in the family shave their heads is a drastic measure to take, there are some simple steps you can take to avoid needing professional drain cleaning. Install some special filters or strainers and catch the hair rather than letting it flow into the pipes.

Cooking Oil

Pour a bottle full of vegetable oil down the kitchen sink and you probably won’t run into any problems. Pour that same amount down the hole after you’ve cooked with it and it may be the last thing that goes down without a fight. When it comes to your Seattle kitchen sink, no substance creates as much need for drain cleaning as used cooking oil. Once it cools after cooking, it hardens into a white, sticky mess that clings to the side of your pipes. It doesn’t take many times of doing this before you’re facing a real problem with water flow. Instead of pouring it down the sink, pour it into a sealable bottle or can and throw it out with the trash.

Paper Products

Toilet paper is very light and practically disintegrates when put through the plumbing system. Paper towels, tampons, and feminine napkins are not the same and should never be flushed down the toilet. It is another of the most common reasons for a clog and it is why nearly all Seattle drain cleaning specialists advise finding something else to do with these paper products.

Kanye West Will Team Up With Rick Rubin Again For His Next Album

So much of what I loved about Kanye West‘s Yeezus album could probably be attributed to the legendary Rick Rubin, and his overall involvement in the project. Just before turning the finished product into his record label, Kanye took it to Rubin who helped him reorganize it, complete tracks, and basically just made it a [...]

Source: http://www.pinkisthenewblog.com/2013-12-09/kanye-west-will-team-up-with-rick-rubin-again-for-his-next-album

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Celebrities Reflect on Nelson Mandela's Inspiring Life

Nelson Mandela was without a doubt one of the most extraordinary, if not the most extraordinary men to walk the Earth in this day and age.

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Why Kanye West And Wale Were Snubbed For A Grammy

MTV News breaks down the 2014 Grammy Award Best Rap/Sung Collaboration nominees: Did the committee get it right?
By Rob Markman

Source:
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1718728/kanye-west-wale-snubbed-grammy.jhtml

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Kelly Clarkson on Pregnancy, Baby Names, Wedding on ‘Ellen DeGeneres Show’ (Video)

Kelly Clarkson spoke about her wedding to Brandon Blackstock, her pregnancy which she calls “horrible” as well as her vow to avoid “weird” baby names and more on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”

The 31-year-old singer-songwriter and first season American Idol winner had been vocal about her desire to have children as soon as possible. And now that she is pregnant she continues to be vocal. She is not enjoying pregnancy to say the least and she has vented quite a bit about the unpleasantness of her physical state. TMI some might say, but expectant mothers, past and present, may find common ground.

Kelly Clarkson said, “I vomit a good dozen times a day. It’s, like, bad. I vomited before coming out here and I had a peppermint so you didn’t…I’m not even kidding, it’s so bad. It’s so bad. I know it’s like so gross. And that’s the thing, too—you’re not attractive when you’re pregnant. Everybody tells you you glow and your hair is pretty and your nails are pretty. That’s total crap. My nails are short, my hair still falls out. It’s not all lush and beautiful and I have no glow. Unless it’s, like, something left over from a bad throw up. It’s horrible. I’m done talking! I’m sorry.”

She said that she is 11 weeks pregnant. I totally want to know right now, She did go on to talk about the much hoped for child, however, and spoke of his or her name — she said that she did not know the gender of the child, and as for the name, “it didn’t even matter because honestly, the name we picked is if it’s a boy or a girl. It’s the same name.”

Naturally, the host ventured to guess the name, throwing out “Chris” and “Pat” for starters.

Kelly Clarkson interjected, “No, you won’t guess it. It’s like a random name. It’s not like some weird famous person that’s going to be like, Blue Jazz. It’s not going to be a weird name.”

Naturally, that has generated some buzz as people speculate as to whether the “Blue Jazz” is alluding to Beyonce and Jay Z’s daughter, Blue Ivy.”

Kelly Clarkson went on with her discourse on naming children. She added: “You know how people … name their child. And see, all I’m thinking of are real celebrity baby names and I don’t want to insult anyone. But so I can’t think of anything funny but it will be like, Sweater Mike. And you know it’ll be weird. Don’t you think so? People name their kids weird names.”

Ellen DeGeneres then asked her about her recent wedding to Brandon Blackstock which took place at a farm in Tennessee. Clarkson had Tweeted the wedding photos and later a video. She said of it, “It was so beautiful. It was so great. It was really funny… I bawled so hard; not pretty Rachael McAdams cry. Like really bad, like, oh that poor girl. My videographer hasn’t even shown it to me.”

She went on to say, “I couldn’t get the vows out. We wrote our own vows, and people tell you to do that, and it was the worst damn decision. I went first and then I couldn’t get through…I got through finally. It took like an hour.” She added, “I could not talk while crying. I was a sobbing hot mess.”

She also talked about her new album, ‘Wrapped in Red,’ her first-ever Christmas album, which has already produced a hit single, ‘Underneath the Tree.’ Ellen DeGeneres gave her an ugly Christmas sweater as well as one for her unborn child.

Her holiday special, ‘Kelly Clarkson’s Cautionary Christmas Music Tale’ will be broadcast on December 11th on NBC.

Pictures: PR Photos

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The Cast Of ‘Annie’ Films A Fun Parade In The Streets Of Harlem, NYC

Back in February we learned that Academy Award-nominated actress Quvenzhané Wallis was cast as the lead in the upcoming film remake of Annie, alongside Jamie Foxx (as Benjamin Stacks aka Daddy Warbucks), Rose Byrne (as Grace, the loving assistant) and Cameron Diaz (as the villainous Miss Hannigan). Filming production of Annie has been taking place [...]

Source: http://www.pinkisthenewblog.com/2013-12-07/the-cast-of-annie-films-a-fun-parade-in-the-streets-of-harlem-nyc

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Things Are Actually Looking Up for Amanda Bynes

It's been months since we've heard any updates on Amanda Bynes -- and thankfully, it seems that no news was good news. According to People, the 27-year-old actress has completed three months of rehab. She is now living at home with her parents and thinking about continuing her education.

Source: http://www.ivillage.com/amanda-bynes-leaves-rehab-may-attend-college/1-a-554671?dst=iv%3AiVillage%3Aamanda-bynes-leaves-rehab-may-attend-college-554671

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NYC Screening with Marie Claire

There was a screening in New York last night hosted by Marie Claire magazine. Here I am:

Milly Jacket, Theory blouse, J Brand jeans, Chloe shoes, Kate Spade earrings, and the handbag was a gift from my friend Caprice!

Source: http://www.prettyinthecity.com/blog/2011/9/28/nyc-screening-with-marie-claire.html

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Gwen Stefani Shows Off Her Baby Bump

The pregnant singer shops for the holidays! Plus, check out more pics of your favorite stars on the scene!

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