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Church-Easy Clean-toilet seat review
Written by Mike Johnson.
Cleaning around a toilet seat can be real hassle. A company called Church manufactures a high quality toilet seat that makes cleaning a snap. The following review shows the installation process and explains how easy the toilet seat comes on and off for cleaning. This particular seat is Oconomowoc Plumbings number one best selling seat. Dirty […]
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Kohler Cimarron toilet review
Written by Mike Johnson.
A customer in Oconomowoc needed a new toilet so between the two of us we decided on installing a new Kohler Cimarron. Oconomowoc Plumbing installs more Cimarron toilets than any other brand, and for good reason; it’s one of the best flushing toilets on the market for the price. I took some photos of the installation for […]
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Fixing a broken toilet flange
Written by Mike Johnson.
NOTE: A toilet flange is also known as a “Closet Collar” I received a phone call from a general contractor who needed a plumber to find a way to repair a broken toilet flange without tearing the ceiling open on the lower floor. The contractor needed to install a new tile floor but when the […]
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Rare look inside a Rheem water heater!
Written by Mike Johnson.
In this article I will completely disassemble a Rheem 75 gallon water heater A customer in Hartland called me last week because his water heater was leaking. On the phone the customer told me it was leaking pretty bad so I was pretty sure I would be plumbing in a brand new water heater. When I […]
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Installing a Delta pot filler faucet
Written by Mike Johnson.
In the kitchen a pot filler faucet offers tremendous utility for people who love to cook. In this tutorial you will learn how to install the water supply that feeds the fixture. Before we begin it’s worth noting that absolute accuracy with plumbing this faucet is critical. A pot filler like the Delta 1177LF has an arm that […]
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What would you do with an extra hour?
Written by Mike Johnson.
I was between service calls. I wasn’t unclogging a toilet in downtown Oconomowoc, fixing a garbage disposal in your local restaurant, or troubleshooting a leak coming from a mystery location somewhere on the 2nd floor of an old farmhouse. Nope, instead I was between service calls at home digging through paper work for my plumbing […]
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Oconomowoc Plumbing is on Facebook!
Written by Mike Johnson.
Oconomowoc Plumbing is now on Facebook.
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