Are you looking to develop your basement?  There are a few things you need to know.  Before I answer that let me tell you about who I am.  My name is Kelly Kramer and I have been a plumbing contractor for about 24 years now.  I have done countless basements and bathrooms and have seen and heard of many nasty things.  Here are a few things you need to know. Continue reading →

With all of the rain we are getting many of you are probably looking to install a new sump pump in Edmonton.  I have installed 6 sump pumps in the last couple of weeks.  Which is a little more than most years, but every four to six years we get a lot more rain here in Edmonton which means your sump pump is working a lot harder than normal years. Continue reading →

I have not dealt with any home inspectors here in Edmonton, but I have had a few clients that have.  In both cases I was not impressed with what had been written up in the report.  In the first instance a friend of mine had a house inspected.  He then called me up to repair everything that the inspector said was wrong, so he sent me the full report ahead of time. Continue reading →

It is that time of year again, and about every 3 to 4 years the flooding is worse than usual.  Over the last two days I have changed out 3 sump pumps in Edmonton for people that have had sump pump failure.  I have had two other calls but was busy on other jobs and during a time of flooding these things need to be changed as fast as possible. Continue reading →

I would think that plumbing leaks are pretty much the same across the country and throughout the world. But Edmonton does get some plumbing leaks that other locations most likely do not get.  Those leaks are from frozen water lines that have split water pipes and created a leak. Continue reading →

Today I got a call to unclog a toilet in an office building.  I was told this particular toilet was plugging every month or two which made me think that it was time for a new one.  When I got to the job I had to auger the toilet three times to get the rid of the clog.  But we had success. Continue reading →

Radiant heat in one type of heating system that is often hooked up and installed by plumbers in Edmonton.  Radiant heat is a form of heating that is similar to how the sun heats the earth.  The heat comes from the medium and radiates outwards in all directions.  In this article I will explain the different kinds of radiant heating systems that make sense here in Edmonton. Continue reading →

Recently I did a job for a young couple that was totally wrong.  Apparently the homeowner liked to do their own plumbing work but did not like to read on how plumbing drains should be hooked up.  The kitchen sink and bathroom sinks were hooked up wrong.  Instead of using a p-trap the homeowner created an s-trap.  Since you can not buy an s-trap the only way to have one is to make one. Continue reading →

Plumbing contractors in Edmonton are different from plumbing repairmen in Edmonton.  The difference is that plumbing contractors normally do some sort of construction work or installation.  Where as plumbing repairmen are more into service work and repairing things that need to be fixed. Continue reading →