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Backflow and RPZ testing is important to make sure you maintain safe running water and required by law for businesses. Get backflow testing certification from Seaway Plumbing. Seaway Plumbing backflow testing services for residential backflow testing customers and commercial backflow testing for businesses since 2002! 

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Miami plumbers and Key Largo plumbers for water heater repair!

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Need a plumber in South Florida for a burst pipe? Call Seaway Plumbing to repair burst pipe Miami. You can reach plumber in your area at 305-367-3225.

Plumbing services available throughout Miami and the Florida Keys.

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Tips to Conserve Water in Your Home

Read about some money saving water tips most people overlook. By using just a few of these simple water saving tips will cut down tremendously on your everyday water usage and decrease your water bill too!

If you need a professional plumber in Miami or in the Florida Keys, call Seaway Plumbing! Let our plumbing technicians trouble-shoot, identify and fix water wasting problems throughout your home.

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DIY Tips for plumbing and water-consuming appliances

Keep your plumbing and water-consuming appliances clean and running efficiently. If you need a plumbing pro, call Seaway Plumbing. We are always here to help keep your plumbing running smoothly!

Garbage Disposal

Use cold water when running the disposal. To clean garbage disposal unit:

Pour a small amount of dish soap down the disposal with cold water.

Egg shells can help scrap away the grime along the walls of the disposal.

Do NOT throw expandable foods (breads, pastas, etc) or fibrous foods (celery, corn husks, etc) down the disposal

Citrus peels can be in a running garbage disposal for a fresh odor

Crushing up ice cubes in the disposal help keep the blades sharp

Shower

To clean shower-head, follow these steps:

Using a small amount of vinegar, pour into a plastic bag and rubber band the bad around your shower head. Leave overnight. This will clean mineral deposits left behind from your water, maintaining optimum water flow

Take a dish sponge that you can fill with dish soap and fill it will half distilled vinegar and half dish soap instead. Keep this sponge in your shower for easy cleaning of your shower door and walls.

Toilet

To clean toilet inside:

A worn out flapper could be the cause of a running toilet. Replace it with a new one but, don’t forget to shut the water off to the toilet first!

The chain connecting to your flapper might not have enough slack in it causing your toilet to run. Adjust the chain so it reaches the flapper when closed and add just a slight bit of slack too.

Using lemon juice can help scrub away at stains in your toilet

Pour in some liquid laundry detergent around the inside of your toilet bowl. Let sit for 45-mins to an hour, scrub, flush, and you’ve got yourself a clean toilet!

Dishwasher

To clean dishwasher:

On the bottom of the dishwasher, pour about 2 cups of vinegar (distilled) and run on low cycle.

To keep your plumbing and water-consuming appliances clean and running efficiently, remember these tips! In case it gets out of hand, call Seaway Plumbing to have one of our plumbing pros visit your home today!

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Professional Bathroom Renovations in South Florida

A bathroom renovation is no small project. Working with professional gives you peace of mind knowing job will get done. Call Seaway Plumbing at 305-367-3225 and speak to one of our bath remodeling experts.

Seaway Plumbing has provided quality solutions to South Florida since 2002! Our experts know remodeling well and provide real solutions to today's bath innovations.

Ideas, Design and Creation of Dream Baths!

Seaway Plumbing is a top-rated plumbing company providing plumbing contractor, design and construction services to homes and businesses. Whether you are looking to simply change-out bath faucets to fully constructing new baths from the foundation up, Seaway Plumbing is a great choice!

Stop dreaming on how you want your home bath to look like and let us create it...

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Don't Pour That Down The Drain!

Many of us think that if it can get past the strainer than it is okay to be poured or flushed down drain. Unfortunately that is not the case. There are many solids and liquids we need to keep out of our plumbing. Certain substances can build up overtime causing clogs, corrosion, sewer overflow, and even contaminate our water supply. Below is a list complied of some of the obvious and not so obvious items that should be disposed of somewhere other than your drain.

  ·      Grease (One of the most common to be disposed of down the drain, but one of the most harmful to your plumbing.)

·      Butter, Margarine, Lard, Shortening

·      Food Particles

·      Coffee Grounds

·      Stickers off produce items

·      Paper Towels

·      Personal Hygiene Products

·      Paint/Paint Thinner

·      Nail Polish

·      Acidic or Corrosive Chemicals/Solutions

·      Fats and Oils

·      Meats

·      Bones

·      Dairy Products (milk, cheese, cream)

·      Egg Shells

·      Sauces, Salad Dressings, Condiments

    Keeping the items above out of your kitchen sink (and toilet) will keep your plumbing in optimal condition and prevent you from having to face repair costs. 

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Doing Your Own Plumbing Inspection

Are you in the market for a new house? Or, did you just recently become a new homeowner? We are here to help you with some simple things to look for to prevent you from encountering unexpected and unwanted costs.

  -Be on the look out for any signs of water damage. Inquire about patched walls, water stains, and peeling of paint or wallpaper.

-Push up the ceiling tiles to make sure the ceiling isn’t hiding an unpleasant surprise.

-Flush the toilets and run the faucets to observe any signs of clogged drains and poor pressure.

-Test the shower’s water pressure and observe for any corrosion on the showerhead.

-Observe any exposed pipes for insulation, leaks, and corrosion.

-Any signs of mold or mildew can indicate water leaks.

-Buckling or cracking floor can indicate a leaking pipe hidden underneath the flooring.

-Check the water heater for service date, leaks, and corrosion.

-The smell of the house may indicate plumbing problems too. An earthy or musty smell can be the result of water issues.

  Make sure you have a thorough inspection of the house with a second opinion to prevent you from being blindsided by any household plumbing issues. 

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DIY Tips

This week we are giving you some easy DIY tips to keep some of your plumbing and water-consuming appliances clean and running efficiently:

Garbage Disposal

Use cold water when running the disposal

To clean pour a small amount of dish soap down the disposal with cold water

Egg shells can help scrap away the grime along the walls of the disposal

Do NOT throw expandable foods (breads, pastas, etc) or fibrous foods (celery, corn husks, etc) down the disposal

Citrus peels can be in a running garbage disposal for a fresh odor

Crushing up ice cubes in the disposal help keep the blades sharp

Shower

Using a small amount of vinegar, pour into a plastic bag and rubber band the bad around your shower head. Leave overnight. This will clean mineral deposits left behind from your water, maintaining optimum water flow

Take a dish sponge that you can fill with dish soap and fill it will half distilled vinegar and half dish soap instead. Keep this sponge in it your shower for easy cleaning of your shower door and walls.

Toilet

A worn out flapper could be the cause of a running toilet. Replace it with a new one but, don't forget to shut the water off to the toilet first!

The chain connecting to your flapper might not have enough slack in it causing your toilet to run. Adjust the chain so it reaches the flapper when closed and add just a slight bit of slack too.

Using lemon juice can help scrub away at stains in your toilet

Pour in some liquid laundry detergent around the inside of your toilet bowl. Let sit for 45mins to an hour, scrub, flush, and you've got yourself a clean toilet! 

Dishwasher

On the bottom of the dishwasher, pour about 2 cups of vinegar (distilled) and run on low cycle

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Stop Wasting Money Down The Drain!

Happy 2013! 

We hope you all enjoyed the holiday season and are ready to put your best foot forward into the New Year. After a busy past two weeks of traveling to visit family and hosting a holiday party of mine own, I am confident in saying “it’s good to be settled back into my normal routine.” Between all the hustle and bustle these past 2 weeks brought us, we were still working away on completing various projects and making progress on others. However, instead of talking about a site update (and since a lot of your new year’s resolutions might consist of financial savings), I’d like to share with you some money saving tips to conserve water in your day-to-day lives.

·      Replace an old inefficient faucet with a new one (a leaky faucet can waste gallons of water a day)

·      Update your toilet (newer toilet models-mid 90’s or newer-use less water per flush than old out-dated ones)

·      Change over to low-flow/water efficient showerheads (still provides the same great water pressure but cuts done on the gallons of water used)

·      Only run your washing machine when you have a full load

·      Only run your dishwasher when you have a full load

·      Make sure your lawn sprinklers water your grass and not the driveway or sidewalk

·      Observe your water meter (this can help pin-point high usage periods as well as check for any “hidden” leaks)

·      Fix leaky outside faucets

·      Clean showerheads to remove mineral deposits

·      Don’t leave the water running while brushing your teeth (Parents you tell your kids this but face it, adults are just as guilty of this one! Simply turning off the water while brushing can save 3-5 gallons each time...depending on how good of a brusher your are.)

·      Keep your water heater set at 120°F or below

·      Turn your water off before leaving for vacation or a long weekend (coming home to find an unexpected flood does not make a good end to your vacation-unfortunately my sister experienced this one the hard way...TWICE!)

By using just a few of these simple tips will cut down tremendously on your everyday water usage and decrease that dreaded water bill too!

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Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays!

We are sorry for the late post, but we took some time off to celebrate the holidays with family and friends. We hope this holiday season has brought much happiness and joy to you and your family and that you celebrated surrounded by those you love.

Last week we continued to make headway on our largest project of 2012. The Hialeah Flamingo Casino broke ground last fall, and since then we have made great progress in the drain lines and plumbing work for the property. This past week we worked on various projects within the casino including the sanitary waste piping and grease waste piping. We also worked on the installation of drain lines and the underground plumbing for the casino bar. Check out the photos below for a look at our work in progress. 

With the year coming to a close we at Seaway Plumbing, Inc would like to wish you much health, happiness, and prosperity in 2013. We are looking forward to exciting work in the year ahead and cannot wait to continue to share with you our project news and updates.

(Photo above: Making room for the drain lines)

(Photo above: Waste Piping)

(Photo above: Underground plumbing for casino bar)

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A Busy 2012

             Since the start of Seaway Plumbing, Inc. back in 2002 it has grown from a bold idea to a flourishing and prominent company of Southern Florida. Although, we have entered the world of blogging before, we are reestablishing ourselves in the social media spotlight. We are committed to keeping our readers and supporters up to date on what is happening at Seaway and letting you get to know us on a more personal level.

            This year we marked 10 years of providing excellence to our customers and our community. Throughout those years of operation, we have provided service for everyday plumbing needs as well as completed substantial projects. In our 10th year we have worked on numerous large projects.  Among those completed were Sunshine Towers of Miami Beach, Miami Jai Alai Casino, and Miami-Dade Public Schools. We are currently in the process of completing work on DCK housing, housing of the Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, as well as the Hialeah Flamingo Casino. The Hialeah Flamingo Casino has been our biggest project of 2012. After the completion of the casino project, we will have installed extensive plumbing work ranging from sanitary waste piping to grease waste piping.

            Please check back next Monday to see what we have been working on this week.  There is always something new happening at Seaway Plumbing and we want to keep you in the loop!

              We want to extend our thoughts and prayers to those victimized by the tragedy in Newtown, CT.  Our hearts are heavy for the families, faculty, and community of Sandy Hook Elementary. We send prayers of peace and may the memories of those lives lost live for eternity.

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