What to do if a rat comes up your toilet
Heavy rains and flooding can send more rats into the sewer system. Find out the simple steps to deal with a rat in your toilet.
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Onsite insight: What everyone needs to know about onsite septic systems
Flush it and forget it, right? Not so fast if you’re one of tens of thousands of King County homes and businesses with an on-site septic system. An on-site septic system (OSS), more commonly known as a septic system, is a mini-water treatment facility right on the homeowner’s property. Designed, installed and maintained properly, an […]
Read MoreRats: One more reason you should shut the toilet lid
We are not here to scare you. But those urban legends you’ve heard about rats in toilets? They’re (at least partially) true. Rats in toilets – what are the odds? It is very unlikely that you will find a rat in your toilet. The City of Seattle is estimated to have about 2.5 million toilets, […]
Read MorePlumbing and public health – an essential connection
To say that plumbing has an essential connection with public health may be an understatement. The Centers for Disease Control calls the shift from inadequate water supplies to clean drinking water one of the top ten public health achievements of the 20th century because of its fundamental impact on the spread of communicable disease. Many […]
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