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It’s not uncommon to experience a sudden drop in your Jasper water pressure. Especially when, for example, you’re taking a shower and someone else starts up the washing machine at the same time.  However annoying that might be, it’s not a huge cause for concern:  at least as it pertains to your home plumbing system. …

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If you don’t have a regular plumber and yet a plumbing emergency arises after normal business hours, what do you do? Well, if you’re like most people, even if you have a Yellow Pages directory, you have no idea where it is.  So forget that option.  You have friends who have or know plumbers, but…

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Sitting down? Good, because prepare to be at least mildly surprised if not downright floored! You see, on average, 14% of your total annual water bill comes from leaks in your pipes, toilets, faucets, ice maker, and other household locations. Toilets account for the greatest percentage of leaking water, and the two most common sources…

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It’s almost Thanksgiving. So what on earth, you ask, does that have to do with preventing clogged drains? Well, as circumstances would have it, the day after Thanksgiving is the busiest day of the year for plumbers due to the record numbers of phone calls for clogged kitchen and other household drains. It’s a fact:…

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If you find yourself with a leaking or dripping faucet, the first thing you’re probably going to do is twist, turn, or push the handle to see if that does the trick. Before you can stop the drip, however, you have to know exactly what the causes are of the dripping faucet. Broken or Worn…

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A sump pump only works when you have power.  With a water-powered, back-up sump pump, you’ll added protection and greater peace of mind. Southern Indiana is no stranger to severe weather conditions.  But that doesn’t mean that we’re always as prepared as we could or should be. Take basement flooding, for example.  If you’ve dealt…

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Plumbing isn’t just any ol’ service.  It’s a service provided by people you need to trust.  Whose qualifications must be rock solid.  After all, your family’s comfort, convenience, and safety depend on it. Plus, a plumber is someone you invite into your home.  Need any more reasons to ask before you hire? For your own…

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While gas and electric water heaters are no longer your only two choices, they remain the most popular throughout Southern Indiana. At Messmer Mechanical, we get asked all the time:  “Which is better?”  Like most things in life, there are pros and cons for each variety.  So we we’ve prepared this blog to help you…

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You’re up.  Ready for a great day at the office.  A fun day with the kids at the park.  Eighteen holes of golf.  Or to tackle all those errands you’ve been putting off. What do all these and so many other daily activities have in common.  Far more often than not, you take a nice…

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Even though we’re still years behind Europe, Australia, and other green-conscious countries around the world, green plumbing continues to make rapid strides in the U.S. And nothing better illustrates that point than dual-flush toilets.  Dual-flush toilets, as the name implies, have two buttons vs. a single handle.  One button is for liquid waste only (half…

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