Everyone in the Tampa Bay Area has experienced it: You turn on the water in your sink, shower, or tub and the water drains very slowly and then begins to back up. After seeing countless commercials for "magical" liquid drain cleaners, the first thought is to get that bottle of thick blue liquid because it’ll get the job done quickly, right? THE BAD NEWS ABOUT LIQUID DRAIN CLEANERS The bad news that companies who make drain cleaners won’t tell you is that these chemicals are harmful to your plumbing. Even when the bottle claims to be “safe on pipes”, they are truly not. Just look ...

Tankless Water Heaters in Tampa are Becoming More Popular The energy a water heater uses in a Tampa home can account for 20% of the total energy bill. This is one of the primary reasons why tankless water heaters have become so popular in the Tampa Bay region. It saves a lot of energy over a traditional tank type water heater because you don't have to constantly heat a 50 to 70 gallon tank of water. The Benefits of Tankless Heaters Tankless heaters have one big advantage over traditional ones—they provide hot water on demand instead of using a storage tank that can only hold a limited amoun...

Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn's top priority & controversial plan to convert highly-treated wastewater into drinking water has been in the news a lot lately. Pasco County officials, including Commissioners Kathryn Starkey and Ron Oakley, have expressed larger concerns about the water project. The Pinellas delegation, led by St. Petersburg City Council member Darden Rice, have already strongly opposed this plan for Tampa's drinking water. Pinellas and Pasco members have been pressing Tampa water officials about why Florida’s third-largest city needs to further develop its own water supp...

By the year 2030, in America, approximately 79 million people in the workforce will have reached retirement age. Meanwhile, at the same time, only 41 million new people will be entering the workforce. An even more staggering statistic, three out of every four people in the trades (plumbing included) will retire. This is going to really have an impact on the Tampa Bay region because the area is growing with population and development. All of this infrastructure and development that has been occurring over the last 30 years and continues to occur has to be maintained. The maintenance a...

One of the most popular questions we have gotten over the years at Cass Plumbing of Tampa Bay is: how can I fix my smelly, slow running or clogged drains? Drains are all over our homes: the kitchen, the bathroom, the laundry room, the utility room. In the shower and bathtub, in the floor where the water softener drains.  If you have drains, you will have clogged drains from time to time. Clogged drains are smelly and disgusting, which means your children certainly won’t take care of them, even if they are the ones who caused them. So, what can you do?  You have some home solutions to choose ...

DIY Plumbing and When to Call in a Professional The marketing guru behind Cass Plumbing is Dave Cass Senior. This man has lived in marital bliss with his beautiful bride for over 50 years. One of his secrets: know what you're good at & call in the experts for everything else. When it comes to sales, marketing & branding, Dave Cass Sr. is a genius. When it comes to plumbing, it's Dave Cass Jr. that is the expert. Dave Cass Sr. understood early on that water is one of the most destructive and costliest forces when it comes to causing damage to your home. Dave Cass Sr. always unde...

Do you want to save money this year? Below, are 5 water saving tips that will save you money. Take your car to a car wash Taking your car to a car wash instead of washing it at home with your garden hose sounds counter-intuitive, right? A standard garden hose uses about 10 gallons of water per minute. The average person runs their hose for 15 minutes when they are spraying down, washing and rinsing their car. This means on average you will use 150 gallons of water when you wash your car at home. A power washer uses half the amount of water per minute as a standard hose because there ...

In the Greater Tampa Bay region, aside from the kitchen, the most renovated room in the house is the bathroom. Whether it is to reconfigure, so there is more room or to replace the bathtub or toilet. Most Tampa homeowners want a more comfortable space to get dressed in or to relax after a hard day's work. One of the most important items in a bathroom is the toilet. There are several options, but when you’re picking one out, you should be prepared with the basic knowledge of how a toilet works before making the decision on what to buy and have installed. How Does A Toilet Work? New toil...