Cartwright's Plumbing Blog

Understanding the correct use of your garbage disposal is crucial to maintaining a smoothly functioning kitchen. Many homeowners may not realize how important it is to understand and respect your garbage disposal’s capabilities and limitations.

As Earth Day approaches, Cartwright's Plumbing is committed to promoting sustainable plumbing practices in the Albuquerque, Espanola, Las Vegas, Los Alamos, Santa Fe, and Taos areas. Our team understands the importance of conserving water and energy while providing top-quality plumbing services to our customers.

Seasonal changes can impact your home's pipes, fixtures, and appliances, making preventive maintenance crucial to avoid costly repairs.

As the temperatures drop, a reliable furnace becomes the heart of your home's comfort. However, when your furnace decides to go on strike, it can leave you in the cold—literally.

Tips on keeping your plumbing system in tip top shape for the holidays. Cartwrights Plumbing serving the Albuquerque, Los Alamos and Santa Fe areas.

As the last of the Thanksgiving turkey disappears and families gear up for the holiday season, there’s one more event that’s marking calendars everywhere—Brown Friday. Known as the busiest day for plumbers, Brown Friday can bring with it a flood of plumbing troubles, thanks to the big Thanksgiving clean-up.

Frozen pipes and cold-weather plumbing issues can lead to costly repairs and disruptions to your daily life. In this comprehensive guide, we'll provide essential tips on winterizing your plumbing effectively. By following these steps, you can safeguard your home and enjoy a worry-free winter season.

Halloween, a time of pumpkin carving and eerie delights, often leads to an unsuspected horror: plumbing nightmares!

Do's and Don'ts for Fall!

Drain cleaning is vital to a business. Imaging the customer experience with an overflowing, clogged drain pipe? Not pleasant. Contact our plumbing experts today.

Water heater giving you issues? You may be nearing the water heater's lifespan. Find out when it's the best time to replace that old water heater.

In this blog post, we will explore the relationship between heavy rain and broken pipes.

Preventative plumbing maintenance in your bathroom is a lot less expensive than calling a plumber. Read more for some tips and tricks.

Before you can even begin to think about fixing a leaky pipe, you need to stop the leak. This will ensure the least amount of plumbing and water damage to your home.

If you check underneath the refrigerator and see water building up, there are three possible causes of this kind of leak.

Leaks happen in every home and most often when you least expect them. Continue reading for tips on how to fix a leak.

Septic tanks are a vital necessity and a necessity that can fail catastrophically if not properly maintained. Preventative maintenance can save you money and time!

Cartwright's response to the Covid-19 concerns

Stinky sink drains are one of the most common complaints we receive from our customers. Read our blog to find out how to clean your stinky dishwasher.

Despite its name, a garbage disposal is not equipped to process all the food that can collect in a kitchen sink. Most food waste should enter the garbage.

Toilets can last a long time without needing to be replaced, but there are signs you may need a new one.

There are some plumbing mistakes that homeowners make by accident. Here are some things you can do to keep these accidents from happening:

As a home owner it is important to regularly check your water heater for any visible sign of leaking or tank deterioration.

Not all noises are cause for concern, but some noises are. Learn how to tell the difference between harmless and harmful home noises with these helpful tips:

Sometimes the only thing that gets you out of bed on time in the morning is the promise of a refreshing shower. You can find a rejuvenating shower head on just about any budget. The bathroom experts at Cartwright's can help recommend or install any variety of shower head or plumbing fixture.

Did you know that jetting your sewer lines yearly can save you money in the long run?

Cartwright’s has been in the plumbing, heating and cooling game since 1939. But did you know that we also service and install for commercial businesses as well?

Septic tanks are amazing feats of engineering. Read on to learn more about how septic tanks work.

Simple routine maintenance and upkeep of your home’s HVAC system can save you a lot of money and prolong the life of your system.

Did you know that your dishwasher runs an average of over 200 cycles each year? Read on to find out how to clean your dishwasher.

Keep these quintessential plumbing tools every on hand to tackle the most common plumbing problems.

Find out what your home is telling you about the 5 most common plumbing problems you will experience as home and homeowner. Here are some money saving tips and tricks!

You should never hire a plumber that you know little-to-nothing about. Read more to find out the 5 things you should always look for before hiring a plumber.

Toilet problems happen to everyone. Before you call a Cartwright's Plumber, try some of our tips and trick to save some money!

Read our blog articles for tips and tricks of the plumbing trade from Cartwright's professional plumbers

Every plumber should be well trained, polite, accountable, experienced, professional, timely and passionate about what they do. These are the standards we value and require for each of the plumbers we hire at Cartwright’s Plumbing.