Plumbing tips | Bergen County Plumbershttps://bergencountyplumbers.com/articles/2026-09-17T00:00:00ZBergen County PlumbersTest your sump pump before the storm, not during ithttps://bergencountyplumbers.com/articles/sump-pump-before-the-storm/2026-09-17T00:00:00Z2026-09-17T00:00:00ZA sump pump sits idle for months and is expected to work perfectly on the worst night of the year. A five-minute test, twice a year, tells you whether it will.How to stop a dripping faucethttps://bergencountyplumbers.com/articles/stop-a-dripping-faucet/2026-09-17T00:00:00Z2026-09-17T00:00:00ZA drip is nearly always a worn part that costs a few dollars. Work out which type of faucet you have, and the repair takes under an hour.Radiators that stay cold or bang: what is going on, and what to dohttps://bergencountyplumbers.com/articles/radiators-cold-or-banging/2026-09-17T00:00:00Z2026-09-17T00:00:00ZOlder Bergen County houses often have hot water or steam radiators. Most cold radiators and noisy pipes have simple causes you can deal with yourself.How to flush a water heater, and why it is worth twenty minutes a yearhttps://bergencountyplumbers.com/articles/flush-your-water-heater/2026-09-17T00:00:00Z2026-09-17T00:00:00ZSediment settles at the bottom of every tank water heater. Draining it once a year makes the heater quieter, cheaper to run and longer lived.