Expert Tips

When July hits Tyler and you’re dragging the hose out every evening to keep your roses alive, that’s when outdoor plumbing problems tend to show up. Sometimes it’s a slow drip you barely notice. Sometimes it’s a suddenly soggy patch of yard that wasn’t there last week. Either way, summer is when outdoor faucets, hose … [Read More]

If you’ve ever found a mysterious puddle near your indoor AC unit, or worse, a water stain spreading across your ceiling, you’ve met your condensate drain line. It’s one of the most overlooked parts of your home’s plumbing, and every summer, it’s also one of the most common reasons homeowners end up calling the Tyler, … [Read More]

East Texas summers take a real toll on your plumbing. Once temperatures climb into the upper 90s and the ground bakes dry, your pipes, water heater, and drainage system all work harder than usual. At The Mink Plumbing, our licensed plumbers in Tyler, TX and beyond see a predictable jump in service calls every summer, … [Read More]

Winter is mostly mild in Tyler, but spring brings its own set of challenges for your home’s plumbing. Between the rain, the temperature swings, and the wear that quietly builds up over the colder months, this time of year has a way of surfacing problems that have been developing for a while. The licensed Tyler … [Read More]

Winter in Tyler might not look like what folks up north deal with, but don’t let those mild stretches fool you. When temperatures suddenly drop into the 20s—which happens more often than people think—your plumbing system doesn’t care that you’re in East Texas. It reacts the same way pipes do anywhere else: they freeze, they … [Read More]

Texas winters don’t follow the rules. One day it’s 70 degrees, the next you’re scraping ice off your windshield and wondering if your pipes are about to stage a rebellion. At The Mink Plumbing, our plumbers in Tyler, TX have have seen what happens when homeowners think “it won’t get that cold here”—and then it … [Read More]