​Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from us here at Metro-Flow Plumbing! Welcome to the most joyous time of the month! A time for celebrating with family around the fireplace, decorating our Christmas trees and opening up those gifts on Christmas morning. What happens if there’s some downtime you ask? When there’s a meal being prepped in the kitchen or everyone just wants to hang out around the living room couch sharing laughs and eating Christmas cookies? We pop in a Christmas movie! We’ve gone ahead and compiled a list of some of our favorites, a bit of everything for the whole family, so let's get started!

Home Alone (1990) 
Rated: PG
A classic since pretty much day one ‘Home Alone’ follows the story of Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin), who through a series of unfortunate events, is accidentally left behind by his big family as they head off to Paris for the holidays. Meanwhile, a series of burglaries are taking place around the neighborhood and Kevin overhears the robbers, played by Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern, getting ready to come after his house. The rest is a series of events that will leave you all laughing as we all find out what lengths an 8-year-old, with a little imagination, goes to protect his home. If you want more, you're in luck! Watch Home Alone 2 where Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) gets lost in New York and runs into the same robbers! You'll never guess how it happens.
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Scrooged (1988)
Rated: PG-13
We all know the story of ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens at this point, however not everyone has seen this classic holiday gem by director Richard Donner. Bill Murray, fresh off in his role in ‘Ghostbusters' plays Frank Cross, a TV executive who forces his staff to work through the Christmas holiday in order to complete a production of the classic Christmas tale. The night before Frank is visited by the now infamous 3 Christmas ghosts (Past, Present, and Future) and learns some valuable lessons along the way. A fun movie the whole family can enjoy and a who’s who of 80’s celebrities round up the cast.
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Elf (2003)
Rated: PG
When baby Buddy (played by Will Ferrel of Saturday Night Live fame) accidentally hitches a ride in Santa’s toy sack, he gets taken to the North Pole where he grows up around elf culture. As Buddy increasingly becomes a problem for the elves in Santa’s Workshop, his adoptive father has to tell him the truth of his origin. Buddy travels to New York City in an attempt to reconnect with his long lost dad (played by James Caan) and meets his new family. New York City isn’t ready for this level of cheerfulness as Buddy makes sure to try and bring joy to everyone he meets in his own elf way, key word being “try”.
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With the unpredictability of Dallas' weather it's important to keep an eye out for changes in temperature as these can affect your house, particularly its plumbing. At Metro-Flow Plumbing, we’ve compiled the following seven tips which should help you prevent your pipes from freezing as well as save you money. The last thing you want is for one of your home's pipes to freeze, burst, and become a headache for you. Let's save you some money and time…

1. Let cold water drip. That's right. Though it may sound wasteful, it's imperative that you let your faucets drip just a little when temperatures drop below 35 degrees. This continued movement keeps their flow rate up and can prevent the water from freezing within the pipes.
2. Keep the thermostat set to the same temperature. Maintaining your home thermostat stable regardless of the weather changes, will allow you to offer your thermostat sanity and continue to work to its full potential. 
3. Keep the garage door closed. Keeping your garage door closed, specially if there are water supply lines in the garage, will help you keep your home temperature leveled and prevent internal pipes from freezing.
4. Open the sink cabinet doors. This one always raises some questions, but it helps. Keeping the sink cabinet doors in the bathrooms and kitchen open to let warmer air circulate around the pipes helps to prevent the pipes from staying in a cooler enclosed environment, which can lead to the water within the pipes to freeze and burst.
5. Insulation is key. Make sure your house has insulation, particularly in the basement, attics, crawl spaces, and exposed water pipes. Not sure if it does? Give our team a call at 214-328-7371 and we will run a plumbing inspection, provide you with options, and help you get your house ready for winter.
6. Disconnect water hoses from outside faucets. This is one of the first things to tackle when you hear that temperatures will drop to freezing levels. Go out, disconnect the water hoses, and also…
7. Wrap or cover outside faucets. Think of it as putting a sweater on your outside faucets and exposed pipes. Try to keep them warm so the water within them won't freeze, expand and burst. Remember that a pipe may burst anywhere in your house, not only on the exposed parts, that's why protecting them from cold temperates is important.

​Don’t hesitate to call us and have a great, cozy winter!
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When hosting family during this holiday season, you don’t want to be caught off guard by a refrigerator that won’t cool down or a toilet that won’t flush properly. Prevent these moments with a new appliance professionally installed by Metro-Flow Plumbing! We all know that while we’re celebrating, these appliances are used twice as much. An appliance not installed properly could seriously lower its longevity. 

So not only does Metro-Flow Plumbing fix your leaky dishwasher or that weird noise coming from your garbage disposal, but we also install those brand new appliances when your family is in need of an upgrade and what better time to shop for one than during the annual holiday deal season. Our installation services range from dishwashers, to refrigerators, faucets, garbage disposals, and even washer and dryer installs! Feeling adventurous? We install bidets as well. 

With that being said, lets celebrate a lesser known holiday happening on December 4th, National Cookie Day! Who doesn’t love cookies? Let’s treat ourselves on December 4th (and every day) and pick some up to enjoy with our loved ones. Better yet, do you like fresh baked cookies? We’ve included a chocolate chip cookie recipe to appeal to your sweet tooth! If you’re not planning on baking these right away or have extra cookie dough you’re saving for later, make sure you put your new refrigerator to good use and you keep all cookie dough away from your garbage disposal to prevent a clog!
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If you find yourself face-to-face with a plumbing problem, please call us at: 214-328-7371. One of our certified plumbing technicians is ready to assist you 24/7. ​