Tag: Plumbing
Why Are My Pipes Sweating?
Ever notice condensation around your plumbing pipes, fixtures, and toilet tanks? This phenomenon, often referred to as plumbing sweat, is the result of warm, humid air coming in contact with cooler pipes and toilets – much like you’d see on a glass of ice cold lemonade on a hot day. Plumbing sweat requires extra wiping…
Hot Water Recirculating Pumps, and Why You Need One
If your water heater is getting up there in years, it could be taking longer and longer to get hot water to the faucet or showerhead you’re waiting at. It’s equal parts annoying and wasteful of water. But it happens – things just don’t need to remain as they are. In fact, now you can…
How to Hire the Right Plumber
Whether you have a leaky pipe, clogged sewer line, or planning for a bathroom remodel, you’ll want a professional plumber ready and able to assist you as needed. Ideally you already have one you trust to get the job done in a timely manner and to your complete satisfaction. But what if you don’t? Here’s…
How to Take Prevent Plumbing Problems
Out of sight, out of mind. That’s your home’s plumbing, for the most part. And being tucked away behind walls or under cabinets makes it easy to take for granted – until something goes wrong. While you can’t prevent every plumbing problem, you can reduce their occurrence or severity with a little preventive maintenance. Follow…
The Value of a Home Plumbing Inspection
You’ve been offered preventive maintenance before. You know, the kind of service you get when there’s nothing wrong – instead, the purpose is to prevent something from going wrong. We’re betting that you tend to decline such offers. Your reason being: “Why spend money I don’t have to?” And yet sometimes “have to” isn’t the…
Benefits of a Touchless Faucet
Touchless bathroom faucets have been making the public restroom circuit for quite some time. You know how it works – you wave your hands in front of a sensor and voila – water starts to flow. Move your hands away, and the water stops. Now, more and more homeowners are adding this convenient plumbing fixture…
How to Prevent Plumbing Leaks
From the rituals of brushing your teeth and taking a shower, to filling dishwashers and washing machines, plumbing pipes take a beating. Over time, pipe stress can result in plumbing leaks and costly repairs. Here’s how to preserve the integrity of pipes and save money on replacements by following two plumbing tips. Reduce Water Pressure…
Plumbing Maintenance Agreements
Good plumbing doesn’t come cheap. Not if you want it to perform and last as long as possible. And while you can’t call home plumbing an investment, it does represent a series of smart expenses designed to maintain the kind of comfort, convenience, and added safety you value. Here’s something else to keep in mind: …
Signs of a Water Leak
Some household water leaks are easy to spot by sight, sound, or both. As such, you can tend to them quickly to set things right again and avoid water damage to cabinets, floors, and more. But what about water leaks that originate behind walls, under flooring, above the ceiling, and any other place where they…
How to Prevent Bathroom Injuries
People slip and fall every day, and often with little more to show for it than a bruised ego. But that’s not the case when someone slips and falls in the bathroom. Did you know that about 235,000 senior citizens head to the emergency room every year due to injuries sustained in the bathroom, and…
