What if we told you that you could cut water heating bills without compromising water availability? That is the proposition of tankless water heaters. For most homeowners, low-cost water heating is a priority, so it makes sense that you would opt for an energy-efficient tankless water heating system. Energy efficiency and low utility bills go …
Winter brings with it a picturesque landscape of snow-covered streets, cozy evenings by the fireplace, and the joys of hot chocolate. However, amidst the serene beauty lies a lurking threat to our homes: burst pipes. In fact, in 2017, there were approximately 1,600 burst pipe incidents every single day! Few things can shatter the tranquility …
Remember the days when you just turned on the water in your apartment, or parent’s house, and didn’t really have to think about where the water was coming from? Even better, if it happened not to come out of the faucet, you just let your landlord know or your parents, and magically it ended up …
As a homeowner, you might think it’s easy to spot a damaged pipe but most homeowners don’t know what to look for. If you don’t know the signs of damaged pipes, you run the risk of creating further damage. When pipes are damaged, they start to decompose and it can create quite a mess for …
If you own a home, there’s absolutely no avoiding plumbing problems. Oftentimes plumbing issues aren’t emergencies that require a professional plumber’s assistance. If homeowners have a tool kit with basic plumbing tools, they’re more than likely able to fix the problem all by themselves! Plumbing Supplies for Your Home Toolkit A home isn’t a home without …
Planning a vacation is stressful. Picking a place to go, booking hotel rooms, and figuring out an itinerary is usually the fun part of the planning process. Once all of the plans are set, then the real stress starts as you create all the to-do lists to prepare for the big vacation. Usually checklists for …
After a long day at work, you arrive home to handle after-work responsibilities. You put your keys and bag down, then you see it. The “clean” light on the dishwasher is still lit. Yep, not one person in the entire house has emptied out the clean dishes from the dishwasher. After rolling your eyes, and …
Many of us take our showers seriously. One of the main reasons we take them as seriously as we do? When we’re under that stream of water pouring down from our shower head, it’s the only time we have to ourselves. We want to enjoy great water pressure flowing from that shower head, and the …
It isn’t always necessary to call a plumber for a stubborn shower drain clog. Oftentimes all it takes is one of, or a combination of, a few of the following tips to get your shower, and bathtub, draining effortlessly. Keep these tips handy when you run into a shower drain that refuses to clear out. …
Every homeowner should own, and know how to operate, a plunger. Most of us keep it right next to our toilet for those times when we flush and see the water rising. It only takes one time watching in horror as the contents of the toilet spill out onto the bathroom floor, to know just …
