Don’t Bleed Your Radiators Every Year?
Is your home heated with a hot water boiler? Are you bleeding your radiators every fall before the heating season? Most people think it’s necessary, but it’s not. Find out what can happen if you purge your hot water heating system annually. Hot water heating system Uses a boiler with a circulator to heat water […]
How To Find A Natural Gas Leak
Do you occasionally smell a rotten egg odor in your home? If you do, you probably have a natural gas leak somewhere. Finding a gas leak is not difficult and does not require a lot of skill or equipment. So don’t worry just follow the safety tips below. Natural gas Natural gas is naturally odorless; suppliers […]
Low cost faucets can cost you big bucks!
A weekend project just replacing your bathroom or kitchen faucet could become a nightmare for you if you’re not careful. It’s tempting just to stop at the big box store and grab the low price faucet. Here’s what can happen. Cheap faucets I recently wrote a post about a toilet supply line that was almost a major catastrophe. Here is another similar situation […]
Fluctuating Water Pressure
Do you notice fluctuating water pressure “drop” in water pressure whenever you turn on the taps? When you flush the toilet, does it seem like it takes forever for it to refill? Fluctuating water pressure certainly can make it rough to use the plumbing every day. If you currently have this problem, don’t worry! It’s not very hard […]
Water Heater Maintenance
Water heater maintenance can help prevent the need to replace your water heater. What if you found out that just by opening a valve on your water heater and merely running cold water through it every two years could make it a lot cleaner and more efficient. Would you like to learn more? Water heaters […]
Is your pipe poisoning the water main?
Is your pipe poisoning the water main? Would you want to take a chance on getting lead poisoning? And would you want to be held accountable for adding lead to the public water supply? This concern has just made the headlines in the latest update of customer lead service concerns of the Pittsburgh Water And […]
The $10,000 Toilet Catastrophe
What if your toilet cost you $10,000 (or more)? I don’t mean a golden throne. I mean an absolute nightmare just waiting to happen in your bathroom that ruins a good portion of your house. And this happens with clean water! Picture this You’re walking downstairs to get the mail. You go out the door […]
