Posts with information on residential plumbing matters
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 […]
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Why Replace Your Boiler In The Summer? Are your gas bills high during winter? I bet that you have been putting off those family vacations because your paycheck is going up the chimney? If you’re always pinching pennies, find out more about the savings you’ll get by replacing your old boiler this summer. You don’t
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Does your home’s sewer system drain into a septic tank? Have you been informed from your local municipality or through a real estate sale matter that you have to abandon your septic tank and connect to the public sewer system? Well, if your home is in Allegheny County and you have this predicament at hand continue reading to find out why you’re required
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If you live in a home that was remodeled or built before June 19, 1986, there’s a good chance you have lead water pipes or copper pipes put together with lead solder joints. If that’s the case, you likely have lead in your drinking water. So if you’re absolutely certain that your home is lead-free
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April showers not only bring May flowers they also can create wet basements. Do you have a basement that leaks water through its block walls right after heavy spring and summer rain storms? Does water leak through your basement walls at any time? Usually, a musty mildew odor resulting from the dampness occurs. Does your
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It’s Spring again it’s that time of the year to water the lawn, garden, and wash the car. Ask yourself, did I winterize the hose bibbs last fall? Don’t just turn the water on and walk away from the shut-off valve, thinking everything is okay. You want to make sure of a few things first
Carbon Monoxide Safety Check
