If you turn your faucet handles and notice that only a trickle of water comes out instead of a cascade, you have a low water pressure problem. Fortunately, troubleshooting the causes of low water pressure is fairly easy to do. First, you’ll need to determine if it’s a “whole house” problem or if it’s area…
When water falls as rain, it’s naturally “soft.” So how does water become “hard” before it flows through our faucets? As rainwater flows along the ground and into the lakes and rivers we get our water supply from, it picks up trace amounts of minerals along the way. Those minerals affect how the water feels…
Doing minor maintenance in your home can save you money and help prevent bigger problems from occurring. Generally, proper general care and maintenance of a garbage disposal will help prevent clogs, but they still may happen. A clogged garbage disposal is a hassle, but many times you can fix it yourself. Here are the steps…
You’re sitting quietly, and you hear it. The drip-drip-drip of water from a leaky faucet that keeps you from sleeping and starts to drive you mad. If you’re not worried about a little drip, think about the cost of not fixing it. A leaky faucet wastes as much as 10,000 gallons of water per year,…
If you are a homeowner or plan to be soon you will eventually have a plumbing issue. It’s not if you have one; it’s when you have one. Not all plumbing problems are urgent. Small problems such as a leaky faucet, clogged drain or a dripping pipe are not an emergency. Emergency plumbing issues are…