Whether you’re installing a water heater in new home construction or having a water heater replaced, you may be thinking to yourself, “what size water heater do I need?”. If you’re looking to simply replace your water heater with the same size unit, most plumbing companies will have standard sizes in stock, ready to install.…
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If you’ve ever wondered “what is a trenchless sewer line?”, you’re not alone, but it truly is simple. It’s a type of sewer line replacement that does not require digging a trench. Also known as pipe relining, it’s commonly offered by most plumbing companies and prevents homeowners landscaping from being disrupted or even destroyed. How…
A common question we hear from our customers is whether their homeowner’s insurance policy will cover broken pipes and the damage they may cause. The Answer: Yes; in most cases, your homeowner’s insurance policy will cover the emergency repair of broken water pipes and the damage caused to your home and personal property. That…
Plumbing inspections are an essential part of your home’s regular maintenance plan. In this article, we’re going to take you through the process of a plumbing inspection, who can perform plumbing inspections, and give you a rough idea of what a plumbing inspection may cost. After reading this article, we think you’ll agree that plumbing…
Is Your Garbage Disposal Humming?
Anyone that has owned a home for a few years or more has wondered why is my garbage disposal humming and not working. The sound of a humming garbage disposal is a common residential plumbing problem that can have multiple causes, but in most cases, is easily fixed. In…
Plumbing systems have been in use for almost five thousand years, and ever since their inception, there has been a need for someone to maintain and repair them. We call those people plumbers. Yes, plumbers, the guys who install your faucets and clear those nasty toilet and sewer clogs. You may not know it,…
As anyone who lives in the Houston metropolitan area can tell you, we have hard water. Â
WHAT EXACTLY IS HARD WATER?
Hard water is defined as water that has a higher than average mineral content. As rain water collects and is absorbed by the ground, it percolates through layers of limestone, picking up residual…
Nobody wants to say goodbye to their water heater, but sadly, every seven-to-ten years, homeowners everywhere must do exactly that. In terms of convenience, there is no greater emergency in our homes than a lack of hot water. From bathing to laundry to even cooking….everything comes to a stop without hot water. Â
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The plumbing system in your home is a marvel of ingenuity, developed over the last five-thousand years starting in ancient Greece. In the Roman era, the ability to bring water into Rome from the remote mountains was a significant engineering feat. Plumbing, as we know it today, began to take shape in the early 1800s…
Tankless Water Heater History 101
 For more than a century, the tank-type water heater has been the standard in our homes for heating water. The design of a tank-type water heater is ideally suited for a device that is over one-hundred years old. A giant tank of water is kept hot, twenty-four hours a day by either…