I think there’s a water leak behind the wall. Admit it; you panicked a little bit when you read that. Like the start of a cheesy Hollywood horror film, where the threatening calls are coming from inside the house. Most of our plumbing systems have many components and fixtures visible to us all the time.…
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One of the most common synonyms for the word ‘stoppage’ is obstruction. When a plumber refers to an obstruction, they are most often discussing a blockage in either a sewer or drain line. For many of our clients at Nick’s Plumbing & Air Conditioning, ‘headache’ is the most common synonym they use for the word…
With many homeowners in the Houston area experiencing water leaks from frozen and burst pipes, every plumbing company’s resources are being stretched beyond anything in memory. At Nick’s Plumbing & Air Conditioning, we have been in an “all hands on deck” mode, with our fleet of trucks on the road for 16 – 20 hours…
The task of having to buy a water heater involves more than walking into a big-box store and selecting the first one that catches your eye. For over 40 years, at Nick’s Plumbing and AC, our business has known the differences between the hundreds of hot water tanks available on the market and what they…
Don’t let the jargon overwhelm you – the secret to picking the perfect water heater lies in grasping the essence of condensing versus non-condensing designs and how they’ll affect your daily life. Two water heaters, two different stories – each with strengths and weaknesses that can crank up or bring down your energy bills, create…
You’re enjoying a nice warm shower relaxing in your new stall when after a few minutes, you realize you’re standing in a few inches of soapy water. Your shower isn’t draining correctly. You’re busy preparing a large dinner for the family when the food waste you’ve poured down the drain has suddenly come right back…
From the day they were invented, the water heaters in our homes have remained almost entirely unchanged. Since 1889, when Edwin Ruud designed the first gas-fired, storage tank-type water heater in Philadelphia, PA, there hasn’t been much evolution in their design. It makes sense; if something works, don’t change it; thus, a large metal tank…
For many Houstonians, the definition of a steam shower is a short walk around the block on a July day. There’s no need to invest in a steam shower when we have a naturally occurring one right outside our door most months out of the year. But when the colder months of October settle in,…
As you and your family begin to get your home ready for the holidays, the last thing on your mind is your plumbing. Yet, just about every plumbing company sees a significant upturn in emergency service calls during the holiday season, usually for clogged sewer and drain lines. To properly get your hands around preventing…
We use hot water for so many daily tasks in our home, with cleaning, bathing, and cooking almost impossible without a water heater. In keeping up with this demand, our water heaters put in 24-hour days, seven days a week, maintaining the water temperature inside a steel tank.
Water Heaters Haven’t Aged Much.
Since…