How Do I Unstick A Plumbing Valve?
Plumbing valves help regulate the flow of water to every water-based appliance in our homes. That means everything from our washing machines to our toilets to the main water supply use these fixtures to allow or block water from passing through our pipes. While each system’s valve is somewhat different,...
Signs That It’s Time To Replace Your Toilet
We’ve covered ways to stop your toilet from constantly running, ways to unclog it, and ways to prevent it from clogging in the first place – unfortunately, toilet’s aren’t immortal fixtures destined to stay with you for your whole life. Eventually we need to take a long, hard look at...
How to Flush a Hot Water Heater
It’s in your best interest to drain or flush your water heater every so often – about once every two years or so – to make sure that it’s working at maximum efficiency and pumping out all the hot water you could ever need. Why Do You Need to Flush...
How Do I Fix A Leaky Water Heater?
If you’ve noticed pools of water gathering around the base of your water heater, you may be dealing with a leak. Before you start to worry about what you need to do to fix it, you need to take a moment to determine exactly where the leak is coming from,...
Tips To Clean Out Your Gutters
Halloween season is finally upon us, and that means it becomes increasingly acceptable to wear a scarf with each passing day. While our fashion may be getting cozier as the cooler months bear down on us, we need to prepare for the inevitable downfall – of the foliage, that is....
Preparing Your Pipes for Autumn
Welcome to the first official day of fall! With that, the leaves have immediately changed colors, sweater weather blew in from the north, and everyone’s lining up for their pumpkin spice latte. Even though that might be a slight exaggeration – except for the latte part –autumn weather is well...
Replacing a Shutoff Valve
You may go years without needing to worry about the shutoff valve underneath your sink. Eventually, you’ll reach down to shut off the water supply and notice that your once-trusty valve has worn out, leaks, and is in desperate need of care. Before you break out the toolbox, take note...
What’s Wrong With My Sprinkler Head?
It may already be September, but that only means that there are still two months left of hot weather on the horizon. Throughout the heart of the summer, you’ve probably relied on your outdoor sprinkler system to keep your lawn lush and beautiful all while avoiding wasting water. However, months...
How to Fix a Water Softener: Diagnosis & Cleaning Tips
Whether or not you know exactly what it is, we’ve all heard the team “hard water” thrown about. Essentially, it’s water with a high level of minerals in it – usually magnesium and calcium that comes from limestone and chalk deposits. It can have some moderate health benefits, but can...
How to Unclog Your Toilet
We previously went over how to prevent a toilet from clogging, but sometimes the worst is unavoidable and you need to get down and dirty to get it running properly again. Before you grab any of your tools, you’ll want to put on a pair of rubber gloves to protect...
How Do I Fix A Noisy Washing Machine?
We all love our washing machines. They helped us move from scrubbing our clothes in the river to loading up a box with dirty clothes, waiting for about 30 minutes to an hour, and then swapping them over to the dryer. Quick, easy, convenient. As amazing as our washing machines...
How Long Will It Take My Water Heater to Heat Up?
Hot showers are some of the most beautiful experiences we can find in our home, and depending on the day, in the whole world. Unfortunately, our hot water heaters aren’t magic devices that can create an endless supply of hot water. They take time to turn water far too cold...
