Category: Plumbing
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How To Repair A Bathtub With Pealing Paint
This happens to most people eventually. Their Bathtub starts looking bad because the paint is pealing or chipping or maybe there is even some rust starting to form. Eventually all metal products will rust and the paint will fail if you put it in use. Bathtubs don’t see a lot of use continually but over…
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How To Replace a Delta Faucet Valve
This is a pretty easy how to. A friend contacted me about a problem with his faucet leaking from both valves. The problem isn’t too bad at this point but it’s something that needs to be taken care of. After removing the handles to the faucet he was able to see the valve but wasn’t…
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How To Fix pluming leaks in an emergency situation
Well it’s a holiday time again and when things go wrong they normally happen on a holiday weekend. Knowing what to do in these situations is a really important part of being a homeowner. I’ve been contacted by a few friends this holiday season who had problems with their water heaters this is a pretty…
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How To Troubleshoot Low Hot Water Pressure
In this How To we will look at some of the ways to track down low pressure on the hot water side of your supply lines. A Writer Asks: I have a problem getting hot water from my shower. Cold water tap works all the time, hot water tap works but the pressure is very…
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How To Reduce your Electric Bill with a Water Heater Timer
While everyone is promoting the use of Compact Florescent and LED Light Bulbs to save money the reality is heating and cooling are the most expensive portions of our electric use. To reduce the cost of Electric used for heating our homes most new homes will come with a programmable thermostat allowing the owner to…