Shower heads were once pretty standard and now you can find an amazing number of choices. When you're building a house or remodeling a bathroom, it makes sense to research new shower heads. Beyond these projects, you might never look at shower heads ... unless you want to reduce water usage in your …
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Solar Hot Water Heater System: Will it Work for Your Home?
With the focus these days is on renewable clean energy, a solar hot water heater system might be worth considering, especially since the sun certainly qualifies as renewable and clean! The trick is to know how they work, how well they work, the types available, how much they cost, along with your …
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Water Leaks & Water Hiding Where?
Water leaks aren't something we think about until we find a puddle on the floor or wet things in the kitchen cabinet under the sink (it happens to everyone so a word of warning, don't store valuable things under faucets). An unlimited supply of fresh water is something we take for granted - long …
Time for an Energy Efficient Hot Water Heater System?
The third largest energy user in your home, after heating and cooling, is your home’s hot water heater system. According to the U.S. Department of Energy between 15- 25% of each energy dollar a homeowner spends goes to heat water. It makes sense when you consider that the average family uses …
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PEX and Plumbing for Homeowners
For most homeowners, plumbing means turning on faucets (dishes, the shower), appliances (dishwasher, washing machine) or flushing the toilet. We only think about plumbing when there's a leak and few homeowners understand how we get hot and cold water when we want it. Fortunately building codes …
Learning How to Shut Your Water Off
Water leaks are never fun and definitely messy. The sooner you learn where your water shut off valve is and how to turn them off, the better. Sometimes your plumbing will spring a leak because a pipe or connector splits. Winter is more challenging if you live up north where temperatures drop below …
