It sounds as though a jackhammer has entered your home. It shakes the walls and rattles the pipes. Welcome to the wonderful world of water hammer, a startling bang in your pipes when you turn a faucet on or off. It’s annoying and unpleasant, but is it dangerous?...
Plumber to customer: “There are clear benefits to installing a Moen smart water leak detector.” Customer to plumber: “Duh.” But did you know that some of the benefits are far from obvious? That a top-of-the-line smart water leak detector, like...
You smell a gas leak in your home. So you’ll call the plumber tomorrow, right? Wrong! Gas leaks demand immediate action. Similarly, a water pipe leak needs timely repair. A water leak may not kill you, but it can do a world of damage when that pinhole leak goes...
How frustrating. You hop into the shower, adjust the water temperature and pressure so they’re ju-u-ust right, and lather up — when the water pressure drops to zero. Or so it seems. If this were an occasional nuisance, you could live with it, but it seems to...
Parting is such sweet sorrow. You linger on the phone, not knowing how to end the conversation. You stay too long at the party and loiter over lunch as restaurant patrons pile up in the waiting area. It’s hard to say goodbye. But when it comes to water heaters,...
Backflow prevention may not be first and foremost in your mind, but it’s crucial for the safety of your home and family. Imagine the horror of a toilet exploding or contaminated water flowing back into your clean water supply. It’s a definite damper on...
