Is your hot water heater making a knocking noise? In most cases, that popping or knocking noise is due to sediment buildup, otherwise referred to as “scale buildup.” Over time, hard water can cause minerals in the water to crystallize and form a mineral scale along the bottom and walls of your water heater. This
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If you’ve noticed there’s some rust buildup on your home’s water heater, you may be wondering what it means. Is there unknown corrosion that you didn’t know about? The answer to that is likely a yes. But what exactly causes water heater corrosion? Scientifically, corrosion occurs when metal is gradually destroyed via chemical or electrochemical
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Every time your sink drains, the drain trap or sink trap will hold a little bit of that water. This retained water serves an important purpose for your plumbing system. As the water sits at the bottom of a curved portion of the pipe (aka the sink trap), it helps to prevent sewer gases from
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Have you ever looked at the back of your bathroom sink and noticed the little hole underneath the faucet or somewhere along the perimeter? This hole is called the overflow hole. It helps to keep your bathroom sink from flooding, but it is easy to forget about this little hole, causing it to get dirty
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If your AC is acting up and you can’t get it to work as usual, you might need to reset your air conditioner thermostat. Luckily, resetting the thermostat is not too difficult. It will bring your AC back to factory settings to clear any settings that are negatively affecting your HVAC system. Unfortunately, you might
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