10 Things Women Should Know About Plumbing

Hundreds of years ago, we lived in a world where men did the dirty work, and women stayed at home. Women were helpless dependents who relied on the men for food, shelter, protection, reaching high shelves and fixing things like cars, light bulbs and plumbing. Well we don’t live in that time anymore. It’s the 21st century and women are independent from men, with careers and homes all their own. They do everything men do, and it means women are not, cannot afford to be, helpless. That means they need to know the things men know, like how to fix their car, change a light bulb and fix their plumbing. So, ladies, when something goes wrong with your plumbing, we need to make sure you aren’t always having to call the men for help. Here are some tips on how to avoid an SOS and fix some plumbing problems in your home all by yourself.

Signs Your Water Heater Needs Help

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You know what a hot water heater is, right? It’s that thing in the closet or your basement that heats up your water so you have hot water to bathe yourself and wash your clothes and dishes in. Got it? Good. What else do you know about it? Do you know how to tell if anything is wrong with it? Can you tell if all it’s parts in good shape? Unless you’re a plumber, or your dad is a...

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Top 5 Plumbing Myths

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Your plumbing probably isn’t something know a lot about in. You probably take a lot of the things that go on in the depths of your plumbing pipes and appliances for granted. We understand. As plumbers, we sometimes do that with things like brain surgery and nuclear power. We don’t need to know why it works, just as long as it does. However, your home’s plumbing is one of those...

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The Things That Plumbers Do

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There are some things in life that are common sense. Wearing deodorant, not drinking 3 month old milk, and knowing you should call your wife when you’re going to be home late are all things that 99% of adults have come to understand as common rules for life. Amazingly, there are some things that you would think were common knowledge among home owners that actually aren’t. Such as...

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Colored Rings In Your Toilets and Tubs Tell The Tale of Your Home’s Water

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This post is part of our series: 10 Things Women Should Know About Plumbing You can tell a lot from the ring… Maybe you’ve had them for a while. Maybe they’ve only just started showing up. Either way, you can tell a lot about the quality of the water in your home from the color of the rings that show up in your toilet or bathtub. Knowing where they came from can also make...

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Do You Know What Kind Of Water You Have?

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This post is part of our series: 10 Things Women Should Know About Plumbing. Hard Water vs. Soft: The Great Debate… There are two different “types” of water. Hard and soft. When it falls to the ground as rain, water is naturally soft. As it makes its way down through the dirt, into the ground, then back up the wells, through the pipes on its way to your faucet, it picks up a...

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Running Out of Hot Water?

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This post is part of our series: 10 Things Women Should Know About Plumbing. Everyone Loves A Hot Shower Admit it: standing under a hot stream in your shower is one of your favorite forms of stress relief. Standing there with the warm water flowing over you, your troubles just seem to melt away down the drain… at least for a few minutes. Then reality comes crashing back in as your water...

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