Winterizing Your Home

With colder weather coming, winterizing your home can save you a lot of money. What is involved in winterizing, and how is it connected with your plumbing? The reason why winterizing your home will help you save money in connection with your plumbing is that you will...

Could Your Pipes Freeze?

Here in Florida, winters don’t get very cold, but every now and then, a cold snap will catch us unawares. Whenever there is weather below freezing, it will only take a few hours before your pipes freeze, especially since the water in the pipes already is much colder...

Is Your Garbage Disposal Smelly?

One of the things that can drive you nuts is when you have a bad smell that you can’t identify or locate somewhere in your home. If this is in your kitchen, it could very well be coming from your garbage disposal. While the garbage disposal is a very useful appliance...

Water Conservation

You might live in an area where your water comes from a reservoir or perhaps your water comes from a private well. No matter the source, however, you should give water conservation some thought. Why is that? Well, for one thing, fresh water is a very finite resource....

Cold Tap Water

In the summertime, it is nice to pour yourself a refreshing, ice-cold glass of water. But for some people, the water coming from the tap might be disappointingly luke warm. What might be the cause? There are a few possibilities, and much of it depends on what type of...