Category: All Things Plumbing

Which is the Better Drain Cleaning Tool: A Plumbing Snake or a Hydro Jetter?

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If you've noticed your drains are draining slowly or you repeatedly have to remove clogs, it's probably time to do a thorough drain cleaning routine in your home. Build up accumulates inside the pipes as the years pass. If they are not occasionally cleaned out, the passageway becomes narrower and narrower as a grease, hair

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Your Drinking Water: Understanding Why Fluoride in Water is Controversial

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Wait a minute... what's this? A significant percentage of health experts say Fluoride is bad for you? But fluoride is in toothpaste, and dentists prescribe fluoride rinses, and fluoride is even in our drinking water, isn't it? Learn why fluoride in water in controversial and decide for yourself if you are comfortable drinking water that

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Understanding Water Contaminants and Health Risks: Chlorine and Your Water

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Water contaminants have caused health problems around the globe for as long as mankind has existed. Today water chlorination here in the United States has all but eliminated many deadly waterborne diseases, making illnesses like dysentery a problem of the past. However, there's more to water purification than meets the eye, and scientists are discovering

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Drinking Water that Smells Like Diesel? Water Quality Problems & Solutions

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Can you imagine water the color of blue Gatorade pouring out of your kitchen faucet? How about muddy or rusty water that smells like diesel? Believe it or not, the people living in Martin County, Kentucky have been dealing with progressively worsening water quality conditions, including water that tastes, looks and tests as undrinkable, and

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How Long Does an Electric Water Heater Last? Water Heater Basics

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Get the Most Out of Your Electric Water Heater If you are one of the 40% of Americans who have an electric water heater (53% have gas water heaters), you will want to tune in to the information presented here. Learn how to extend the life of your water heater, how to tell how old

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