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Charlotte Plumber Advice: Do You Need to Perform Maintenance on Your Water Heater?

Maintain Your Water Heater If your hot water heater is exhibiting signs of damage or failure, it’s best to call a professional as soon as possible. However, in the interim, to have a well-functioning heater requires regular maintenance just like your car does. So, once a year, it’s best to check out your heater and

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Is It Okay to Flush Prescription Drugs Down the Toilet?

Can I Flush Prescriptions Down the Toilet? No. Here’s why: when you flush medication down the toilet or drains, it stays with the water all the way to the water treatment plant. It will most likely dissolve on the way there, contaminating the water with the medication. Most plants filter and treat for common water

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Worried About Water Heater In Attic?

Is It Safe to Have Your Water Heater in the Attic? Many homes have bulky, tank hot water heaters. These typically take up a large amount of space and they’re not something you want out in the open. In many homes across the country, you can find the hot water heater in the basement. However,

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Which is More Cost Effective: Tankless or Traditional Water Heater?

Charlotte water heater comparison

Compare Tank and Tankless Water Heaters by Cost Effectiveness So you’ve made the decision to buy a new water heater and now you are wondering which to choose – tank or tankless. There are several important aspects of the decision to consider before making your choice and you should first assess your existing infrastructure and

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Charlotte Plumber Answers Question: How Old is Your Water Heater

To determine how old your water heater is, you will need to two do things. 1. Find the label on the water heater. 2. Determine the brand of your water heater. 3. Decode the label by finding out (chart below) how that brand of water heater documents the manufacturing date within the serial number on

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