Monthly Archives: February 2010
New Employee
ABT Plumbing, Electric, Heating and Air Conditioning has just hired Gary Hughes to head up the Grass Valley company’s heating and air conditioning division.
Hughes has more than 34 years of experience in the HVAC trades. His father, Ira Hughes, started Hughes and Sons Heat and Air back in 1976. The younger Hughes took over ownership of his father’s company a few years back, but has moved on to join the ABT team.
He has extensive knowledge in both residential and light commercial heating, air conditioning and refrigeration.
Contact ABT Plumbing at (530) 478-0600. Continue reading
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Water Hammering Pipes in Grass Valley, CA.
Dear Banging Pipes in Grass Valley, Ca
This can be tricky. There are a couple things that can cause the water pipes to hammer. First I would check to see if the house has a pressure reducing valve on the water main. It would be installed somewhere along the main line either outside or just inside where the pipe enters the house. A pressure reducing valve uses a rubber diaphragm to regulate the incoming water pressure. Sometimes this diaphragm can become loose or worn and when water runs along it, it will vibrate like a reed on a wind instrument. The easiest way to solve the problem is to replace the pressure regulator with a new one. If this doesn’t solve the problem or if you don’t have a regulator you’ll want to install what’s called a pneumatic hammer arrester into the plumbing system Continue reading
