If you’re having a full house for the holiday, you may want to take some measures to be prepared. More guests means less hot water for the showers; consider switching to a low flow shower head to use less water per shower, preventing your hot water heater from running cold. Also consider purchasing additional plungers (one for the toilet and one for the drains), as no one wants to be the reason the shower or […]
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2014 Is The Year To Be Proactive About Replacing The Water Heater in Your Grass Valley Home
Did you know that upcoming changes in the 2015 regulation might make this year the year to replace your old water heater? I’m going to talk about how these changes could affect you and some of the best benefits of getting a water heater replacement in your Grass Valley home.
Super Bowl Sunday comes around just once a year and is undoubtedly one of the biggest Football Sundays all year long. Super Bowl is an American and especially a Grass valley tradition embraced by many; with many fans watching for the game as well as the great TV commercials! Super Bowl Sunday sparks many get to-gethers, and when one is entertaining it is a good idea to follow some these good ABT Plumbing tips to keep everything in working order.
Here are some plumbing tips to keep your Grass Valley homes plumbing flowing during this Super Bowl Sunday
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4. Use your water meter to check for hidden water leaks
For people who live in towns or citys like Grass Valley, Nevada City, Auburn or Roseville, read the house water meter before and after a two-hour period when no water is being used. If the meter does not read exactly the same, there is a leak.
5. Install water-saving shower heads and low-flow faucet aerators
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If you want to learn about the history of plumbing one needs to start with where the word plumbing originated. The word “Plumbing” came from the Latin word “Plumbum” which means lead. The word “Plumbum” refers or referred to the pipes and some of the fixtures that were used to distribute water and gas, and the disposal of waste water and sewage.
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How do tree roots get in to the sewer pipe?
In order to survive, trees need water, nutrients and oxygen. If they don’t have enough of any of these, their roots go searching for them. Unfortunately for our homes, sewer lines provide tree roots with exactly what they’re looking for, water, fertilizer and oxygen.
The easiest way for a tree root to infiltrate a sewer line is if there is a brake in a line or pipe. Once these cracks in the line are found by a root it will send a signal to the tree that it found water, nutrients and oxygen. Once a tree root has penetrated a pipe, it will continue to grow into the pipe and get thicker and longer.
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