If nothing else, 2020 made us take a closer look at our homes. As personal quarantines and social distancing became part of the vernacular, home improvement stores saw a huge uptick in overall [...]
If you’re looking for one more way to slow water consumption, save energy, and save money, consider buying a new refrigerator, dishwasher, or clothes washer. The environmental benefits are [...]
It sounds like an oxymoron: hard water. And although you may not notice if your water is hard or soft, your plumbing and appliances definitely take notice. So what is hard water? It’s the number [...]
It’s something you just take for granted: having hot or cold water on demand. It can be upsetting when it takes too long to heat up or there’s a loss of water pressure. But when you go to the [...]
As soon as dishwashers became commercially viable during the 1970s, the days of “you wash, I’ll dry” after dinner became a thing of the past. Dishwasher technology has grown by leaps and bounds [...]
You turn on the shower and it isn’t getting hot enough. Maybe you turn on the faucet to wash your hands and the water is just lukewarm. Unfortunately, you might be having a problem with your hot [...]
Oh, no! The water isn’t getting hot anymore. Is your water heater at the end of its lifecycle? Going without hot water for an extended period seems almost impossible. So getting the new one up [...]
Do you have fruit flies or drain flies in your drain? Let’s get rid of them! But first things first — let’s get the names straight. Before you can solve a problem, you need to know what you’re [...]
Have you ever pulled out a big glob of hair from your shower drain? Maybe you have had to use a snake to clear out a sewer line from the clearout or a plunger to get your toilet unclogged. Well, [...]
Although hardwood floors bring back a certain timeless appeal, and tile provides a cool, tough as nails elegance, carpet is still the number one floor covering in America. There’s nothing like [...]
