Water Services
April 27, 2023
As Californians, we all know too-well most how dangerous and frightening water scarcity can be. The past few years have taught us that water can come and go easily. In fact, water scarcity is quickly becoming a serious problem all over the country. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, 40 states should expect significant water […]
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Plumbing
April 26, 2023
It’s not unusual to hear the metal pipes in your home plumbing make loud banging noises when an appliance draws water or you turn off a faucet. Unfortunately, this sound, commonly referred to as “water hammer,” isn’t just annoying – it could damage your plumbing system. Referred to in technical circles as hydraulic shock, water […]
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Plumbing
April 18, 2023
California’s municipally-sourced tap water is generally very safe to drink, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t trust your own judgment. There are several reasons why even the most meticulously processed and filtered tap water smells funny or seems unclean to you. Your water may even become contaminated after it’s processed, because of faulty pipes in […]
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Plumbing
April 12, 2023
There are an estimated ten million plus residential swimming pools in the United States. Of those, over one million are found in California. If you’ve ever seen Joseph Lee’s, “Big Atlas of LA Pools,” you’ll know that there are forty-three thousand of those pools in the Los Angeles Basin alone! If you’re one of the […]
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Water Services
April 3, 2023
Aside from helping you stay fresh and clean, the best part of taking a shower is the pressure of the water. It helps relieve stress, it reduces aches and pains, and it feels great. What doesn’t feel great is when that pressure suddenly reduces to a trickle for no apparent reason. The reality is, there […]
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Plumbing
March 27, 2023
Los Angeles water continues to be clean and safe to drink. The state of California meticulously processes and treats all the water in its municipal supply system. Every year, reports on Los Angeles water quality show that there is little to be concerned about. The thing is: if your water smells bad, none of that […]
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Drain Cleaning
March 7, 2023
The garage floor drain is one of the most underappreciated pieces of plumbing hardware out there. No matter what, they work hard. Your garage floor drain handles all the random liquid that finds its way from outside into your garage. This can include appliance run-off, animal hair, engine oil, spillage, fixture condensation, and who knows […]
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Blog
February 15, 2023
Earning your plumber’s license and becoming a fulltime journeyman plumber is a profitable and rewarding career path. While it takes four years to earn your license, the good news is that you can be earning money the entire time as a plumber’s apprentice. Once licensed, the average pay for a plumber in California is $72,000/year, […]
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Plumbing
January 17, 2023
Has this ever happened to you? You wake up in the morning, go to the bathroom to wash your face, and… water won’t come out of your faucet. It’s certainly not the way you want to start your day, but what can you do? Why is your sink not working? There could be a number […]
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Plumbing
November 22, 2022
You can use different kinds of plumbing repair tape to solve different plumbing leak problems. Use pipe thread tape, sometimes called “Teflon” or “Plumber’s” pipe, to fix leaking pipe joints. Use silicone, sometimes called “self-amalgamating,” “self-fusing,” or “leak repair” tape, to fix hairline cracks or other non-joint pipe leaks. Tape has a surprisingly broad number […]
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