Last week, we figured out where LA’s power comes from and who’s supplying it to us. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the process is pretty complex. LA doesn’t draw all its power from anyone or even ten sources. The city generates power from different sources all over. Some of the sources are even thousands of miles away. How … [Read more...]
Have you ever wondered where your home’s electricity comes from? It’s a bigger question than you might realize! Every one of LA’s electricity-using structures connects to our gigantic, state-spanning, literally billion dollar power system. Your humble home is one end of a story spanning hundreds of miles and involving … [Read more...]
Drain clogs have a way of asserting themselves at the worst possible moment. Maybe you’re entertaining, or cooking a big dinner. Maybe… your in-laws are coming over. All of a sudden… your sink won’t drain. If you don’t do something about that clog--and fast--it’ll throw a serious wrench in all your plans. Obviously, … [Read more...]
A flickering light bulb is the electrical equivalent of a dripping faucet. At first, it doesn’t seem like that big a deal. It’s certainly nothing worth getting upset about! That positive mentality will last about a day. Maybe two. After that, the flickering will start chipping away at your sanity. Next thing you know, … [Read more...]
Water damage. Even the term is enough to send a shiver up any homeowner’s spine. Water damage is among the worst kind of property damage that can happen to your home. It’s expensive, hard to notice (until it really isn’t), and worst of all: comprehensive. Water doesn’t just damage parts of your home; it can hurt just … [Read more...]
Earlier this month, we explained how everyone pours bacon grease down their drains, even though they really, really shouldn’t. That blog made us wonder why, exactly, that keeps happening. The conclusion we came to is that we all tend to think of bacon grease as waste. We usually dispose of liquid waste in a drain, so … [Read more...]
In their recent article “Everyone Pours Bacon Fat Down the Drain; Everyone Lies About It,” the Wall Street Journal reveals a terrible truth plumbers are already all-too-familiar with. People all over the world are still pouring their bacon grease down their drains all the time. This is a significant problem. If … [Read more...]
Sink faucets are kind of weird. Hear us out: all toilets work the same way, right? You push the handle, the toilet flushes. The end. But that’s not the case with faucets. Instead, it seems like every faucet works a little differently. Chances are, even the faucets in your own house don’t all work the same … [Read more...]
California’s Carr wildfire started on July 23, when a car malfunctioned on highway 299 in Whiskeytown. As of July 31, the fire has burned over 103,000 acres, destroyed over 966 structures, and claimed six lives. As of now, the fire covers over 110,000 acres--an area roughly the size of New Orleans. Over 3,300 … [Read more...]
Our drought may be over, but California’s water problems are not. As the California Water Board states, “Our changing climate requires Californians to move beyond temporary emergency drought measures and adopt permanent changes to use water more wisely.” If we want to keep living in California, we all have to pay a … [Read more...]
