It's not unusual to hear the metal pipes in your home plumbing make loud banging noises when you turn off the water intakes. Unfortunately, this sound, commonly referred to as “water hammer,” isn’t just annoying. Water hammer is potentially dangerous and could hurt your plumbing system. Referred to in technical circles … [Read more...]
How to Troubleshoot Water Pressure Loss in Your Bathroom
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 in feels great. What doesn’t feel great is when that pressure reduces to a trickle for what seems like no reason. Heads up: there usually is a … [Read more...]
What Common Plumbing Noises Mean, Part 2
Earlier this week, we tried to help you figure out where that weird plumbing noise in your home is coming from. We covered a lot of the most common sounds and their sources, but the fact of the matter is there are so many plumbing noises to investigate that we couldn’t fit them all in one blog! If you didn’t see … [Read more...]
