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What Steps Can You Take to Prevent Pipes from Freezing in Winter?
Winter can be tough on pipes. When temperatures drop, water inside pipes can freeze. This makes the pipes expand, which can cause them to burst. A broken pipe can flood your home and cost a lot to fix. Frozen pipes are a costly and frustrating issue many homeowners face during the winter months. But do…
Read MoreSigns of a Sewer Line Issue
You probably don’t give your sewer lines a second thought. Even people who are vigilant about other parts of their home plumbing — like drains, pipes, and fixtures — don’t worry about sewers until something has gone visibly, and often terribly, wrong. However, like the rest of your home, your sewer lines will often warn…
Read MoreWhy You Should Stop Hand-Washing Dishes
Do you prefer hand-washing your dishes over utilizing your dishwasher? In short? Don’t. Ace Plumbing spells out the reasons to use your dishwasher, or to have one installed if you haven’t already got one. Should You Hand-Wash Anything? Let’s get one thing out of the way first: some things should be hand-washed. Wooden bowls…
Read MoreWhat Makes Water Smell?
In a pure state, water has no smell and no taste. However, house water does generally have a small amount of taste due to the presence of natural minerals and other additives. In some cases, these added minerals or additives can cause water to have an odor. Though a small amount of odor in tap…
Read MoreGetting to Know Your Home Water Supply
Your plumbing system is designed to be so effective and efficient that you do not need to think about it most of the time. However, here are a few facts you need on hand about the way your home uses water, and what you can do to protect your access. How Does Water Get to…
Read MoreSprinkling System Trends for 2017
It may seem crazy to consider gardening in the winter, but now is the perfect time to start thinking about your spring garden. With a focus on efficiency and practicality, the home irrigation trends for 2017 simplify your life and make caring for your garden even easier. Here are the latest trends in sprinkling systems,…
Read MoreMinimizing Water Damage
You walk into the basement, and it is clearly flooded. You need to act fast to protect the structure of your home and your belongings. Here’s what to do. Shut Off Water Your water heater is often a source of flooding, since it holds a large volume of water at once. When you first discover…
Read MoreWhere is the AC Evaporator Coil & How Does It Work?
If you’ve ever seen the inside of your Sacramento air conditioner system, you’ve likely been surprised — and maybe even a little confused — by all of its many components. Each is important in its way, but without a properly working evaporator coil, it wouldn’t work at all. Since it’s doing so much to keep…
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New Sprinkler System: Check This Before You Dig
As spring moves closer, you start to think about doing some serious gardening. Before you get out your shovel to tinker with your sprinkling system, here is a checklist for what you need to inspect first. Root Structures of Trees and Bushes Trees and bushes grow deep roots, especially if they are located in one…
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