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Checking an outdoor faucet may not be on your priority list, but when cold weather arrives, it’s one of the most important things that shouldn’t be ignored. You might have left that garden hose attached and got busy with some other task. As the temperature drops at night, a freeze turns the water trapped inside…

Cold winter nights can be hard on your irrigation system. Water left inside sprinkler lines or an exposed backflow preventer can freeze, expand, and crack the equipment. That’s why you must winterize your sprinkler system before a hard freeze. But do you need to blow out every sprinkler line? How do you drain a backflow…

Have you noticed a sudden spike in your water bill? Do you hear water running even when every faucet is off, or does one part of your floor feel strangely warm? These could be signs of a slab leak. A slab leak happens when a water or sewer pipe beneath or within a home’s concrete…

Does your shower feel more like a light drizzle than a proper shower? Maybe the kitchen faucet takes forever to fill a pot, or the water pressure drops every time someone turns on another faucet. All these issues could be caused by low water pressure in your home. And if you’re wondering, “How can I…

You are brushing your teeth, turn off the faucet, and notice the water is still hanging around in the sink. You wait a few seconds. It slowly disappears. The next morning, it takes even longer. And then one day, your bathroom sink simply decides it is done cooperating. If you’ve dealt with this before, you…

You flush the toilet and expect one familiar sound. Instead, you hear glug, glug, bubble. Your toilet may still flush. Nothing has overflowed. So, is that strange bubbling sound really something to worry about? Sometimes, yes. Your toilet probably isn’t trying to talk to you, but that bubbling sound is worth listening to. A toilet…