Expert Tips

Backflow in your plumbing is a serious problem that thankfully can be prevented with proper maintenance and care.  It occurs when the flow of water in your home reverses. This usually occurs because the pressure in the system is altered, either increased further down the system or decreased somewhere within the home itself. It’s a … [Read More]

Leaking pipes are a common grief that homeowners encounter with their plumbing. Not only do leaks create an annoyance, a reduction in water pressure, and a rise in water bills, but they can cause significant damage to property. Perhaps no other trouble in plumbing requires as fast a remedy as pipe leaks. (Although any problem … [Read More]

Every time you open the cabinet under a sink, you’ll see it: the unusual U-shaped bend in the drainpipe as it runs from the drain assembly into the wastewater system in the wall. Most of the time, you won’t think about why the drain has this odd shape; you’ll assume it must have some practical … [Read More]

The drains in your house do an enormous amount of work every day removing waste water out from your home and to the sewer line. The drains in the master bathroom and the kitchen see an especially large amount of water flow through them. Although drains are durable, eventually a time may come when one … [Read More]

You probably decided to have a boiler installed in Englewood, CO because of the tremendous advantages that boilers offer: low maintenance and repair needs, long lifespan, clean heating, and quiet operation. However, you won’t enjoy many of those benefits—perhaps none of them—if you have the boiler installed improperly in the first place. A bad boiler … [Read More]

Your Furnaces Can Develop Rust You’ve noticed rust in your heater, on the outside cabinet or perhaps on the inside components. But a furnace doesn’t use water to provide heat the way a boiler or other hydronic system does—how could it develop rust? Does it indicate a serious issue with the furnace? It might. However, … [Read More]