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Safe drinking water is vital to human survival.  Water districts and purveyors deliver water through a series of pipes and mains to the customers’ water meters.  Once the safe water is delivered through the water meters, the water purveyor does NOT want this same water to return back through the meters and out into the public water supply.  

What’s the largest water consumer in the average home?  It’s the bathroom, hands down.  Indeed, bathrooms account for more than half of all the water that families use indoors.  So, it makes perfect sense, even WaterSense, to begin water conservation in the bathroom.  Recent advances in plumbing technology and design mean that faucets, showers, and toilets can use significantly less water than standard models while still delivering the rinse, spray, and flush you expect.  Faucets that meet the EPA water saving standard receive the EPA’s “Wate

“When replacing that old galvanized water system, PEX piping is the obvious choice.
PEX water distribution systems are clean, efficient, proven, quiet, reliable and guaranteed.

PEX is clean. PEX is immune to corrosion and mineral buildup.
PEX is efficient.  PEX  retains heat, and resists condensation on cold-water lines.
PEX is proven.  Over 12 billion feet has been installed worldwide.
PEX is quiet.  PEX dampens rushing water noise and eliminates water hammer and singing pipes.

"Well, last month’s blog about choosing a tankless water heater resulted in a response from a representative of the Rinnai Tankless Water Heater Company.  Rinnai representative Trey Hoffman made two counter points.

First, Trey stated that “local tax credits and local utility incentives can “knock” from $300 to $1000 off the difference increase between a tankless water heater and a storage model.  Thus, reducing the payback period considerably”.  

“I just didn’t appreciate our tankless water heater until I showered while visiting my sister.  At my sister’s house I ran out of hot water.  The next person showering had to wait for the hot water to recover.”  That was a recent comment from my wife, Jill.

“Check to be sure your Humboldt or Sonoma County plumber is licensed with the California State License Board (CSLB).  It’s equally important to hire a licensed contractor with the classifications relevant to your needs.  Insurance companies will be sure to inquire of the contractor’s license number should a claim be filed due to work performed by a contractor.

“A MapleService trenchless sewer line replacement can make a new sewer line install invisible.  Well, almost invisible.  A trenchless sewer line replacement requires a small excavation near the city connection, and a small excavation up near the home, normally at a clean-out.  The clean-out is a typical sewer entry point used for normal cleaning and maintenance, usually located just next to the house.  From the clean-out, a cable is inserted and ran to the small excavation at the street, attached t

“The Mapleservice jingle has been a great story.  It’s hard to believe the song is 15 years old.  The first draft, however, was nothing like the jingle we hear today.  That is, the first attempt was all about pipes, trenchless sewer lines, water line repairs, and water heaters.  We even tried to get Humboldt County plumbers and Sonoma County plumbers in the lyrics.