Water Heater Expansion Tanks 101: What’s That Little Tank Above My Water Heater?
Expansion tank mounted on the wall in the garage storage room.
Gas Pressure and Regulators Explained
We Mississippians live in the land of gas. Learn how knowing your pas pressure can help you avoid cost overruns when remodeling and building a new home.
The Barking Tub Drain: Why That Gurgle Isn’t Just Annoying
You’ve just finished a warm, relaxing bath. You pull the drain plug, stretch a little, and then it happens: glug-glug-glug…bark! That hollow, slurping, gurgling sound echoes from the tub drain like it’s growling at you for using it. It’s not just weird, it’s a red flag. That sound tells you something’s not quite right with […]
Sewage Ejection Pump Maintenance and Reporting
In some situations, wastewater from a home cannot flow by gravity to the municipal sewer line due to elevation differences. This drawing illustrates how a grinder pump system collects and lifts sewage from a lower elevation to a higher municipal sewer line. When wastewater enters the grinder pump basin, a float switch or float sensor […]
Beware! Plumbing Pipe Dead Leg
A dead leg in a plumbing system refers to a section of piping that receives no or infrequent water flow. This is common in bathrooms planned to be finished later and in seldom-used plumbing fixtures, such as a wet bar sink or a vacant home listed for sale in a slow market. Specifically, a dead […]