Imagine getting a glass of water from your faucet. Once the glass approaches your mouth, you notice a foul smell. What do you do? Do you drink the water? Is it safe? The fact that your water smells and tastes funny signals there is a problem with your plumbing. Keep reading to determine the source…
At the beginning of the year, California law imposed a new duty on owners of single-family residential homes. Simply put, the law requires you to install water-saving plumbing fixtures if you own a single-family home built before 1994—whether you are selling your home or not. California Civil Code § 1101.4 is the law’s name, and…
Hard water is one of those common terms that most people instinctively understand, but that can be hard to define. Water hardness refers to the mineral content, primarily of magnesium and calcium. They can have an effect on the taste, the sudsing quality and the “scale” that household water leaves behind. The opposite of hard…
Clean, potable water is one of the most precious resources on the planet. The majority of the water on the planet is salt water, filling the oceans, or frozen. This makes the precious little drinking water remaining that much more precious. It also means that we must all do our part to reduce the amount…