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Home Improvement Library, Plumbing
You likely have PVC plastic waste pipes that are behaving correctly, and noisily. They are tightly secured to the wall framing. When they expand from hot water (get longer) or contract and cool off (get shorter) they slide along the wood framing they are secured to....
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Q: How do you back-flush your hot water pipes? A: Thanks for the back-flush question and an interesting topic. I am aware of back flushing the hot water pipes in a house but I haven’t discussed this for years. This is not for the faint of heart. This can be...
Home Improvement Library, Plumbing
Here’s an informative, illustrated overview of tankless water heaters. For any other questions or recommendations about switching over to tankless, please call our office at 314.909.1800 or contact us here.
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We love the tankless units. When sized and installed properly they are everything they are supposed to be. However they can be somewhat problematic to size properly and have a high initial installation cost. PRO 1. Only uses energy to heat the water when the water is...
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Tub and shower liners are an economical surface solution to rebuilding a tub or shower but cover up underlying surfaces by design. We believe in getting things right the first time and not covering up problems like mold, moisture and rot that potentially ruins...