Category: Plumbing

For most homeowners, whether to insulate a home’s hot water pipes is a fairly easy decision. When you can purchase effective insulating pipe sleeves for a few feet per dollar, it’s hard to resist the simple energy savings that will pay off for years. But not all homeowners know about this easy efficiency booster —…

Winter brings with it a lot of extra precautions:  avoiding slippery spots on the roads and sidewalks, and guarding your home against the weather. One common home problem you may encounter is frozen water lines. This image illustrates what happens when a pipe full of water is left outside in the cold winter months. The…