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How a Water Softener Can Improve Your Life
Water should rinse away cleanly, but hard water doesn’t. Hard water contains an overabundance of calcium and magnesium which leaves behind a visible and irritating residue on whatever [...]
How to Diagnose and Repair a Leaky Water Heater
If you have a leaking water heater, it can increase your utility bills, reduce efficiency, and cause water damage to your home. Fortunately, repairing this appliance is usually a prett [...]
How to Troubleshoot Water Heater Problems
It can be frustrating when you experience water heater problems. There’s nothing that can make you feel like your day just got off on the wrong foot like a cold shower! Under certain c [...]
3 Signs It’s Time to Replace Your Water Heater
It is very important that you don’t neglect the warning signs that tell you it’s time to replace your water heater. Having warm water running through your house can often be taken for [...]
How To Determine If A Water Pipe Is Broken Under A Slab
Plumbing leaks tend to be evident long before they cause damage to your home. For example, you may notice water stains or musty odours as warning signs. But, when it comes to having a [...]
More Needs To Be Done To Ensure Safe Drinking Water For First Nations
The state of the drinking water in First Nations communities has been receiving a lot of attention recently. Progress is being made to call to attention to the water crisis that is pla [...]
Tips To Avoid Water Heater Woes This Winter
If there is ever a time for your water heater to remain in peak condition, it is certainly during the winter months. Just like your pipes, your water heater also needs to be winterized [...]
Tips To Keep Your Cabin’s Plumbing In Top Shape All Year Round
Here are some tips for closing your cabin for the winter season. Drain Your Pipes and Water Heater Assuming that you are not heating your cabin during the winter months, ensure that yo [...]
How To Prevent Frozen Pipes This Winter
Frozen pipes can inflict serious damage on your home. Even the smallest crack can unleash 250 gallons of water every day, leaving flooding, water damage and structural damage in its wa [...]
4 Tips For Winterizing Your Home’s Plumbing
It is critical to winterize your home’s plumbing; doing so protects your pipes from freezing (and the flooding and the costly water and structural damage that could result). Winterizin [...]
How Often Should Backflow Prevention Devices Be Inspected?
Everybody must do their part to ensure that the public water supply is protected. That’s precisely why, under the Cross Connection Control Program, the city of Calgary now requires hom [...]
Can Reverse Osmosis Remove Bacteria In Water?
It is imperative that drinking water is free of chemical contaminants, viruses and bacteria, and is therefore as pure as possible. In simplest terms, while there is good and bad bacter [...]