Although New Jersey’s municipal tap water is normally fairly safe to drink, you should still use your best judgment. For a variety of reasons, even the most carefully filtered and cleaned tap water could smell off to you or seem dirty. Even after it has been cleaned, your water may become contaminated due to faulty […]
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Did you realize that the simple act of heating water in your house accounts for approximately twenty percent of your monthly energy bill? Heating water consumes the highest amount of energy out of practically all other common household activities (except for heating and cooling your whole home.) If your water heater’s efficiency is less than
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In an ideal situation, when a toilet becomes clogged, you will quickly locate the nearest flange plunger and clear the obstruction within a minute or two. But if there is no plunger in the bathroom, what should you do if the toilet is clogged? Maybe you’ve just gotten settled into your new home. Maybe you’re
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Even though water heaters are meant to stop corrosion, they have metal, water, and oxygen in them, which is the perfect mix to start the chemical reaction that causes corrosion. If there are any toxins or minerals in the water, they will make the condition even worse. If you notice that your water heater is
When the water heater senses that the heating elements are getting too much resistance, the reset button turns off the power to those elements right away. A cold shower is often the first sign that a homeowner’s reset button has been tripped, which cuts power to the water heater’s heating components. This is because a
Do you say “My bathroom smells musty” more often now than in the past? You’re not alone! Mold and mildew grow well in warm, damp places like bathrooms, which is always the case in bathrooms. But if your nose tells you that it’s not just a normal day in a normal bathroom, it’s possible that
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All of us are worried about that. They come in while we are eating, doing the dishes, or making the meal. Fruit flies can be seen in the air, buzzing around our faces, or even sitting on a bowl of freshly cut apples. They seem to come out of nowhere, and then all of a
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It seems like everyone likes being able to use wipes that can be flushed. In any case, using one of these products instead of just toilet paper will make you feel like you used something cleaner and more interesting than you would if you just used toilet paper by itself. This is different from what
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