Plumbing Blog

It goes without saying that, when you venture into the bathroom to use the toilet, you expect the thing to work—and a toilet that is clogged or otherwise malfunctioning is about the last thing any homeowner wishes to encounter. Of course, a toilet—like any in-house fixture of appliance—is not made to last forever. Eventually, toilets need replacing.

Hot water heaters are invaluable, and for most of us, it is impossible to imagine living without them. Without a hot water heater, of course, your home couldn’t offer hot showers, and even dishwashers and laundry machines would be unable to function at peak level. As prized as they are, hot water heaters can also put a major burden on your home energy bills.

Real estate agents often say that, if you’re going to remodel a room in your home—and your ultimate goal is to enhance the property’s resale value—then you should choose either the kitchen or the bathroom. It is not difficult to understand why this is true. The kitchen is the central location in most homes, the place where families spend the most time together; the bathroom, meanwhile, is kind of an inner sanctuary.

Homeowners are increasingly enamored with eco-friendliness, and it is not hard to understand why. For one thing, we’d all like to do our part to help the planet, and if it’s as easy as installing an eco-friendly fixture in our homes, that’s usually a small price to pay. What’s more, going green leads to dramatic savings on monthly utility bills.

Nobody wants to have a toilet on the fritz, but wait just a minute: Just because a toilet is acting up, that does not necessarily mean it is time to have the whole thing replaced. It is true enough that toilets are not built to last forever, and that a time will probably come when you need to call in a professional plumber to switch out the old toilet for a brand new one.

How clean and pure is the water you drink? The answer might surprise you. While many Vancouver homeowners trust that their water is sufficiently healthy, the reality is that water quality can vary wildly from one municipal area to the next—and for that matter, those who get their water from a reservoir or well are almost sure to experience high quantities of chemicals and sediment. The simple fact of the matter is the only way to know for sure about the quality of your drinking water is to have it tested.