You are about to settle in for the night when you hear mysterious noises coming from the pipes in your walls. After a little trial and error, you come to realise that these noises occur whenever you run your hot water. Noisy hot water systems are incredibly common, though they should not be ignored. Today, […]
Time will have its way. That’s an axiom that applies to everything, even electric water heaters. Over time, these appliances become less efficient. For natural wear problems, maintenance technicians do their best to extend tank life expectancy. They check and tune every system. But then there’s tank sediment, which can’t be fine-tuned. This heat attenuating […]
Following this simple arithmetical progression, more hot water is depleted when there are more people living in a larger home. Even if that property isn’t packed with people, excessive amounts of waterborne energy are spent because the fluid has so far to travel. It’s a conundrum for sure, one that this list of energy-saving tips […]
As a rule, unless a water supply is sterile, it contains fractional amounts of bacteria. Measured in parts per million (PPM), about the only effect those trace contaminants can produce is a bad smell. Even then, there are home filters and appliance filters, which exist to prevent vestigial odours. However, hot water systems can become […]
Having clean hot water on demand is one of the most amazing human advancements of all time. We’ve grown to expect clean water to come from our taps whenever we turn them on. When we get water that is showing signs of discolouration, something is clearly wrong. When you notice discolouration in your hot water […]
