Adjusting your water heater controls Water that’s too hot scalds and burns. Tepid water, on the other hand, makes for uncomfortable showers. Finding that middle ground where the water out of your tap is Goldilocks “just right” is no easy feat. The trick to just-right water is to get to know the temperature settings on …
Lead and Plumbing Fixtures
For all those homeowners who are concerned about the presence of lead in their plumbing fixtures and pipes, take note: in 1986, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) prohibited the installation of new lead pipes, fixtures and fittings through the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). This act defined lead in plumbing fixtures and pipes as anything …
The Skinny on Defective PEX Fittings
PEX piping has become more and more common in commercial and residential plumbing in Asheville and elsewhere. PEX pipes are made of a flexible material called crosslinked polyethylene that’s better than metal pipes or rigid plastic pipes, such as PVC pipes. PEX pipes, for example, are less likely to burst or corrode. PEX pipes have …
The Flat-Fee Plumber
All plumbers aren’t created equal or work the same way. In the plumbing industry, you can find two basic kinds of plumbers: Plumbers who charge you by the hour for the work they do Plumbers who work for a flat fee Georg Efird, a seasoned plumbing contractor with 25 years’ experience — including 15 with …
The Hourly Plumber
Not all plumbers are created equal. In the plumbing industry, you typically find two different types of plumbers: Plumbers who charge by the hour Plumbers who do the job for a flat fee As a plumbing contractor with 25 years in the field, including 15 with his own business, Georg Efird of Blue Planet Plumbing …
