Vibrating Hot Water Heater Pipes | DIY fixes
A neighbor complained recently about being woken up in the dead of the night by loud banging sounds coming from his ensuite bathroom where his wife was trying to take …
A neighbor complained recently about being woken up in the dead of the night by loud banging sounds coming from his ensuite bathroom where his wife was trying to take …
Sometimes it would be nice to turn an appliance this way or that in order to find the best fit for a space. Water heaters can be rather big if …
A bathroom is a convenient place for a water heater. It would certainly be less hassle than having to venture into the attic, crawl space, or outside. And you would …
I recently came across an online forum where someone asked whether they ought to turn the power off to their electric water heater before leaving on a month-long trip. A …
A colleague of mine was working out the math of having an expansion tank installed on his water heater. “A couple hundred bucks for the first install, and then I’ll …
While researching a fix for a smoke detector of mine that kept nuisance tripping, I came across multiple articles in which firefighters and other safety professionals said that people don’t …
After a fire in my house, I wanted to share my do’s and don’ts for storing things near a water heater. That is, I wish someone had told me that …
While power outages might not be common where you live, snowstorms, hurricanes, etc., can catch you unawares, so it’s best to be prepared. People are familiar with running lights and …
Crawl spaces seem like an ideal spot for water heaters. They are out of the way but still close to the house and water and power supply points. The issue …
Given how much we all depend on water heaters for our daily schedules going smoothly, it surprises me how folks neglect water heater maintenance, even when they’re seeing warning signs. …