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Why your water heater pops and what it means
That popping sound is sediment boiling under a layer of scale. Here is what it does to the tank, and when flushing still helps.
Repipe or repair: how we decide
A single pinhole leak in copper is a repair. The third one in two years is a pattern. The rule we use, with the numbers behind it.
Tree roots and your sewer line
Roots find the joints in old clay pipe. A camera inspection shows whether cutting them back is enough or the line needs relining.