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How to Diagnose and Remedy Basement Flooding Problems It's Safe to Say Basement Flooding is a Big Deal in PlumbingWe Haven't done a Good Job Explaining the DetailsBasement Flooding BasicsBasement Floods During Heavy RainBand AidBand AidFixFixFixHow to Deal with a High Water TableEmergency Flooded Basement, What To Do First It's Safe to Say Basement Flooding is a Big Deal in Plumbing […]

The Basics of Air Conditioning Read up on the basics of air conditioning systems and how to maintain them. Willis Carrier invented the first air conditioning system in 1902—but not to cool the air. Carrier’s system was devised to dehumidify the air in a printing plant so the paper would no longer curl in the moist air. Dehumidification is as […]

What to Do (and Not Do) If Your Sewer Backs Up When it comes to bad things like a sewer backup, it’s always smarter to be prepared. Here are a few tips for handling a sewer backup. You don’t need an article to tell you that a sewer backup is no joke. But, old houses, increased rain, and lack of maintenance can vault you into a […]

The Beginner’s Guide to Heating Heating is the most basic requirement of a house. Learn more about the various heating systems and how to maintain them. In all but the warmest locales, heating is the most basic requirement of a house. Building codes call for new houses to be able to maintain a temperature of at […]

Signs That Your Heating System Needs Checking Or Maintenance Your heating system is one of the things that you’ll only notice when it’s not functioning properly. While its role is to ensure you and your family’s comfort during the different seasons, you may have put off inspecting your heaters and vents because it seems to be working well. However, you must remember that, as […]

How to Prevent Electrical Fires Check These 7 Things Right Now to Prevent Electrical Fires at Your Home Perhaps the most tragic thing about the 25,000+ home electrical fires in homes across the U.S. each year is that the vast majority of them could have been prevented if the right safety precautions had been taken. In most cases, these are very […]

How a Frozen Pipe Bursts  Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey demonstrates how and why frozen pipes burst. Steps: 1. Pipes can freeze if the temperature drops below freezing and the pipes are exposed to that temperature for a prolonged period of time.2. When water freezes, it expands in volume by 9%. When this happens in […]