All Water and Drains: A Comprehensive Guide
Twenty-seven drips per minute. That’s how fast a pinhole leak in a copper supply line beneath a kitchen sink wasted 1,180 litres of water over six weeks in…
HVAC & Ventilation
Heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and climate control
The Ultimate Guide to Water Heater Installation
Twenty-seven drips per minute. That’s how fast a failed thermal expansion valve leaked in a 2023 installation I encountered in a Guildford semi-detached ho…
How Long Do Water Heaters Last? A Comprehensive Guide
Twenty-seven drips per minute. That’s what I counted on the kitchen floor at 2:14 a.m. in a 1998 semi-detached in Stoke-on-Trent. The sound wasn’t loud—jus…
Why Water Heaters Leak: Common Causes and Solutions
Twenty-seven drips per minute equals roughly eleven litres a day. I worked that out at 3 a.m. while kneeling on a sodden carpet in a Lewisham flat, watchin…
Ultimate Guide to Water Main Valve Tools
Twenty-seven drips per minute. That’s what I heard when I knelt beside the cracked concrete driveway behind 14B Maplewood Close—three weeks before the fros…
Understanding Water Meters: A Comprehensive Guide
Twenty-seven drips per minute. That’s what I counted from the basement drain sump during a routine inspection at a semi-detached in Wigan—just 27 tiny drop…
Best Water Pressure for a House: A Comprehensive Guide
3 bar feels like a power-washer when you’re trying to rinse shampoo, yet 1 bar makes the electric shower gasp like a landed fish. I discovered this the har…
How to Increase Water Pressure in Your House
“Your shower head is dribbling out 1.8 gallons per minute when the spec sheet promises 2.5—multiply that shortfall by every tap in the house and you’re pay…
Why is My Water Softener Draining Continuously?
“Three hundred and forty-two litres—gone overnight.” That’s what the digital meter on my parents’ Kinetico 2020c read when I popped round for Sunday lunch….
Why is My Water Softener Running Constantly?
Twenty-seven litres of water vanished every hour from Mrs. Caldwell’s utility closet, dripping down a PVC pipe that fed her brine tank. The softener’s disp…