Mastering Water Heater Maintenance: A Comprehensive Guide to Prolonging Your Appliance’s Lifespan Welcome, homeowners, to the wonderful world of water heater maintenance! Today, we’re embarking on a journey to ensure your trusty water heater stays happy, healthy, and operational for years. While your water heater might not be the star of your household, it certainly plays a crucial role in your daily comfort, providing you with hot showers, clean dishes, and warm laundry. So, let’s roll up our sleeves and dive into some essential maintenance tips to keep your water heater running smoothly ..read more

Are you considering repiping your home? Today, there’s a less expensive option than copper for repiping your home, and that’s thanks to flexible PEX pipe. Not only will PEX piping save you money, but it will also be quieter in your home. Remember back in the day when you used to turn on a faucet and hear an awful rattling in the walls? That sound was caused by liquid water rushing through the rigid metal pipes used when building a new home in previous decades. Luckily, that’s not much of an issue anymore. Traditional copper and galvanized pipe and their subsequent noise are long over thanks t ..read more

Do you have a case of the high utility bill blues? This incredibly common ailment happens to households just like yours all across the country. The good news is that there are many different things you can do to fix the issue and get your bill back down to a reasonable level. Here’s what you need to know about saving money on your water bill. How Can I Lower My Water Bill? There are numerous ways to lower your water bill and we detail quite a few in this post. However, it’s important to remember that this is one of those areas where a lot of little tasks add up. Although you might not see a ..read more

Our Favorite Places in Corona California We polled our entire staff for their favorite places in Corona California for a day trip with the family, plus their favorite restaurants in our city. We grouped the answers into four sections: fun for the family restaurants cultural history We’ve listed our favorite places below with links to their websites, and their listings in Yelp and Google Maps. We hope you enjoy your travels and this guide helps you explore our great area and the city of Corona, CA. VOTE for your favorite places in town! Click here to scroll to the bottom and suggest a ..read more

How To Remove Chlorine From Tap Water Water is an essential part of life, but you might not be inclined to drink enough when it tastes off or unpleasant. Your local water treatment facility generally adds special chemical additives like chlorine, fluoride, chloramine, and others to clean the water and kill microorganisms. The result? Safer water to drink, shower, and use in cooking. The downside is that many of these chemicals aren’t always the best for our health, and they can cause the taste of your tap water to be less than refreshing. Thankfully, there are ways you can improve the flavor ..read more

What Water Heater Noises Mean A water heater is arguably one of the most important appliances in your home. It heats water so you can shower, do laundry, and wash dishes. Unfortunately, they can get pretty noisy sometimes, making you wonder, “Why is my water heater making noise?” There are several reasons why your water heater could be making noises, and it’s important to find out what they are so you can avoid an emergency call to replace the unit. Read on to learn what these noises might mean and how you can prevent them from happening. Water Heater Noises Defined There will likely be ..read more

Does Homeowners Insurance Cover Mold? Homeowners insurance is designed to cover you against an array of damages. However, some insurance policies often use vague wording when it comes to mold coverage. This makes it difficult to determine whether the mold damage you might encounter will be covered. In most cases, policies exclude mold damage coverage, except when the mold results from a covered claim, such as water damage. So, does homeowners insurance cover mold?  The answer is yes and no! It depends on the type of mold (long-term or recent) and has to be within the general area of the ..read more

Does homeowners insurance cover water damage repair costs? Plumbing leaks can do a lot of damage to a property. When a water leak goes unnoticed for an extended period of time, it can cause extensive water damage that can total tens of thousands of dollars or more to repair. Although insurance does not typically cover the costs associated with repairing the plumbing leak itself, insurance may pay for the damages caused by the leak. You have to check with your insurance company and policy but in the great majority of cases that we’ve seen, insurance will cover the full cost of locating an ..read more

Halloween Events & Haunted Houses in Corona CA  If you’re looking for a thrill this Halloween season, consider some of our local events to spook up your holiday. Here’s a list of local Corona CA Halloween events for the family. The ghosts may not be real, but that’s all part of the fun! If authentic haunted places around town are more your style, see our list below of haunted houses and places around town that people believe are truly haunted. Image credit: Google Ghost Walk Riverside This will be the 30th annual Ghost Walk Riverside by the California Riverside Ballet. It consis ..read more

How long should a water heater last? Is your water heater living on borrowed time? The water heater is one of your home’s most essential appliances. Without it, you would not be able to take a hot shower, clean clothes, or wash dishes. If you are concerned about the lifespan of your water heater, keep reading! We will highlight the warning signs of a water heater on its last leg and give you some tips for expanding a healthy water heater’s longevity. What are the signs your hot water heater is going out? There are several signs that your water heater is on its way out. If you notice: puddles ..read more