Total Mechanical Care Blog

Water reaches a house along a single path: the utility main under the street, the meter, a buried service line, the... Continue Reading

Most shower drain smells come from a slimy layer of bacteria growing on hair and soap residue in the first few... Continue Reading

Brown water from a faucet is almost always iron oxide, meaning rust, carried in suspension from somewhere between... Continue Reading

Drip your faucets when the overnight forecast calls for temperatures at or below freezing, and start sooner if any... Continue Reading

Tree roots find a sewer line by following the water vapor that escapes through tiny gaps at pipe joints and cracks,... Continue Reading

Polybutylene pipe was installed in an estimated six to ten million homes built between 1978 and 1995. It fails... Continue Reading

A frozen pipe can crack without leaking, and the water often escapes only after the ice melts, sometimes hours... Continue Reading

A gas dryer hookup connects the appliance to a home's natural gas or propane supply through a shutoff valve, a... Continue Reading

Uric acid crystals barely dissolve in water. That single property explains why a bathroom can be scrubbed thoroughly... Continue Reading