Blog for Plumbing, Heating, and Air in San Diego County

All About Water Heaters from a 1-800-anytyme Service Manager  As the dreaded day comes when the hot water just isn’t flowing or worse, you come home and your house is flooded, there is very little an average homeowner can do to fix the problem. Most people are lucky if they know whether their water heater […]

With an overwhelming number of companies offering similar plumbing services, it can be tricky to choose the right plumber. Ideally, you not only want to find a skilled professional who is reliable and honest, but also someone who you can trust to discreetly work around your home and to be available if you ever run […]

Selecting the best fitting furnace for your home is an important investment. Your qualified furnace contractor should help you make your choice of the correct furnace size. You don’t want one that is too small because it will be constantly flowing to maintain warmth. A furnace that is too big will cycle on and off […]

A Guide for Leaky Faucet Repair The incessant dripping sound of a kitchen faucet is enough to drive anyone nuts. The dreaded leaky faucet is one of the most common plumbing problems homeowners have to deal with, and while generally it is simple to fix it, we often put off this task and put in […]

What Is a Tankless Water Heater? Tankless water heaters, also called demand or instantaneous water heaters, heat water as needed without storing it in a traditional, bulky hot water tank. In an old-fashioned water heating system, hot water is stored in a tank, and a large quantity of water is constantly being heated to supply hot […]

We are often taken by surprise by how fast the temperature drops after the summer is over, and when it’s time to pay a visit to the basement and check on the old furnace, you may find that you need a heating system repair. Fortunately, for most simple problems there are easy do-it-yourself steps you […]

Simple Steps for Cutting Air Conditioning Costs Down to Size No doubt about it, electric bills rise during air conditioning season, especially if your home has central AC… and you’re fighting back! Knowing that AC is the most expensive part of your electric bill and a major cause of greenhouse gas emissions, you’ve set the […]

It’s Cool to Save Money on Your Electric Bills When you turn on the air conditioner, you can almost feel the surge as your electric meter starts to spin faster – as well as feel your body temperature rise when you imagine next month’s bill. Across the southern USA, AC is at or near the […]

Can’t Fix it? Use the Yellow Label to Replace it. Sometimes something just can’t be fixed. If you want your hot water hot, the ice cubes frozen, or dinner cooked it may be necessary to buy a new hot water heater, refrigerator, or stove. New appliances are expensive, and buying one, particularly when you weren’t […]

A Second Shot at Drain Clogs – Plungers and Augers If our natural drain cleaning solutions failed to work or you would rather not use any type of drain cleaner, there are several mechanical ways of clearing a drain clog. The easiest to use is a “plumber’s helper” or a plunger. There are two types […]

Replacing Toilets – The Other Half of the Job As we said earlier, it doesn’t happen often but toilets do crack or break. More often the seal around the waste pipe will fail allowing water and waste to leak onto the floor or into the ceiling below. Obviously, it’s not a problem that can be […]

Replacing Broken Toilet Tanks With the exception of the metal and plastic fittings inside the tank, toilets are really built to last a lifetime, but they are made of china and in their own way fragile. Every so often disaster strikes and the tank, tank lid, or the bowl will crack or break. The tank […]