Exercising a valve is important. Valves are a key part of every house’s plumbing. I am referring specifically to your water lines. There are three valves pictured here. There are two ball valves on the left. The far-left valve is open with the handle in line with ball valve body. The other ball valve is […]
The recent fire incident in and near the towns of Superior and Louisville Colorado was certainly sad. Our thoughts and prayers go out to those impacted by this fire. While fighting the fire these cities used much water and had to switch to untreated water to keep up with demand. Consequently these towns issued a […]
Calcium hardness in water comes out of solution when heated. It is called inverse solubility. Instead of being more soluble at higher temperatures, like table salt, calcium will precipitate out as white scale. It is the old tea pot scale story. When there is iron in the water it makes things look worse because it […]
