Leaks can be incredibly tricky — and sneaky. They’re not always that constant “drip, drip, drip” noise you may think of. They often go undetected for months, costing homeowners and business owners hundreds of dollars or more a year and wasting tons of water. We hear from people throughout the Fox Cities that have had…
When was the last time you took a good, hard look at your bathroom? It’s a room you use frequently but probably don’t give much thought. Maybe it’s time you did. Your bathroom is an important room in your home and essential to your family’s health and happiness. It deserves a little TLC. Whether it’s…
Many homeowners we talk to in the Fox Cities think leaks are no big deal. After all, it’s just a few drips, right? Wrong. Even small leaks can be adding huge additional costs to your water bill. Check out these estimates to see what a leak is really costing you: A fast dripping faucet can…
At Watters, we get lots of questions about sump pumps — especially in the spring when our Wisconsin winter snow finally starts to thaw out and flood risks are higher. Sump pumps are nifty devices that all too often go unnoticed in your basement until it either doesn’t work (yikes!) or it’s time to replace…
The weather is slowly but surely warming up here in good ol’ Wisconsin. If you’re anything like us, you’ve been busy tackling the various spring cleaning tasks and to-do items around your house. While you’re busy cleaning out closets, organizing the garage, and scrubbing like there’s no tomorrow, don’t forget to give your plumbing a…
Living in Wisconsin means we deal with our fair share of rain and snow. While we’re lucky to live in an area where we experience all four of the beautiful seasons, all that precipitation doesn’t come without some problems. Heavy rains, snow, and ice that melts at a fast pace when the temperatures warm up…
In short, hot water does freeze sooner than cold water under a wide range of circumstances. It is not impossible, and has been seen to occur in a number of experiments. However, despite claims often made by one source or another, there is no well-agreed explanation for how this phenomenon occurs. Different mechanisms have been…
At rough-in time, It is important to run pipes with enough volume and pressure so that many fixtures can be used at the same time. Another nice item that is plumbing code in many areas now, is the pressure balanced tub and shower valves. A single handle valve that balances the hot and cold water…
Several things could happen. First check the shower head volume if shower’s are too quick. A new shower head puts out about 2.5 gallons a minute. Some older heads put out 5 gallons a minute. Working with the shower head would double shower length in this case. In some cases, the dip tube on the…
Plumbing codes call for a gap between potable water and a drain. This usually looks like the distance between the faucet and the top of the sink or bathtub (one inch or more). Without the “gap”, waste water could siphon back into the drinking supply. This “does” happen in situations where a city main is…