In fact, pipes should only be hand tight to help aid the flow of water throughout your home. The unique construction and configuration of pipes means they are made to be tightened just enough, making them super tight can actually prevent water from flowing properly. Can you over tighten faucet supply … Read full review
If your faucet aerator gets repeatedly clogged with tiny blue or green granules, it’s aluminum hydroxide: a corrosion by-product caused when household water with a high pH level comes in contact with the aluminum anode in your hot water heater. What is the green slime in my faucet? Limescale is a … Read full review
It is better to turn the coffee maker off when you are finished brewing. While they are rare, electrical fires can happen, particularly if your coffee maker doesn’t have an automatic shut-off feature. Should you turn off the coffee maker? Leaving your coffee machine on continuously will accelerate degradation of the … Read full review
Such overtightening will cause the metal threads inside of the line to become warped, making it much easier for water to slip past. It may also damage the rubber O-rings inside of the line. Only tighten the line as far as is necessary to prevent water from leaking out when you … Read full review
The presence of a black jellylike substance in moist areas of the kitchen or bathroom is likely a fungus called Aspergillus niger that occurs naturally in our environment and travels through the air. Given the right growing conditions, Aspergillus niger will colonize and produce black stains on surfaces. How do you … Read full review