Total Mechanical Care Blog

The temperature and pressure relief valve on a water heater is a safety device rated to open when the tank exceeds... Continue Reading

Your shower used to have a comfortable spot on the handle. Now it runs cold, then scalding, then cold again. Or the... Continue Reading

A water pressure regulator, also called a pressure reducing valve or PRV, sits where the main water line enters the... Continue Reading

Air in water lines is compressible, whereas water is not, so a pocket of trapped air behaves nothing like the way... Continue Reading

A hidden leak is hard to notice. It doesn't drip on your kitchen floor or spray under the sink where you'd catch it.... Continue Reading

An auger for plumbing is a drain-clearing tool built around a long, flexible metal cable. A plumber feeds that cable... Continue Reading

When multiple drains in your home start gurgling, when slow drainage appears across different fixtures on the same... Continue Reading

If your electric water heater failed earlier than it should have, the water itself may be the culprit. Acidic water... Continue Reading

When a drain backs up, most plumbers will tell you to skip the store-bought chemicals and clear the clog... Continue Reading