When you’re shopping for a home insurance policy, you may be pitched an addition to your policy called service line insurance. What is this policy, and do you need it? Aren’t gas line covered by insurance? Here’s what you need to know. Are Gas Lines Covered by Insurance? The part of the gas line thatCONTINUE READING »
You have filled up a glass from the tap and discovered that it is tinged red. What is going on, and should you drink it? Most likely, your water has iron rust in it. It only takes a tiny amount of rust to turn water a brownish yellow or red. Is drinking rusty water dangerous?CONTINUE READING »
PEX is a relatively uncommon material for in-home gas lines, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be used. It is more commonly used for external underground gas lines that deliver large amounts of gas to serve a whole neighborhood. If you’re asking whether you can install an outdoor, underground PEX gas line yourself, the answerCONTINUE READING »
Few people want to run a gas line through the slab in their house. Many instead choose the up and over route. They run a gas line up through the attic and then out of the house. While many such installations have been completed, there are safety concerns with having a gas line in anCONTINUE READING »
While tankless water heaters have fewer problems than the tank kind, they can still develop leaks. The good news is that these leaks are rarely as large as leaks from tank water heaters. However, because the tankless water heater is installed inside of the wall, the leaks tend to go undetected for longer in theCONTINUE READING »