Walsh Brothers Plumbing and Mechanical Services, Inc. Blog: Archive for November, 2019

Icy Showers? It Is Time To Replace Your Water Heater

Thursday, November 21st, 2019
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It has been a long day and you are really looking forward to hitting the mental “refresh” button with a nice, warm shower. You start the water and wait to see the steam before you step in. Your “Ah,” of relaxation makes a quick switch to a scream though when the water goes from pleasantly warm to abrasively cold.

You hop out of the shower, wrap a towel around yourself, and pick up the phone to call your fast, friendly and reliable Walsh Brothers plumber. But as the phone rings, you start wondering, “Is this a repair call? Or do I need water heater replacement in Aston, PA?”

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4 Benefits of Water Heater Maintenance

Monday, November 4th, 2019
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There are few things more enjoyable than a comfortably warm (or nice and hot) shower to clean off and refresh. There is also nothing worse than being in the middle of your cozy rinse and having the water suddenly turn icy. If this has happened to you, there were likely several choice words uttered before the water returned to normal and you continued with your shower, believing the sudden temperature change to have been a mere fluke.

The truth is that this was an attempt at a wake-up call from your water heater! Your water heater may be struggling with the job it is meant to do and, if this incident is ignored, may fail to produce any hot water later on.

There is a way to avoid this situation altogether though: maintenance!

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