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Hard Water Solutions, Part 2: Why Traditional Water Softeners Don’t Cut It
Having hard water can be a real pain. If you have no filters or softeners, then you are likely stuck buying bottles of water and struggling with residue build up on your showers and sinks. In more extreme cases you may even have to repair water pipes that become...
Hard Water Solutions, Part 1: How To Tell If You’re Having Hard Water Issues
Hard water is a common issue that impacts many households. It is important that you understand what hard water is, what the signs are for hard water, how it can impact you, and what to do about it. We at Marquez Plumbing, one of the best plumbing service...
3 Common Holiday Plumbing Problems (And How To Avoid Them) Part 3: The Water Heater
The holiday season is a lot on your water heater. You are likely using the kitchen a lot more, you may have guests in the house using the shower and washing machine, and the dishwasher is probably being used a lot more than usual. All of this extra use can cause...
3 Common Holiday Plumbing Problems (And How To Avoid Them) Part 2: The Bathroom
In Part 1 of this series, we discussed how to prevent and fix plumbing problems in the kitchen that can be caused by extra people and extra food during the holidays. When you have lots of company over, your bathroom usually gets lots of extra use, and when it...
Avoid These 3 Common Holiday Plumbing Problems, Part 1: The Kitchen
The holiday season is a great time of year to enjoy with your family and friends. There are plenty of amazing home-cooked meals and parties to attend with those you love. As great as the holidays are, all of the extra people in your house can cause issues with...
7 Signs It’s Time To Get Your Sewer Lines Professionally Inspected
If you are like most people you probably don't spend a lot of time thinking about your septic system. Often, it's not something we think about until there is a problem. Unfortunately, problems with sewer lines - if not addressed quickly - can become nasty,...
How To Choose The Best Water Heater For Your Home
Who doesn't love a hot shower or a bubble bath? We often take these everyday comforts for granted. Even the ability to wash the dishes with hot water is something that makes life a lot easier and more sanitary. Without a water heater, none of this would come...
5 Common Summer Plumbing Problems (And How To Prevent Them)
Summer in San Benito County is a time for family, friends, and fun. But all of the extra activity can wreak havoc on your home's plumbing and water system. Today, Marquez Plumbing wants to give you professional insight into common summer plumbing issues from...
5 Plumbing Tips For Summer
Summertime can be full of fun, friends, swimming, vacations, and BBQs. The kids are home from school, the sun is shining, and it's a great time to enjoy your family and friends. But all of this extra activity can sometimes wear on your water supply and...
How Marquez Plumbing Is Safely Operating During COVID-19
In this strange time that we are living in, it can be quite difficult to tell who the essential workers are. Throughout the COVID-19 quarantine it’s important to know which businesses are open and running safely. At Marquez Plumbing, we want to assure you that not...
Marquez Plumbing COVID-19 Response
Important message to our customers: At Marquez Plumbing, we recognize that the current coronavirus pandemic has greatly affected the lives of our valued customers. It is our wish to provide you with safety, assurance, and continued quality of service during this...
Plumbing Maintenance: Caring For Your Water Lines And Pipes
Waterlines and pipes are unseen and often unthought of components in our homes. For many of us, the only time we think of our plumbing system is when something goes wrong with it. However, ignoring your plumbing can cause big issues in the long run. And...
How To Choose The Best Hard Water Solution For Your Home
While not a health hazard, hard water issues in your home can certainly be a nuisance. Hard water is water that is high in certain minerals, like calcium and magnesium. These minerals can build up quickly in pipes and heating systems inside your house,...
How To Fix Your Running Toilet The Easy Way
Most homeowners have experienced the annoyance of having a noisy, running toilet a time or two. But a toilet that constantly runs is actually much more than a mere annoyance. If not fixed, a running toilet can waste hundreds of gallons of water over...
Holiday Tips For Preventing Winter Plumbing Problems
By the time December rolls around, your plumbing is probably the last thing on your mind. Between the shopping, wrapping, baking, and hosting, there’s plenty of activities to keep us busy during the festive holiday season. But over the course of the...
3 New Plumbing Options For Your Holiday Bathroom Remodel
The holidays are here, and you probably have a long list of things to do while you get your home ready for dinners, parties, and overnight guests. But when you lay down at night to finally get some rest, that leaky bathroom faucet is keeping you up half the...
How To Know If You Have A Clogged Sewer Line
It’s one of every homeowner's worst fears...you’re about to sit down to a nice holiday meal when the smell of turkey is suddenly overpowered by raw sewage backing up into your floor drains. Not only is your meal ruined, but you’re worried about the damage done,...
The Top 3 Tips for Looking at a Water Heater Replacement
When it comes to choosing a water heater replacement, you want a model that will not only provide you with enough hot water for your family size… You also want an energy-efficient model that will save you money and lower your utility bills! Today we will walk you...
How To Get Your Water Heater Ready For Fall
In the heat of the summer, it’s easier to get away with cooler showers, and the hot water being used in our houses seems to last longer when the weather is warm. Yet, once the temperatures start to dip each autumn, most homes begin increasing their hot water...
How to Prepare for Summer Plumbing Needs
As the kids break from school and family vacations are in full swing, it’s easy to get caught up in the fun of the summer season and let some of your regular home maintenance tasks slide. But summer activities can weigh heavily on your plumbing system. All of...
5 Plumbing Tips For A Successful Summer
The weather is perfect, your kids are out of school, and you’re enjoying long warm evenings cooking out in the yard and hosting pool parties with your neighbors and friends. But while earning your title as “grill master” might be the only thing on your mind on...
5 Pro Tips on How to Use a Plumbing Snake
Prevention is always better than cure. Yet, sometimes, no matter how careful you are, you still have clogged drains. Like most homeowners, you may prefer trying to clear the blockage on your own, before calling the professionals. A toilet plunger generally...
Plumbing System Maintenance: Things You’ll Need To Learn
Most Homeowners In and Around San Benito County Take Their Home Plumbing Systems for Granted. Many of them trust that their pipes are working diligently out of sight and so don’t pay any attention to their plumbing until it breaks. If you wait until your...
5 Benefits Of Getting A NUVO H2O Water Softener At Home
Our Water Softeners Feature a Brilliant Design that was Crafted with your Family in Mind The NUVO H2O water softener uses an advanced filtration system to remove hard minerals, leaving your family with clean, safe water on demand. The presence of hard water can...
How Often Should I Have A Sewer Drain Cleaning Service
Drain problems may be unforeseen that is why sewer drain cleaning is vital in your home's plumbing system. Since sewer drains are not visible, most people don’t know about it. Sewer lines help transport water wastes from our home to the underground sewer mains....
5 Signs You Need A Water Heater Replacement At Home
Are you thinking of getting a water heater replacement anytime soon? Running water is a necessity for our everyday life especially in every household. We use water from the time we wake up until the end of the day. Most people use hot water from the time they take...
Low Flow Toilets: A Love Hate Relationship
This will come as no surprise, but were you aware that most owners of new homes are unhappy with their low-flow toilets? Since 1992, when the U.S. government mandated the low-flows, we Americans have been subjected to considerably less flushing power. About half the...
Installing a Bathtub Do It Yourself
Installing a bathtub isn’t exactly rocket science, but it does require solid plumbing, carpentry, and sometimes, tiling skills. Replacing an old bathtub with a new one is also a moderately difficult project. If the old tub is readily accessible, the project can move...
Tip About Your Garbage Disposal
Handle cornhusks, celery, banana peels and other fibrous or “stringy” foods. Some other items to stay away from are fats or cooking oils because they form clots in the pipes. Run water at full pressure for 15 seconds before and after you put anything down the disposal...