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Tankless water heaters get sold on the promise of low maintenance, and that’s mostly true, except for one thing manufacturers tend to undersell: annual descaling. Skip it in a harder-water area like Sacramento, and you’re not just losing a little efficiency. You’re setting up a slow failure that ends with a heat exchanger you can’t … [Read More]

Here’s a question worth asking honestly: when’s the last time anyone touched your water heater? For most homeowners, the answer is “since it was installed,” and that gap is usually where trouble starts. At Armstrong Plumbing, an annual flush is a lot like an oil change. It’s easy to skip, and it’s also one of … [Read More]

If you’ve turned on the hot tap and gotten a stream of brown, orange, or rust-colored water instead of clear, you’re probably trying to figure out two things: is this dangerous, and is this expensive? At Armstrong Plumbing, we field calls about this year-round from Sacramento homeowners, and the honest answer is that it depends … [Read More]

Are you struggling to get the hot water that you and your family need to live normally at home? Do you know that your water heater is getting older but you’re not sure if you need to replace it yet? Here is everything you need to know to decide when to replace your water heater, … [Read More]

Did you know that your water heater runs most of the day, even if you are not using the water in your house? Water cools and is reheated in a standard heater tank several times each day while no one is home. This is just wasting energy and running up your utility bills. Tankless water … [Read More]

Typically, your water heater isn’t something you think about replacing until your traditional water heater quits working or does not meet your hot water needs, or you’re in the dank recesses of your basement, standing in ankle-deep water wondering “why didn’t i just call a plumber?”. In that moment or before it happens, you have … [Read More]