Because it's a new decade, and many of us are in the process of reviewing the previous decade and making resolutions, we thought this would be an excellent time to talk about anticipating future plumbing needs.

Quite often, we will meet a customer who has a San Antonio home full of outlets in which one or more of the sockets fails to grasp appliance prongs. This can be an alarming situation, not only due to the frustration of non-working appliances but also because they can cause a short in the wiring.

If you have a home built before the eighties, your plumbing system may not have a pressure reducing valve. A pressure reducing valve reduces the pressure of the incoming water to a force that is compatible with your home's plumbing system.