Buying, selling, renting, mortgages, law and tax, written so you can decide when you finish reading
Hardness is calcium and magnesium already dissolved in the water, so sediment and carbon cartridges pass it straight through. Here is why scale forms at the hottest point, what it really costs, and the four routes that address it.
Weak water has seven common causes and a pump fixes only one. Here is how to separate pressure from flow rate, measure both with a bucket and a cheap gauge, read the results to locate the problem, and what to do before spending on a pump.
The difference is a storage tank, not how hot the water gets. Here is how each works, the limitations buyers discover afterwards, how to choose from how you actually live, and the earthing and leakage protection that matter far more than the brand.
Shut off every tap and watch the small dial in the centre of the meter. If it turns, you have a leak. Here is how to read the dial, how a second round separates a leak inside your boundary from one at the meter, how to measure it in litres, and where leaks actually turn up.
A well deeper than fifteen metres is groundwater in law and needs two licences, one to drill and one to use, even for a private house. Here is the real procedure, the three layers of cost, the duties that continue afterwards, and how to find out whether the water is fit to drink.
Grease does not block the pipe where you poured it but where the water has cooled. A trap works by slowing water so grease can rise, which needs both retention time and temperature. This covers the three kinds sold, sizing and siting, correct maintenance, and what turns a trap into an ornament.
A cesspool only settles solids, and the soil around the soakaway does the real treatment, which is why soakaways fail and pumping is temporary. This covers the three kinds of prefabricated tank, sizing from your water bill, the vent that stops the smell, and what kills the bacteria.
The 5, 8.5 and 13.5 on blue pipe are its pressure in bar, but what actually breaks a house's plumbing is pipe size, support and fittings. This goes deep on all three materials, reading the TIS 17 markings, where leaks really happen, the old pipe still found in Thai houses, and pressure testing before the walls close.
Separate a weak floor from a weak fitting first, because they are different problems. One fitting means an aerator or a filter screen. A whole floor means pressure and pipework. Here is why ten metres of height costs a bar, why old steel pipe closes from the inside, and the order to work through.
Above ground is cheaper, easier to clean, and shows a leak at once. Underground saves space but carries the risks of flotation and surface water getting in. Here is both sides, how each should be installed, and how to size a tank from your own water bill.
Constant cycling is usually a pressure vessel with no air left in it rather than a failing pump, because the vessel exists to reduce pump starts and not to store water. Here is the ten-minute check, the four causes in order, and how to size on flow and head rather than wattage.
The cost of technology in a house is running cable afterwards, not the devices. Here are seven things to do while the walls are open, from empty conduit with draw strings to neutrals in every switch box, plus the order of work and what should never be buried in a wall.
