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Every home has its own scent, whether you can smell it or not. Recall the last few times you’ve visited a distant relative. It’s likely that their home has a specific scent you’re familiar with. That’s true for every house and, the longer we spend in a building,...
It may not come as a surprise to you that many of the systems and products we use in everyday tasks (such as aluminum foil) were created specifically to solve problems in space. Free-fall, microgravity, and the lack of a suitable environment for human habitation have...
It’s incredibly annoying, you’re driving down the highway and your car starts to squeal like something terrible is happening under the hood. But for some reason, it only happens when your air conditioner is actually turned on. With climate controls off or only the...
Here at Metro, we know everything there is to know about pumps, fluids, and piping. We’re even adept at regulating the internal temperature of your home with refrigeration systems. So we feel it’s prudent of us to explain a bit about how a heat pump works. Despite...
Summer is upon us, and after a year of living you’ve probably started finding things in your home that aren’t working at their best. Taking care of your home is often more involved than new homeowners realize. We’re used to calling to a landlord or apartment office...
Whether you’ve spilled a water glass from your coffee table or suddenly discovered water pooling on the carpet by stepping into a puddle, water on a carpet is never a good day. Water, despite being clear, can stain your carpet and leave unsightly patterns of dirt all...
We like the taste of filtered water. It’s healthier, tastes better, and is much cleaner than what normally comes out of the pipe (even though municipal water is already very clean). But there are so many options already. Do you buy bottled water and use the tap for...
Having an appliance that quits working never leads to a good day (unless you’re in some kind of romantic comedy). Having a heater that stops working in the middle of winter is even worse, especially when it starts working again as soon as the repairman arrives. Or,...
As a homeowner, you hear about hard and soft water every time a commercial for any kind of surface cleaner airs during a commercial break. But regardless of how soft or hard your water is, it doesn’t feel any different. That’s because “hard” or “soft” water...
Pet Owners: 3 Plumbing Tips to Keep Cat and Dog Hair out of Drains and Pipes Finding an efficient way in preventing dog and cat hair from entering inside the drain is quite important. Although this is a natural occurrence for humans as well, it can be a pain in the...
When someone says, “You never know what’s in those drains,” they’re not kidding. Although we’re...
Photo By daguimagery at Shutterstock The plumbing system in your home is complex and essential....
Photo By Brett_Hondow at istock With changing climates and unpredictable weather, having a...