10 Subtle Signs That Show When to Replace Your Water Heater (Before It Floods Your Basement)
Oliver Owens • March 27, 2025
March 27, 2025
To be honest, most of us do not think much about our water heaters. Temperature control through thermostats is relatively simple: adjust...
By Oliver Owens
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February 6, 2026
If your hot water has been acting weird, you are not alone. I talk to Stamford homeowners all the time who are dealing with lukewarm showers, rusty looking water, popping noises, or a tank that suddenly starts leaving puddles on the basement floor. The big question always comes next.
By Oliver Owens
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December 24, 2025
Picture this: the house is quiet, nothing’s “wrong,” and yet your water bill creeps up, a faint musty smell lives in one room, or a new hairline crack shows up in the ceiling below the upstairs bath. Hidden leaks don’t make a big scene—until they do. And by the time you see stains or sagging drywall, the fix is bigger than it needed to be.
By Oliver Owens
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October 27, 2025
If you live in a pre-war colonial in North Stamford, a 1920s Tudor in Westover, or a mid-century split in Springdale, you already know older homes have character you can’t buy at the store. Thick trim, real wood, quirky layouts—and behind those walls, a plumbing system that’s probably seen a few eras come and go. That history is part of the charm… and part of the maintenance.
