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Check out our BBB Plumbing rating! A+! well theres no pluses – but if there were I bet we’d get one!

by Aaron on August 2, 2010

http://www.bbb.org/greater-san-francisco/business-reviews/plumbing-contractors/cal-coast-plumbing-in-pleasanton-ca-27972

What is the correct water pressure for my home?

by Aaron on July 29, 2010

What is the correct water pressure for my home?

“Water Pressure to the home” “Pressure at the front of the House” “PSI at my home”
They all mean the same thing but what is the correct answer? If you are getting water hammering, banging, or if you are constantly getting drips at you faucets you may have too much pressure. This creates ware and tear on your whole homes plumbing system and diminishes the life of most fixtures and plumbing equipment.

High Water Pressure
and ALL water pressure for that matter is usually dictated by the city or the water supplier and can vary greatly not only from day to day but even hour to hour. If you don’t have a PRV (see below) there is no way to control the amount of pressure you are receiving from the water supplier

Pressure Regulating Valves
or PRV’s are found on many home in order to control the pressure that the water supplier sends. They are adjustable and protect you from spikes in water pressure to your home.

So what’s the correct pressure?
The preferred pressure to a home is generally anywhere from 60-70 PSI. This gets good water pressure to the home without blasting all your plumbing with dangerous pressure.

If you want to schedule a time for one of our certified plumbing technicians to come out and take a pressure reading at your home and go over pressure regulating options with you please feel free to give me a call!

Hope you are having a great summer!
-Aaron Eddy
925-462-1090

Leak Locations, Tune-Ups, and Federal Rebates info for $68?!

July 28, 2010

I was having a conversation with a lady named Marnette who runs a GREAT local website and she was asking about what we as a local plumbing company have been doing for local water conservation, heres what I said:
Hey Marnette!
So the water conservation program we are doing had two parts to it.
Inspection
The first is doing [...]

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Glossary of terms for those of us who aren’t Plumbers but want to know Plumbing terminology!

July 26, 2010

We know that its not everyones childhood dream to be able to grow up and know all the terms and lingo for a plumbing job, but for that time when you need a reference here is a list of terms that may come up. Now you can sound like a professional plumber without having to [...]

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Summertime Pipe Leaks

July 19, 2010

Summertime Leaks!

Its summer, its hot, and you are spending a little more time walking around your yard
when you spot something unusual. Maybe its a patch of grass that looks a bit greener than
the rest or a puddle where you are sure you weren’t spraying the hose. Random leaks like
this are not uncommon during the summer [...]

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We love our clients!

May 24, 2010

We were thinking of a way to tell our clients how much we love them and the community we work in, and decided that for one week only we are giving away our $239 tune-up package to the first 25 clients who read this and call to reserve their tune up! And its THIS WEEK [...]

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The Power of Transparency in Straight Forward Pricing

April 28, 2010

The Power of Transparency in Straight Forward Pricing
Everyday me or someone else at Cal Coast Plumbing answers the phones of either returning clients or new clients who are yet to use our services. One of the continual requests we get “how much is it going to cost?” It’s a good [...]

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Fix A Leak Week

March 18, 2010

Official Fix A Leak Week!
This week commemorates the official fix a leak week March 15-21st! Did you know that 10% of homes have leaks creating 90 gallons a day of waster per home? When we normally think of leaks we thing of a puddle on the ground or a pipe on the [...]

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How Much Does Plumbing Cost? Is It Based On Hourly?

March 2, 2010

It’s very common when trying to find a plumber to ask how much an hourly rate of a company is. People call me here in Pleasanton from all over the Tri Valley trying to find a plumber and usually by asking, “what is your hourly rate?” What you as a client are really asking [...]

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