Guides for Rosemead homes
Notes from jobs around Rosemead, written so you can size up a problem at home first.
From our Rosemead visits
Ranch houses on raised floors and slabs, garage water heaters, big backyard trees: these guides start from what we actually see in town.
- Galvanized pipe in Rosemead's 1950s housesRosemead's median home dates from 1959.
- Tree roots in your sewer lateralGurgling toilets and a slow main drain often mean roots in an older Rosemead sewer lateral.
- The anode rod in your water heaterThe anode rod protects the steel tank in your water heater.
- Why your toilet flush is weakA sluggish flush usually comes down to low tank water, a short flapper cycle, scaled rim holes or a partial clog.
- A shower that keeps drippingA shower that drips after you turn it off almost always needs a new washer, seat or cartridge.
- High water pressure and the pressure regulatorBanging pipes, dripping relief valves and short-lived faucet parts can all trace back to high water pressure.
- A jammed or silent garbage disposalA disposal that hums, trips or will not start can usually be unjammed from below with a hex key and the reset button.