Steamy hot water running in vertical stream ready to use for the washing up

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Instant hot water faucets solve the age-old problem of watching the pot while you're waiting for the water to boil.

Planting seedlings of fruit trees. A man buries a young fruit tree in the garden with a shovel in the spring.

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Planning a landscaping project in your yard? Beware: Trees can spell trouble for your sensitive septic system.

Installation of new septic tank drainage field.  Flexible tubing is arranged on a bed of sand with plastic covering on top. Rural suburban property without city sewage services require septic tanks. Piles of dirt and sand are in the background to be used to fill in excavated area.

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It can be expensive to repair a drain field, but if you understand the factors that drive costs, you’ll be better prepared.

Black plastic septic tank that is partially buried in the ground. The tank is leaking dirty polluted water into the ground next to it. Green algae is growing in the water.

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The good, the bad and the bacteria. Your septic system is a little ecosystem unto itself. It's up to you to keep that ecosystem in working order.

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