As a stay-at-home mom running a small business from my living room, every minute and every dollar matters. That’s why I started to get concerned when our hot water started acting funny.
My morning showers were taking forever to warm up, and even when they did, the hot water wouldn’t last long enough to rinse my conditioner out. Still, I brushed it off—just another oddity in an older house, right?
Then one day, while scrolling through TikTok during a rare moment of peace, I watched a video that made my stomach turn. A plumber was pulling globs of gray, sludgy buildup out of a water heater tank that had just been replaced.
He explained that if you live in an area with hard water—and don’t regularly flush your tank—you could be losing a huge amount of your tank’s capacity to sediment buildup. That mess could also be affecting your water quality. I was horrified.
A quick Google search confirmed my worst fears. My neighborhood in San Diego has hard water. Really hard water.
Suddenly, all those lukewarm showers and short bursts of heat made sense. The thought that my family might be washing in the same kind of sludge I saw in that video was enough to kick me into action.
I called the first plumber I found with decent reviews. They scheduled an appointment, but on the day of, no one showed up. When I called to ask what happened, they had no record of my booking.
Frustrated, I moved on to the next name on the list. That call went south even faster—they immediately tried to upsell me on a brand-new water heater without even diagnosing the problem. I wasn’t ready to drop that kind of money, especially when I wasn’t even sure a replacement was necessary.
The third company finally agreed to flush my tank, but their earliest available appointment was a month out. I was so desperate I said yes, and for the next thirty days, we made do with temperamental hot water and the growing worry of what we might be bathing in.
When they finally arrived and flushed the tank, the results were instant. Hot water was back, and it lasted. The whole experience felt like a stressful, unnecessary rollercoaster.
It wasn’t until a conversation with a friend weeks later that I learned about San Diego plumbers, California Plumbing. She raved about how quickly they responded, how professional the technicians were, and how fair their pricing turned out to be. She had used them for an emergency drain issue and had nothing but good things to say. I couldn’t help but feel a little envious—her plumbing fix was smooth and efficient, while mine had been a frustrating circus.
If I had just called California Plumbing from the beginning, I would have avoided so much stress—not to mention the risk of damaging a perfectly good water heater. Their team is known throughout San Diego and Chula Vista for their prompt service, excellent communication, and no-nonsense approach to plumbing repairs. They show up when they say they will, do what they say they’ll do, and get it done right the first time.
If you’re dealing with suspicious water temperature drops or haven’t had your tank flushed in a while, don’t make the same mistakes I did. Skip the runaround and call California Plumbing. Trust me—your nerves, your schedule, and your shower will thank you.
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