Plumber in Paloma del Sol, Temecula

Many homes in Paloma del Sol date from the early 1990s, with some built more recently. At that age, the water heater in the garage is often a replacement that is itself getting old, and years of the area’s hard water have left scale inside tanks, faucets and shower valves.

Scale shortens a tank water heater’s life and makes it noisier: popping or rumbling usually means sediment on the bottom of the tank. On fixtures it shows up as white crust, weak spray from shower heads and faucet cartridges that drip after they’re shut off.

Kitchens here have often been updated over the years, so garbage disposals, faucets and sink drains are common calls, along with the occasional supply-line leak under a sink.