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Question: Dear Robert, I am a faithful reader and appreciate your help in the past. We have received a letter from our Valencia Summit HOA management company telling us to

Question: Dear Robert, I am a faithful reader and appreciate your help in the past. We have received a letter from our Valencia Summit HOA management company telling us to
When the pandemic began, it was difficult for people to find any solace in being locked down in their homes for an unforeseeable amount of time. The same was true

Question No. 1: It seems to be “replace your water heater” season. Someone told us we would get more life out of it if we drained it annually. After reading

Question: My name is Ellen. I live in a condo in Canyon Country in a second-story unit. We have a balcony and I’ve just been notified by management that the

Question: Robert, it’s amazing how much knowledge you have, on so many topics. Thank you for sharing your wisdom! My question is regarding our home’s exterior. We purchased a fixer

Question: Hi Robert, what a wonderful thing you do, answering all of the readers’ questions so we can all benefit, thank you. We’ve heard so many wonderful things about how

Question: Robert, we live here in Santa Clarita in a home with an inground pool. It is used daily in high volume with our five kids, and the deck drains

News release Do you want your lawn to look its best? The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency is offering a free virtual gardening class Saturday at 9 a.m. in

Question: Hi Robert, my name is Neil S. and I live in Stevenson Ranch with a pool, for the last 20 years. The pool is due for updated valves and

Question: Hi Robert, thank you for the time you put in to answering questions for all of us, it helps greatly. I live on the outskirts of the Santa Clarita

Question: Hi Robert. My wife and I want to replace our AC unit. It is 18 years old. The capacitor has been replaced twice in the last five years. Other than

Question: Robert, we’ve been in our home for several years and we’ve dealt with an issue in the master bathroom constantly. We are hoping you can help with a fix

Question: Hi Robert, a little over a year ago, my granddaughter and her husband had a small glitch with their heater in their new “used” house and I asked you

News release Not sure what plants to use in your landscape? The SCV Water Agency has taken the guesswork out by identifying the top 30 plants that look beautiful and

Question: Hi Robert, I live in Valencia and am considering converting our garage into additional living space for our kids. The economy is killing everyone, and this may be a

Question: Hi Robert, thank you for answering questions every week. I have been a long-time reader and have learned so much from you. I’m uncertain if this question has been

Question: Robert, this heat is killing us! It’s killing us with discomfort of course, but we need to do something about running our air conditioner 24/7. I remember you

News release SCV Water recently debuted its new landscaping resource, the Top 100 SCV-Friendly Plant Guide. The Guide includes California and local natives as well as other low-water-use plants to

Question: Hi Robert, we are in Santa Clarita in a home built in the early 1980s. We’ve had extremely high electrical bills and are in a position where we can

Question: Robert, thank you for donating your time and answering questions from readers. We’ve learned a lot from your articles and are happy you’ve done it for so long. The